Irrational mommy fear

ljanette85 · July 2013

I'm having an awful bout of mommy paranoia. I'm not sure why, I'm not pms'ing and nothing stressful is going on. I just keep on catching myself getting nervous about bad things happening to LO. It's driving me nuts! I feel stupid telling anyone IRL. Am I alone? Is anyone else going through this? I love being a mom but I can't stand how paranoid and nervous it has made me.

DeniseRN · July 2013

I'm like this and asked my doc for meds and he said no. So I'm going to go ask my OB. I've been like this for a long while actually, like since Caleb was born, and just got the nerve to ask. I've just been telling myself I'm being ridiculous when I think bad thoughts, and I now avoid watching shows like SVU and criminal minds

DeniseRN · July 2013

Mmmmmm yes Zoloft has a half life of twenty four hours, but the explanation is a bit off. If you take 50mg a day and just stopped taking it (which is never recommended bc it's a SSRI and withdrawals can be horrific), that means that in 24hours, you've metabolized half the medicine. So for examples sake, there is 25mg in your system. Another 24hours passes and another half life cycle is completed and now there's 12.5mg in your system, another 24hours and 6.25mg, etc. Some folks are super sensitive and can have symptoms as their serum medication levels reduce, although @meow84 is right with a 24h half life, it shouldn't be as profound as a medication used to treat acute anxiety attacks like Xanax. Everyone responds a bit differently to meds; there is a. Art and science behind it

megs52881 · July 2013

Where am i? You laides are smart.

As for the anxiety I am a tad cray at times. I try to remember I am making a big deal out of nothing. I was on zoloft and didn't love how I felt so came off, I probably should be on a small or large dose of something though.

ThePinkSuperhero · July 2013

Every night when I lay in bed I have visions of bad stuff happening to LO- getting his head cut off, falling overboard on our cruise ship. I can usually shut it down pretty quickly. I can't decide how much of that is normal and how much is something I should ask a doctor about.

DeniseRN · July 2013

megs52881 said:

Where am i? You laides are smart.

As for the anxiety I am a tad cray at times. I try to remember I am making a big deal out of nothing. I was on zoloft and didn't love how I felt so came off, I probably should be on a small or large dose of something though.

Haha thanks to Big Pharma, there is a med for everyone! Don't give up! But seriously, I'm not a huge fan of any meds, in general and will always recommend lifestyle changes or therapy first. For anxiety and depression, the meds work best with therapy. I'm fairly certain I would meet criteria for GAD, but I've been able to cope in other ways like exercise or complaining to friends on the interwebz. However recently, the work and family stress has been crazy and I need a little help from modern medicine. OP speak up if you need help! Ain't no shame in that game

DeniseRN · July 2013

Home invasions have always worried me, but the newest worry is an "end of the world" type situation. I should have never watched Doomsday Preppers

nesenotes · July 2013

andreab7412 said:

ThePinkSuperhero said:
Every night when I lay in bed I have visions of bad stuff happening to LO- getting his head cut off, falling overboard on our cruise ship. I can usually shut it down pretty quickly. I can't decide how much of that is normal and how much is something I should ask a doctor about.
This is me exactly. Crazy things, the cruise ship one was last night along with a break in, thanks @nesenotes.

Sorry girl. I've been waking up the past 3 days if it makes you feel better
:-S

reinedecajun · July 2013

DeniseRN said:
Home invasions have always worried me, but the newest worry is an "end of the world" type situation. I should have never watched Doomsday Preppers

At least if the world ends well all be gone together.

nesenotes · July 2013

DeniseRN said:
Home invasions have always worried me, but the newest worry is an "end of the world" type situation. I should have never watched Doomsday Preppers

Also all of this is why I had to stop watching I Survived!! That show will make you paranoid as EFF about everything!

RTaylor12 · July 2013

DeniseRN said:
Home invasions have always worried me, but the newest worry is an "end of the world" type situation. I should have never watched Doomsday Preppers

Ha!! I stayed up late last night watching Earth 2100 and then couldn't sleep because I was freaked out. If you haven't seen it, don't. It's wicked cool but terrifying.

ljanette85 · July 2013

This only happens once in awhile ... Exercise helps me with anxiety so I am going to take a spin class in the am. It typically flares up before I have to work all weekend...I'm with LO all week so it's weird to have a day or two away. Being a mom is scary! I have taken chaste tree berry for anxiety and it works very well!

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