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Anxiety Anyone?

sammijo1283sammijo1283
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So today has been a very trying day for me.... I have suffered from anxiety in the past, but had it under control before getting pregnant. I didn't want to have to take any meds while pregnant.  I have been a subsitute teacher for 5 years and just got a full time job teaching preschool that I will start on Monday.  Went to my dr to get my physical done and they gave me the Dtap shot this morning.  Now I can't stop crying and have this panic feeling.  DH doesn't know how to help and I can't pin point what is causing the feeling. Could this just be hormones?  I have been doing so good, I hate to fall off the anxiety wagon... Is anyone else feeling this way?
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  • melissascarfonemelissascarfone

    yes!  HORMONES>>>>> just breathe!  I was weepy for NO REASON for seriously 7 days straight...so annoying..but in the thick of it, I couldn't see it for what it was (whacked hormones) and the fog lifted and I feel like myself again.  Know that its that, take whatever is triggering it with a grain of salt (for me, it was my mom excluding her from her lunch plans with friends and not inviting me along), and just increase your self care ( I took a warm bubble bath, read a book, ate ice cream, cuddled with hubby, and exercised a bit to help boost myself)  Hang in there!  <3

     

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  • iadanzaiadanza member
    I have a long standing history of anxiety as well.  I was well controlled on meds for years but with my pregnancy I stopped all antipsychotics.  I was doing well for a few months and I too noticed my anxiety would come and go in waves.  I think it's honestly just your hormones and your history that is causing it.  Have you tried doing any breathing or relaxation exercises?  I find those along with just knowing my triggers and trying to avoid them have really helped me get through these last few months.  Good luck!
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  • KorieAngelaKorieAngela member
    Definitely hormones...and some anxiety I'm sure. I've been anxious but more excited-anxious than scared-anxious. I just want this to be over already!!!
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  • lady dixneuflady dixneuf member

    mine can be bad at times but oddly it never has to do with the health of the baby or how I am going to be as a mom....more life stuff than that.

    I stayed on my anti-depressant and have an anxiety drug that I take as-needed and it's been a good idea for me.  

    In AA they use a good acronym to manage stuff and it applies to anxiety really well-

    H hungry

    A angry

    L lonely

    T tired

     9 times out of 10 it's one of those things for me. Add hormonal to us too.  



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  • Ken&AnnaKen&Anna member

    I also suffer from anxiety, but I've stayed on my anxiety meds throughout my pregnancy... I occasionally still have mild anxiety attacks and days when I feel really on edge.  One thing that helps me is to make a list of the things I'm feeling anxious about--saving money for baby, needing to organize the nursery, figuring out what to make for dinner tonight, worrying about labor and delivery, etc. and then prioritizing them, and tackling them one at a time.  With some things, such as being anxious about labor and delivery, the solution is to read a chapter from a book, to come up with a list of songs that help me to feel relaxed, etc. 

    I hope that made some sense.  Good luck!  You'll get through it! 


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