pregnant with terrible anxiety and panic, depressed?
I’m 6 weeks pregnant with my 4th baby. I have been suffering from anxiety and panic disorder for the past 6 months with no treatment. Gets worse during period times also. My pregnancy has been going well up to about a week ago. My anxiety is sooo much worse. Its making me dizzy and spaced out, palpitations often, feeling depressed and just feeling like myself. I was so happy and now I am a wreck! I’m not even happy to be pregnant anymore, I almost feel like keeping myself in the house all day and never going anywhere. I have 4 other kids to take care of. Im afraid I will not cope and will fall into a deeep depression and anxiety state. What do I do? Havent been to doc yet cause waiting for my insurance to kick in. What will happen if I tell him how im feeling? What treatment is available for me? I cant go on like this for 9 months!!! Hubby works long hours so hard for him to help me out!
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Yea. i know how you feel hon. i have bad depression and anxiety as well. and i am pregnant with my 2nd child. my doctor has me on prozac right now, which helps with depression and anxiety, and he said it is safe to use during pregnancy. i recommend you talk to your doctor very soon, so they can help you feel better. you don’t deserve to feel so down and depressed. things will get better. good luck.
i feel for you, i’ve also been experiencing depression and anxiety for most of my pregnancy (im due tomorrow), my Dr gave me the option of taking a low dose anxiety pill that hasnt been proven harmful, but not safe either. I declined and have just been dealing with it. Mine has improved slightly, hopefully yours does too. I don’t have a solution for you but wanted you to know you’re not alone.
treat yourself, you are a wonderful person to be able to have four kids while some parents give up and going on drinking binges or worse. If you are going through a tough time that is ok because you are still taking care of your responsibilities. I am not sure about medications for you/ or ones that would be safe for the baby, but i suggest maybe doing something nice for yourself. Sometimes the little things are the best and they can change your perspective. Another technique is mind over matter, using positive phrases convince yourself that you are happy. don’t use negative words like: not sad. Remember to talk to you husband too even though he is not home he can also help you with little things maybe if he brings flowers one day, or just helps you put in a load of laundry every thing counts as just a little less stress on you. I hope this helps I kinda went through a depression after my brother died, and I survived without medication!! I realized that I didn’t want my happiness depended on a pill and refused to take anti-depressants. I just dealt with my feelings as they came and tried my hardest to get by while enjoying life. You are allowed to be sad sometimes. Good Luck!!!
How is it that you’re pregnant with your 4th child, but have 4 other kids to take care of? Just curious…
How do you know you have a disorder if you haven’t been treated for it?
Finally, get in to see a therapist. They can prescribe you meds that are safe during pregnancy, that may help.