What did you do. Would your doctor prescribe antidepresants? I can’t deal with this anymore. I was so excited about the baby the whole pregnancy and now I don’t even feel like I want to have the baby anymore and it scares me! I have no appitite and I am having panic attacks. I’m going to the docter on Wednesday, I’m just wondering what he can do for me. It feels hopeless!

i really need to calm down. i am so stressed about not having money, not having room in our small apartment, not having money to get maternity clothes, not feeling the least bit attractive, being in an abusive relationship with the baby’s father, etc, etc, etc,.

i cry everyday, i get so upset over every little thing and i feel that dying would be a nice thing on most days.

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Sex is among the top most enjoyable activities practiced by couples. Why should this be any different during the nine months of pregnancy?Most expectant parents worry whether sex during pregnancy will harm the baby or cause discomfort, pain or even miscarriage.Sex is safe during pregnancy provided you have a low risk pregnancy with few complications. Your doctor will let you know if you should avoid sex for any reason at all. Most women can enjoy a healthy and fulfilling intimate relationship throughout their pregnancy, right up until their delivery date.Second, we still tend to think about sex as if there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. In this case many of us have this idea that there is one right (or safe) way to have sex during pregnancy. This is not true.The first thing one must understand is how pregnancy affects the body of the woman. Pregnancy occurs when the male sperm fertilizes the egg cell of the female. This fertilized egg is called as the embryo, which gets implanted in the uterus. Pregnancy brings about a host of changes in the woman, the first of them being the pause in the menstrual cycles.

Pregnancy brings mood swings to the couple, many times only temporarily. The father can experience the pride of fatherhood, and at the same time anxiety in front of the new responsibilities; overprotection towards his partner; and in some cases, he is even jealous of the interest you are giving to your pregnancy. All this can affect the mutual feelings and the desire for having sex relationships.It is particularly important to preserve the life of the couple and their privacy during this period. Of course, during pregnancy, the woman sees great physical and psychological changes; she can see her libido changed. Indeed, some women feel very feminine and willing to have sex. To a great extent, hormones are responsible because they accentuate the sensitivity of the breasts and genitals.

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I have an anxiety disorder and don’t want to take benzodiazipines.

I have anxiety/panic disorder and am considering getting pregnant. I wonder which medicines/natural cures will work and not affect the baby.

Has anyone ever used clonidine to help treat anxiety. My doctor prescribed this, but i’ve researched it and it is used mainly to treat -people with high blood pressure, does this even really help with anxiety and panic attacks. my pychiatrist prescribed it to me. I also am 7 months pregnant, and i just noticed that this is a category c during pregnancy. any one know anything about this drug or been on it?
he also prescribed me seroquel.

Does being depressed during pregnancy make a woman more likely to experience postpartum depression?

Please provide medical links/knowledge or your direct experience, not what you think could happen.

Thanks

im nearly 18 weeks pregnant. i went for a check up last week and everythings fine, blood pressures perfect. but for the last few weeks iv been getting palpitations quite badly. their not constantly there, but they are quite regular. i do suffer from an anxiety disorder any way, so im wondering if this could be something to do with it?

I am currently 5 weeks pregnant. I have been taking Xanax for 4 years. Prior to that I was on Ativan and have also been on Klonopin. I have severe anxiety and panic attacks. My husband and I were trying to get pregnant so I told my psychiatrist our plans. She said I should not even try to get pregnant while still taking Xanax. A week and a half after my appointment with her I found out I was pregnant. I take 1.5 mg in the morning, .5 in the afternoon and 1.5 before bed.

She has started tapering my doses. However Im terrified of the withdrawl symptoms I might have and that my anxiety will be unbearable.

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