I am wondering if the rapid heart rate that can accompany a panic attack is harmful to the baby during pregnancy?

The feeling of being pregnant is unexplainable. Pregnancy is a condition wherein the mother-to-be feels different types of emotions–excitement, fear, etc. Being pregnant is not easy. The body undergoes transformations and along with these transformations are the side effects.

There are several side effects that women may feel during pregnancy. During the first few months of pregnancy, women may feel mood swings and in the later part, hormonal changes and pain. Pregnant women may feel uncomfortable and at times irritable.

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Pregnancy is the most sensitive period for a woman. You carry the responsibility of another life within you. And this in itself is the primary cause of anxiety during pregnancy that is difficult to avoid.

You undergo many inevitable biological and psychological changes, but the eternal anxiety is the undercurrent of all such changes. Headache is one such ‘inevitable’ suffering for her. She suffers from severe headaches during pregnancy, as a matter of routine. In general terms and for the sake of understanding, you can as well say that headache is the side effect of pregnancy.

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It is still not known what causes anxiety disorders.   Many experts from different disciplines do not agree on whether the causes are genetical or behavioural.  Physiological researchers suspect a chemical imbalance in the brain is present in sufferers of anxiety attacks.   However, whether this chemical imbalance is the cause of the attacks or a result of them.   

A genetic pre-disposition has been noted, as anxiety orders have been found to run in families.  To the contrary this could be down to environmental reasons rather than genetic ones.  Behaviourists believe the condition stems from behaviours which have been learnt, psycho-analysts favour the view that the condition is as a result of unresolved issues in the past.  

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Long story short I’ve had a very hard pregnancy due to having anxiety. I can only take a very small dose of medication which helps only a little. With my anxiety I have health anxiety so I’m nervous everytime I feel even the slightest bit dizzy etc etc. Do any of you out there deal with somewhat the same thing? How do you handle it especially now being pregnant? Its made this pregnancy miserable for me. I basically have myself on bed rest because of my anxiety. (I don’t like to be alone so when I am I tend to lie in bed all day unless I go into my mom’s while my husband works.) Any advice would be greatly appreciated?

Its just difficult because the symptoms I feel from anxiety (dizziness, shakiness, some depression.) Makes me think somethings going wrong with the pregnancy even though I know its most likely my anxiety.. I don’t eat as well as I should etc. Again any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Panic attacks during pregnancy can be a horrifying thought! Dealing with this, in addition to the regular symptoms and issues can be a huge burden. Not only this, but pregnancy itself can produce high amounts of stress due to the care and responsibility necessary. What are some safe tips to deal with this?

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To put a long story short… I’m 20 weeks pregnant, keep having panic attacks and just want relief!

I’d like to know how to prevent them, but the problem with that is that I’m not sure what triggers them! They pretty much come out of no where. I don’t think I’ve met anyone else that has random panic attacks, is this common?

I’ve had anxiety/panic disorder for about five years, so it’s nothing new.

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Pregnancy is a time of amazing joy. A woman bringing life into the world. You pick out baby furniture, paint the room and begin setting it up. Clothes that always seemed small and darling will be what your child will be wearing. You gain weight slowly and get to see the baby on an ultrasound. However, for many women, the joy of child birth can bring panic attacks too. So how does a pregnant woman deal with panic attacks?

Well, to be honest, the attacks can happen before the woman decides to get pregnant and after she has the baby in post partum depression. It is noted that six percent of women who do develop panic disorder get it after the child is born. However, both points are still being studied on.

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At one time, doctors believed that the hormones associated with pregnancy were a good protection against depression. In more recent years, however, there has been a growing body of evidence that depression during pregnancy is a serious problem, affecting 10-20% of all women – the same proportion that women as whole suffer without adding pregnancy into the equation. With figures like that and with the added concern that depression can factor into the health of the baby, it is important to know something about how depression and pregnancy are connected.

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