1st Trimester

panic disorder

 

How are you coping for those with panic disorder?

Re: panic disorder

  • i'm not.  i haven't left the house in over a month except once.  it was horrifying and i literally screamed bloody murder the entire car ride.  my df thought i was going to give myself an aneurysm. i have the hardest time getting a hold of my psychiatrist.  my OB wants me to switch to zoloft.  i've been on cymbalta.  i was supposed to switch MUCH sooner, but again, my shrink SUCKS.  the only thing he's signed off on is busbar.  but i don't like to take things like that and usually i wait until i get super worked up until i take that type of drug.  so now i'm only on an eighth of the amount of cymbalta that i was on pre-pregnancy and i feel anxious and depressed all day every day.  nothing helps.  i sleep as much as i can.
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    Oh for God's sake. I'm taking Paxil and clonazepam....my Doc said to use the smallest amount of clonazepam possible, but pre-pregnancy I took 3 mg a day, so I'm having a hard time. And I cant afford to lose my job. OMG, you really need a new Dr.

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  • I suffered with anxiety and panic for 11 years (most of my 20's!). I didn't realize at the time that it was all hormone related due to my birth control pill. So when I got off the pill it stopped entirely. I think I had one or two very minor 'episodes' (lasted less than 5 minutes each) in the 2 years before I got pregnant. Now, I do notice my anxiety levels are up. But it's manageable. I've had 2 small attacks only lasting between 5-8 minutes each and I just sat with it. Having had 11 years experience and fighting my ass off to be better the entire time, despite the odds being totally against me, I think that prepared me for now. I can sit with it, breath, let it come over me, and then it's gone. It doesn't ruin my day anymore like it used to. And trust me, I used to have it bad. I lost tons of weight because of it, it effected my daily life, what 'job' I had if I was even able to hold one, I dropped out of college because of it, ruined any vacation I ever attempted. It was bad. 11 years worth of bad. But now I'm stronger. I know logically that the anxiety isn't real and it's my responsibility to do the best I can for this little life growing inside me. Everything I do now is for this little one, despite my personal fears, baby comes first. I know that's easier said than done but if I keep that as the most important thing then the struggles are secondary. They don't matter. Medication only ever took me so far before. It was the couselling and learning to understand what was happening to me that made the biggest difference. I learned to value myself despite the anxiety and learned that the anxiety was a condition that I was dealing with and not who I was. I became stronger despite the anxiety trying to knock me down.
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  • I'm continuing on my Zoloft, although lowered my dose to 100mg.  When I feel anxiety creeping in, I do breathing techniques and remind myself that if I do end up having a panic attack, I will survive and it will be ok.  That usually keeps them at bay.
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    i'm not.  i haven't left the house in over a month except once.  it was horrifying and i literally screamed bloody murder the entire car ride.  my df thought i was going to give myself an aneurysm. i have the hardest time getting a hold of my psychiatrist.  my OB wants me to switch to zoloft.  i've been on cymbalta.  i was supposed to switch MUCH sooner, but again, my shrink SUCKS.  the only thing he's signed off on is busbar.  but i don't like to take things like that and usually i wait until i get super worked up until i take that type of drug.  so now i'm only on an eighth of the amount of cymbalta that i was on pre-pregnancy and i feel anxious and depressed all day every day.  nothing helps.  i sleep as much as i can.

    Oh no.  Are you willing to try Zoloft?  It is my drug of choice.  Hang in there.  :(

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    BFP#1 DD born 3/9/11 | BFP#4 DD born 9/20/13
    BFP#2 6/21/12, M/C at 5w2d | BFP#3 11/27/12, M/C at 6w6d
  • I'm doing alright. I had to adjust my medication schedule so that instead of taking a full dose once a day, I'm taking half a dose twice a day. Turns out I was miserable because I was burning through the medication too fast.

    What really helps me is a support group I go to on a regular basis and breathing techniques.


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