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Anxiety... please help?

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I know thi board is clearly for victims of post partum depression. I know I am not depressed, but I have awful anxiety from time to time. Even before my son, I had anxiety and took medication (ativan) and self-medicated for a while as well... About once a week I break down. Like I'm over tired, feeling crummy... then things just really get to me and i'm one step away from ripping out all my hair. Now I'm wondering if I can take any pills while breastfeeding. I pump and stash it in the freezer for any time I'm away. It feels like everyone's expecting me to be perfect. I want one cigarette and everyone judges me for it. I don't even want it, I just want to have a break for a second. I need to frickin relax sometimes too.. can't i be selfish once in a while? what the hell...
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Re: Anxiety... please help?

  • angelicalopez29angelicalopez29
    People will always be judging everything you do. So try not to pay close attention to what they are saying, focus on yourself, and on what you need. Everybody is different and everybody views things in a different way, it doesn't mean you are wrong and they are right or viceversa, just learn that what you need, and believe in, deserves to be respected, if not by others, by yourself.
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  • jenny1980jenny1980 member

    It sounds like you could benefit from talking to your doctor. There are a number of anti-depressants (which are effective at treating anxiety, not just depression) that are safe while breastfeeding. I nursed my daughter until a year and a half and took Zoloft the entire time and she is just perfect.

     

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