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I have an anxiety disorder, which has been pretty mild in the past couple years, that I usually take medication for (only as needed), but opted not to take any meds (very few that are safe) during pregnancy. With my first pregnancy, I didn’t have any anxiety at all!! I was so mellow the whole 9 months. Once he was born though, the letdown of hormones was too much for me and I went back on meds right away. A lot of it is that I fear change. I feel like my husband and son and I have such a nice, normal, happy little family with our routines and now the new baby is going to take a lot of adjusting to. I’m happy to be having her, but I am worried about the anxiety that I know I will have once she’s here. I fear that I will lose the sense of “normalcy” that I have now, and that freaks me out! I have discussed it with my doctor and he has assured me that he will put me back on meds the very day that I deliver (I’m not breastfeeding, so it will be safe), but I’m still feeling a lot of anxiety now. I feel sad in a way, that it will no longer just be me and my son during the days, when my husband is at work. My son (3) and I do a lot together and are very close and I enjoy our time together, so I feel sad that my time alone with him is coming to an end. I’m sure I’m not the only one who had had anxiety about a new baby or feeling sad about time with my son, so I’m hoping that others who have “been there and done that” can give me some advice and encouragement. Like, how did you deal with it? What can I do to keep a sense of normalcy? I would really appreciate all helpful answers, thanks!

Medical surveys have shown that most of human beings experience depression in their lives. At some point of time and in some degree almost every human being suffers depression. However, this does not conclude that every little instance of sadness is a case of clinical depression. In fact it has recently been found that the mental disorder depression is being over diagnosed. Many so called depression cases are not actually depression but normal cases of sadness and low mood phases. But this is a different matter altogether. Depression as such has got a number of divisions made on the basis of the type, the victim, and the nature.

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Im 29 weeks pregnant and keep having these horrible panic attacks. Anyone else pregnant and having panic attacks! This can’t be normal…

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This is a article from a personal experience relating a subject matter that isn’t often discussed which has caused a lack of understanding

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90% of pregnant women deliver their baby in a hospital. These tips can make your hospital delivery a bit easier. More Labor & Childbirth tips: pregnancy.healthguru.com

There is nothing more stressful than to have something go wrong during pregnancy. It doesn’t matter if it is your first time being pregnant or your fourth. There are many things to be concerned about during your pregnancy and it is easier when you know what they are.

Vaginal bleeding- This may also known as spotting, but make sure that is what is going on. There is a difference between actively bleeding and spotting. Spotting is lightly bleeding kind of like your period, the blood can be red, pink or even brown. If you are bleeding actively with any pain call your doctor, if you can’t get a hold of him go immediately to the emergency room. Bleeding can be a number of things from implantation, ectopic pregnancy, labor, infection or even miscarriage. Always let your doctor know, so everything can be ruled out, you’ll feel better too.

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I am having a panic attack as I had sex with my partner at 7wks after I had my baby and the condom got sucked in (sorry if tmi) If I take a pregnancy test in 4 weeks time, will it be accurate considering I may still have the hormones in my body? I stopped breast feeding last week. thanks.

One of the period in a woman’s life when she should be most happy and elated is during her pregnancy. The knowledge that inside of her a living being resides is a feeling that defies description. Unfortunately, most often than not, there is a condition that pregnant women are prone to that throws a spanner into this otherwise joyful “works”…that nasty condition goes by the term “panic attack”. Panic attacks during pregnancy are a common occurrence in the lives of many women today, causing them to undergo fears and stress that they would otherwise have happily avoided especially during their pregnancy. The purpose of this article is to show you 3 very common but kittle-known secret methods that you can apply today to instantly put you mind and body at rest and calm your pregnancy panic attacks.

Panic Attacks During Pregnancy – The Root Cause
Before we can tackle the methods for combating your pregnancy panic attacks, we must first find out what causes it. Because of the different hormonal changes which your body experiences during pregnancy, your normal way of “feeling” will change drastically. You now nourish a small fetus inside your body therefore your periods will be discontinued. A time/day will come when your baby will have the ability to live outside your body but that day is not today so it must get all of its vitamins, minerals, nutrients and food, which it needs to be healthy and to grow strong, from you. Your body is currently the only place of refuge for your baby.

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I suffer from OCD and depression. Will going on birth control make this worse or better? You see, my life has been a living hell: I graduated college last May in graphic design and have a job that’s only seasonal, I only work from April till November at Six Flags as an assistant manager doing airbrush art, so I’ve been stuck looking for a better paying job, full time in graphic design for the past three months when my current jobs closed for the winter. I’ve gotten to the interview stage in some instances, however, no luck. I even followed up and did just fine in the interviews, so that must make me a bad person for some odd reason since I didn’t get the jobs. I’m also starting my own biz with my friend. I still live at home with parents who help me out–but that makes me feel like a total loser since I still need help. I’ve been saving moneys like crazy. My college degree is a piece of sh*t, so I burnt it since I haven’t gotten my dream job yet.
So because of me being temporarily out of commission, my anxiety attacks have gotten worse–this is seriously having a negative impact on me and my boyfriend. My boyfriend complains to me cause I can’t slow down in life and have fun. Since I’m dating and we want to have sex in the near future, I’m going on the birth control pill. I’m on Lexapro antidepressant now and the people at planned parenthood said there shouldn’t be any interaction while taking the pill, but I’m still nervous that it won’t fully protect me against pregnancy cause I read in the pamphlet how it can lose effectiveness if taken with certain meds that are used to treat mental illness. I’m starting the pill this Sunday, so will it make my anxiety I’ve been having about my life worse, or will it actually help? I wonder if I’ll get mood swings? I’m sick of my boyfriend complaining to me about being a total nutcase, so I’m hoping that being on the birth control pill will actually benefit and reduce my anxiety symptoms?