Anyone Had Anxiety B4 Preg?or Develop Postpartm Depresion?

Well I am pretty stable. My worries are pretty stable. Its just that some mornings I wake up thinking about my future and having kids and I think that is a normal thing for many to do. I look forward to my future and having kids.

Its not easy living with anxiety. Its not something that you can put on hold when you plan on having a baby. Its something that I will have to deal with probably for the rest of my life. And *****it could possibly interfere with my pregnancy is what im worried about.****** I can not tell my anxiety to go away. Sometimes when you think you are all well and ready to take on life, another worry just creeps up into your mind and then you get anxiety symptoms that affect the way you live and feel.

I am however learning how to deal with it, especially my social anxiety. I dont take any meds. For me, I believe in mental work and it is very hard work. I think that I can beat most of my anxiety but am sure that there will always be that residual anxiety there.

My concern is that if I do end up becomming pregnant, will my anxiety symptoms increase? Im worried it will. Not just the main anxiety about the baby, but about my personal self as well such as tolerating being sick and just my mental health in general. Its really hard to explain if you do not suffer from anxiety on an almost daily basis.

Im also worried that my anxiety might predispose me to developing postpartum depression or some other mental condition. I am trying to think things through to prepare myself thats all. Am I a high risk factor to depression? Has anyone gone through this experience at all? Or has anyone suffered from anxiety prior to having a baby and they are doing well????

I'm 22 and when iwas 19 had my first kid after 8 months got post partum depression and then anxiety attacks really bad that my heart feels like is coming out of my chest and began a medication paxil which helped me 100 % never had any attacks again, but no I got pregnant again and i'm 19 weeks and had to stop the med and got really bad again to the point of being in the hospital for a couple of times with my hear beating supper fast the thing is that I get freaked out of having a heart attack and if my chest hearts or my arm I think i'm diying and also I get too much tachircardias and they feel horrible , well now the doctor told me is better to star taking zoloft but my husband says if he sees me taking that he doesnt want to be with me because I should know by now is just mental. Any coments help, thanks

I've been on paxil for about 7 years because of depression an anxiety. When I got pregnant they just cut my dosage down and now i'm due in 10days and so far so good. I even cut my dosage down more than they did. So it all depends on what the doc says.

Lil-blaze, i'm glad to hear that I hope I can say the same thing I know god is not going to let anything happen to any of us i'm praying for it. God luck and god bless you.

Http://www .Uterus1.Com/news/uterusmainstory.Cfm/38/1 1

i spent a lot of time with my doc talking about my depression. Just remember, its temporary! There is so much joy to come. Work with your doctor. The story above may help provide some insight.



Good luck!



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The link above does not work pattygreen.

Could you please repost the link?.... Thanks!

I'm so sorry! I thought I typed it in lower case letters! Lets try again!

Patty

http://www .Uterus1.Com/news/uterusmainstory.Cfm/38/1 1

On ehealth anything after a (.) automatically comes up as a capital so anytime people post links we usually have to minimize one or more letters.

It's not the way you posted the link. See it did it again when you reposted.