I received my last period for month of Aug but missed Sept. I am about 2-3Wks late. Im giving it a few Wks more before I take a home pregnancy test to make sure its not caused by stress or anxiety. Im feeling more fatigue, moodier, lower back aches, headaches & more carpal tunnel pain(I HATE IT) ! ! Im thinking it may be due to the sudden cold weather change. However, Im bloated, constipated, slight sudden sharp cramps only my left lower tummy in the mornings that last a few seconds & in the morning my body temp rises. I don’t get cramps & possibly darker nipples? To tough to tell, I don’t look at myself much. Could all these be early signs of pregnancy? Im thinking its too soon for THESE symptoms? Im 23 have never been pregnant or experienced close calls. My friends don’t have children so I cant ask them & my peers, I don’t want to worry them quiet yet. Any feed back will be greatly appreciated.

I’m tryin to get pregnant, I ovulated last on 10/23. For about 4-5 days now I’ve been having CRAZY dreams, vivid all over the place but very real dreams. I’ve also been able to smell things my fiance cannot which is unusual. Ive had some bloating over the past 2 days and been very tired. I’ve also been crying alot, not usual for me. Seems like I just cant hold it in like I used to. HOWEVER…I also just came off my medication (10mg a day of Lexapro for the past 8 months or so) I’ve been taking it every other day for over a month now and spacing out the days even more untill I was weened completely (under instruction of my doctor) I was on it for anxiety, not depression and I have been totally off the meds for about a week and a half. I’m not due for my period for another 7 days (I’m very regular). My fiance have been debating getting an early result test but dont want ot waste the money before I even have a late period so I guess I’m just looking for your opinions…? Could it be pregnancy symptoms or just being off the medication?

So this is my first baby and all the way through the pregnancy i have been pretty anxious being an anxious person and everything. I have been feeling nausea, but nothing worse then the feeling of anxiety nausea. But i have been getting stomach aches abit worse then the braxton hicks cramps. Its not like contractions as they aren’t at regular intervals and everything its literally like bad wind pain. Could it just be that i’m very worried about the labor? Thanks.

Hello, Ladies! I’ve been having these bazaar things happening to me over the past week or so. Could they be pregnancy symptoms, because I am Trying To Conceive.

Symptoms: Headaches, Nausea at night, Sore breast (more hard and tender), Mood swings, Cramping during unprotected intercourse, etc…

I’ve had: Unprotected intercourse on December 1st, 3rd, 5th, 12th, and the 13th. We had intercourse almost twice in every day. I ovulated on the 3rd of December and I should be getting my period on the 17th of December. Any tips on what I should be doing ?!?!?

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I was on a very low dose of zoloft for a couple of months for anxiety (work related). I weaned off of them and have been completely off of them for about 2 weeks now. I am SOOOO tired all the time (for about 5 days now) that I feel like I could just fall over…no matter how much sleep I get. Also, my husband and I started trying to have a baby about 2 weeks ago and I know we had sex before, during and after I ovulated…so, I’m wondering if this extreme fatigue is my body still adjusting to being free of the zoloft or if it’s an early pregnancy symptom. (I took a home test Saturday and it was negative but I’m not quite due for my period yet…it’s due any day now). Thoughts? (other symptoms are off and on nausea but hunger at the same time and increased libido)

The tell-tale symptoms of depression People who may be suffering from depression or manic disorders actually exhibit or show each and every kind of symptom of depression that doctors will tell you that depressed people have. Sometimes it’s actually quite easy to overlook such symptoms and not be able to help one’s self or others who are suffering from depression for that matter.

There are actually a lot of symptoms of depression that depressed people may actually posses but they don’t have to suffer from each and every one of them before you actually help them get diagnosed and be treated for this illness. Also, since symptoms of depression actually vary, the time of their “attacks” varies as well.

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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?

I have been trying to conceive for the past three months. I just had my period (regular flow, lasted three days instead of 4-5). For the past few weeks I have been exhausted. For the past week and a half I have been nauseus at random times of the day, dry-heaving, and then last night I got sick. I took an over-the-counter pregnancy test and it was negative. I also have headaches almost daily. No breast-tenderness or cramping though. Could I be pregnant? The nauseus is not normal for me. I have lost three pounds this week because of lack of appetite. Please let me know what you think. I also suffer from anxiety and am wondering if this is a factor, although I have been taking my anxiety medication and I am still feeling nauseus? Very confused. Let me know what you think.
I know I can see a doctor…but at first glance what is your reaction to this question?

Postpartum Depression that occurs during pregnancy or within a year after delivery is called perinatal depression. The exact number of women with depression during this time is unknown. But researchers believe that depression is one of the most common complications during and after pregnancy. Often, the depression is not recognized or treated, because some normal pregnancy changes cause similar symptoms and are happening at the same time. Tiredness, problems sleeping, stronger emotional reactions, and changes in body weight may occur during pregnancy and after pregnancy. But these symptoms may also be signs of depression.

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Depression is a complex of psychological and physical symptoms. Low mood level or sadness is often the most prominent symptom. The common property of these symptoms is a decreased activity level in parts of the brain.

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