Hi everyone. Anxiety issue plz help

[mommyof2angels]

I am new to this website but I thought Id give it a try to see if it will help. I am a stay at home mother of two children 3 and 10months so my stress is always high, but I havent felt "normal" in a long while. After I gave birth to my youngest daughter I felt fine for the first few weeks, then I had an iud put in and that seems like that is when all my problems started. I had the iud taken out but my problem still remain. I got to a point several months ago where i actually thought I was losing my mind, i was scared to be awake because of how i felt so i slept as much as i could. Since then I went to the doctor who told me that I was going through post partum (sp?) depression, with anxiety and ocd. She started me on lexapro, then to celxa and now to wellbutrin, I dont seem to be as bad as I was at one time but still, I feel as if I am just floating through the day, when I look in the mirror its like I dont know who I am. I feel sometimes as if things arent real. I panic constantly over everything, I obesse with religion and answers of reality. I have questioned God and where things come from, and everything I have ever believed in. I am scared to drive my car espically at nite. I have a strange feeling in my head sometimes that stays and sometimes it comes for a few seconds and then goes it almost feels like tingling or something crawling in my mind. I know that I am not insane but cant quit thinking these things over and over. I worry all the time about dying, when and where and what is next. I have been raised in church and have went my entire life so I cant understand y now i question what i believe in? Anyone understand that? I have never in my life felt this way I have always been a happy person and cant figure out what is going on or why this is happening to me. I have tried to quit thinking about things and distract myself but the thoughts still come. Some days I just feel like giving up and quiting. Does anyone have any advice?

[Guest]

First and foremost, you are fine. I have been down this road before, look up my threads. IUD caused this, documentation is on the internet. Get it removed and you will discover your anxiety will also decrease. It may take a couple of months but worth it. I also worked with an accupuncturist and herbal replacements for my anxiety that came along with mild post partum. YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS. Let us know what happens.

[Guest]

I had it taken out about 5 weeks after it was put in, and its been about 6 months since i had it taken out. how much longer will this last?

[Guest]

Hi Mommy
You to me, sound just really stressed out. A 3 yr old "Mine, gimmee it, stop it" haha and a 10 month old "dadada.blub blub?" all day long? that is such a precious age but sometimes you just need some Mommy time. Do you have help with the kiddos from their daddy?You need a big dose of Calgon and maybe a day to get a manicure or something? I wish I could help you but you are too far away. I see that you like photography. I hope you are getting a time for your creative juices to flow. I babysat my best friends kids when they were 2 and 10 months and sometimes I would put on the classical station on the radio and they would calm down right away and it got them ready for nap. My time to chill and read a fun book.
I hope you are getting to do this program. If not to start with you can get a copy of From Panic to Power by Lucinda Bassett and it has so many helpful things from the program in the book that you might like.
Take care and hang in there.

Jill~

[Guest]

thank you so much for your input. I stay at home all day with the kids, their dad lives with us but he works alot and when he is here he is either outside working in his building or going to his friends house. So no I never have anytime for just me, I try to take a hot bath and tell him to watch them but 5 mins in the door opens and here they come. I try and tell him that i need some help or me time but I dont think that it really registers in his brain. But thanks for your input.