ALL PREGNANT PEOPLE WITH ANXIETY...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:11 pm

Hey ladies,

My husband and I started trying to conceive in September. I ended up at the doctor on Friday for some pain I've been having and she was going to prescribe a different anxiety/depression/chronic pain med, but when she found out that we started trying to conceive last month, she nixed that idea. She went on her computer to see if there were any meds that could be taken while trying to conceive and while pregnant, and I asked her to check out alprazolam (which is what I take now) and this is what she said: there are 5 kinds of drugs for this type of situation. a, b, c, d and x. a being the best, d being the worst, and x bascially being an abortion pill. Now, I have always heard that it is safe to take alprazolam (xanax) during pregnancy, but she told me that it was in the d category. Which means that I now have to find a differnt pill. Ugh!

If you are taking (or have taken) meds while pregnant, what were they called? I need to do some research now...

~Lisa

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:34 am

Hello Lisa,

I am taking 50 mg of Zoloft. It is an antidepressant, not an antianxiety, but it definitely helps my anxiety. That is what I am taking it for. I believe that Zoloft is a class B, but I am not sure. Good luck!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:29 pm

Hi ladies,

I just found out I am pregnant with our 2nd child and I am experiencing pretty bad anxiety right now. I haven't had my first prenatal appt yet but I've emailed my ob and let her know how I'm feeling and she recommended zoloft. Things have been really rough for a few weeks now (I wonder if it's due to the pregnancy) but before I tested I had been in contact with my psychiatrist who prescribed lexapro which I didn't take because I was too scared too

(turns out the next day I found out I was pg).

I've dealt with depression pretty much since childhood and I've always been a worrier, but my anxiety really peaked when I gave birth to my daughter (who just turned 2). It was a really scary delivery and I had severe anxiety and high blood pressure AFTER the delivery and I truly think I had some post traumatic stress from it. They prescribed me zoloft the day after delivery only because that was the last thing they'd seen in my chart and of course it took a few weeks to kick in. I never really felt it helped much and finally came off everything this year.

I was feeling pretty good and empowered doing my tapes and also my 'flylady' program. But a few months ago I started back to school, found out my father has cancer and dealt with the normal holiday blues.

My sister died in 2001 of a rare autoimmune disease and I've always been a bit of a hypochondriac, but now it's reached epic proportions. I am so afraid to go to the dr. I know I have to now because of the pregnancy, but I am so afraid. Just the thought of it is starting to make my pulse race right now. I am afraid they will find some weird disease, I've been convinced I have bone cancer, lupus, blood clots, ectopic pregnancy, etc.

I feel so much guilt that I just can't be excited about this pregnancy. I am trying to force myself into thinking what it will be like to hold this baby and love it like I do my daughter, but it seems so unreal. I feel really disconnected and scared.

I am just rambling now but I feel like I just needed to get this out. Thanks

EileenV · Post by **EileenV** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:46 am

Hello Meshaw,
I had a lot of anxiety at the beginning of my pregnancy too. I got pregnant at the beginning of the summer, and when I had to go back to teaching in the fall, I started having panic attacks at night and my morning sickness increased (even though I was past 12 weeks.) Eventually I decided to go on Zoloft. I was nervous about being on something during pregnancy (I had been on paxil before, but had stopped when I became pregnant.) I don't think that Zoloft is as effective for me as Paxil was, but it has made a difference. I am really glad that I decided to take something because this has turned out to be a really stressful year, and the perscription has helped me cope with some very difficult things. My father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer in the fall and passed away two weeks later. It was awful, but I feel that I handled it much better than I might have without the medication. My job has also been stressful this year, and then there is the worry that comes with being pregnant about the little one and wanting everything to be okay. So, I think you might want to consider taking something to help you through this difficult time. It does not mean you are not empowered. You have a lot going on right now.

I am thinking of you and sending you positive energy!

jess23 · Post by **jess23** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:57 am

The first time I was pregnant I never had morning sickness, I just had panic attacks, usually in the early hours in the morning. I was affraid that I would gain alot of weight and not have any clothes to wear whild I was pregnant. In other words, I was going to be a fat, naked pregnant person, sounds silly don't it? I could also be sitting at the dr. office with a room full of people and I was only person in room that was pregnant, and also the only person who was pregnant in the world...alot of my fears were going on in my mind and nowhere else, the things I feared never happened...only an exaggeration in my mind. I had to learn to relax and let go. One of these tapes mention that we panic because we do not want to deal with whats really going on. At the time, my alcoholic dad was terminally ill and I was avoiding the fear of losing him...I did not realize that then ,but I do now thanks to this program.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:38 am

I am not pregnant but thinking about having another child , all of your posts have made me fel better about the decision, but i am still not sure if i am ready. My daughter is 11.... i started with anxiety about 9 months after she was born, it went away ( or at least i thought it did until i watched/listened to tapes) It was there , as i was running from dr to dr with body complaints, my mother is not well, she had open heart surgery in 06...... i took FMLA part time from work to take her to her dr apts for a year , i bought my 1st condo this past summer ( which is when all the anxiety came back) it got bad in Sept, i started to feel depressed , had scary thoughts, it was awful .... i started to feel better in Dec, after going on a Bc pillin Oct and doing the tapes along with therapy. I recently changed my BC pill ,starting to have some of those body aches again..... we are thiking about having a baby in 09... so i am trying to get advice and my head right before i make that decision.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:47 pm

I can relate to some of these posts. And boy I am sure glad to be able to come on here and read these, it helps somewhat. I am 35 and want to have a child but scared to death! I have anxiety and I think mild depression and have started back on my prozac once again to help me. But my problem, is I think ahead and think the worst and am scared to have a child and what ifing...what if I have anxiety/panic or depression so bad that I can't take care of my child or myself, what if something happens to me while being pregnant, what if I get really fat and can't lose the weight afterwards?

What's making me fearful lately, is my age and I am running out of time to have a child but then scared too. vicious cycle.

I am hoping the medication will motivate me to work with the program so that I can conquer this fear and try and have a child.

Can you take prozac while pregnant?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:03 am

I have taken prozac throughout this pregnancy, and baby and I are doing great!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:31 pm

That is good to know, thanks buttrfly. May I ask the amount you took of prozac while pregnant and no anxiety or depression at all for you during your pregnancy? So scared of the darn anxiety that I believe it is holding me back from trying to have a child.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:56 am

Of course you can ask! I had weaned off all meds at the time I became pregnant this last time (I am 33 weeks now). The pregnancy hormones through me into a horrible state--depression, crying, panic attacks...it was a nightmare. I was put on 60 mg of Prozac per day, .5 mg of Klonopin as needed, and .5mg of Ambien for sleep. Within 3-4 weeks I was feeling "normal" again, able to function, had motivation again, and was actually able to get excited about the new baby coming. At this point I take .5 mg klonopin maybe 2-3 times per week, and am down to 40 mg of Prozac. I weaned down a little just to make the likelihood of Prozac withdrawal on the baby less at delivery, but my docs say it is very unlikely anyway.

Tara