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Alternatives?

scottienmescottienme
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I am new to this board but it seemed to be the best fit for me, so I thought I would see what you think! 

My OB seems to be entriely against letting me take ANY kind of antidepressant or similar type drug for my anxiety disorder. Last spring, I was put on a generic form of zoloft to ease my symptoms (anxiety attacks, crying spells, and vomiting in some cases). Anyway, I went off of it before getting pregnant, just in case, and weaned myself off with my general physicians supervision. Well, I have been feeling the same way again and strongly considered restarting use, but my OB wont approve my pharmacy's request to refill it, even after I shared concerns  of my returning symptoms with him. He instead says I should work on better stress management and rely on that to ease my anxiety rather than a drug. While I agree that that would be a good alternative, I have little extra time for yoga as he suggested, can any of you maybe reccomend some good alternatives for releiving stress and anxiety? I am trying to work out as I find that helps a lot, but as I said, I sometimes find that trying to find TIME for those things can be stressful in itself! Any suggestions that have helped you?

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  • kittycarrkittycarr
    Your OB is not the only doctor that can prescribe you meds.  I agree that it is a good idea that he is all for alternative methods to work through your issues, but I am very much becoming a fan of seeing a head doctor for depression-related issues.  Not the ob/gyn, not the primary care, but the head doctors themselves for the head problems. 
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  • TommysGirl56TommysGirl56 member
    You are right...exercise is said to be very effective in relieving depression.  I know it is hard to find time, though.  I struggle with that, myself.  I think maybe a good alternative for you would be seeing a GP, psychologist or counselor.  I would think counseling would help not just by giving you an outlet, but also I would imagine a counselor would be able to help you come up with many alternative therapies that would work around your schedule.  Seeing someone else would also be a way to get a second opinion on the meds.  Good luck to you!  Welcome to the board!
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  • EnglishMajor03EnglishMajor03 member

    First off, Zoloft is completely safe to take while pregnant or nursing.

    Secondly, shame on your OB.  It's very upsetting to me to hear doctors do this.  Mine did this after #2 was born and I met with a therapist who could also prescribes to get my anxiety med intead.  My doctor told me to get six hours straight sleep and get out every day for an errand.  This, after I told him that I was sitting on the couch crying for hours on end and not participating in life...just watching it from the couch.  Moron.

    Anyway, please seek another doctor to help you.  Trust your instincts.  If you feel like you need something, you probably do.  Good luck.

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  • *speedracer**speedracer* member

    i would find a psychiatrist, stat.  esp if you can find one that typically deals with pregnancy and women's issues.  it can take a long time to get in to see them so the sooner, the better.  i agree that doing exercise and outdoor stuff helps (yoga, walking).  i also found a pregnancy/ppd support group, and a therapist to be extremely helpful with coping strategies while i waited for my psychiatrist appt.  a lot of employers have a mental health/work life balance thing where you can get sessions with a therapist for free or very cheap.

    i love my OB but if he had that attitude towards medication it would be a dealbreaker for me.

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  • itsspykittyitsspykitty

    Bad OB!!! My OB totally supports it and he is OLD SCHOOL- like been practicing for over 40 years and delivered 15K+ babies...I think he is in his early 70s and he support antidepressants during pg. 

    All that being said- how about yoga? It is stressful trying to fit it in but giving yourself that 90 minutes is great. You can find prenatal and then it is like a little support group too (assuming that is the vibe in the class)

     GL! 

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  • emathis2emathis2

    Find a doctor who supports what you want.  My MW took 30 minutes to talk about my issues with me and then we had 3 follow ups.  She was very concerned with my mental health.  Sometimes you aren't a good fit for your OB/MW and it sounds to me like you might not have the right one for you.

    I see a counselor who specializes in PP issues and she is great.  She has helped alot.  Maybe search for one of those.  GL

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