Pregnancy Depression » anyone

Anyone prescribed/taken mood stabilizers during pregnancy?

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:12:24 +0000

I’m bipolar and 20 weeks pregnant. Right now I’m seriously in the low end of the spectrum. I’m really worried about post partem depression considering that I’m already prone to having manic/depression episodes. I’ve taken the meds before and I can’t function even on the low doses. Anti-depressants don’t work at all. I just wanted to hear other people who may have been bipolar during pregnancy.

And yes, I will be speaking to my doctor, but that doesn’t do any good without hearing some other opinions on the matter. I’ve tried going non-medicated and I really don’t believe that it’s very healthy for me to go without.

Just give me an opinion and preferably not a condescending one.

Anyone here fail out of college due to falling pregnant. I’m in a medical program and a bit worried?

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:12:17 +0000

I have 2 years left. I’m mostly worried about pregnancy symptoms. I have been pregnant before, but had an abortion at 6 weeks due to medical risks. It was very hard for me, as I really wanted to carry on my pregnancy. My husband and I wanted our baby so badly and I have suffered tremendous depression. Pregnancy drained me. I was happy..but didn’t want to eat and was pretty tired. This is coming from a woman who is normally VERY hyper and eats too much (so the not eating part was good..as I still ATE, but just not as much..and not a lot of junk thankfully). I’m worried, however, because I’m in an accelerated program. I do not work, so that is a plus. But were most of you tired ALL day when pregnant..or did short naps do the trick? I’m in school from 8am-2pm Monday through Friday. I usually arrive home before 3:30pm. So I’m trying to think of how I will balance this. I need to be asleep by 10pm, as I wake up at 6:30am, to be to school by 9am. My commute is long I have 6.5 hours per day..but I’m thinking I will need a short nap…which leaves me 3 hours per day to study. Doable right? What do you think? Thanks in advance.

Has anyone experienced anxiety as a symptom of pregnancy?

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:18:21 +0000

My nerves have been absolutely horrible and I have no idea why, I just wanted to know if anyone else experienced this

Miscarriage! How should I explain that I didn’t blame anyone for my loss?

admin — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:17:53 +0000

My family often get’s angry at the situation. I had lost the child 6 months ago. It happend under special circumstances I was with a man much older than me and he became abusive when I got pregnant I had him leave. I chose not to have an abortion like my family wanted. WHen I finally found out that my baby had died at around three months while I continued carrying it for another two my family had grown a little more nostaligic. They had bought many things for the baby. I too had grown excited and experienced many other emotions pregnant mother’s go through. I was worried I lost a lot of weight before my surgery. Once it was over and the pregnancy gone I experienced a deep sadness. I never blamed anyone it just happend but my family thinks I should stop blaming my ex. I try and try to convince them that I don’t blame anyone for this it was god’s will, I was relieved as hard as that is to admit I’m too young to have childredn. I think god understood this. What should I do?

anyone suffering from pregnancy depression?

admin — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:07:33 +0000

I have been crying a lot and angry when I am not crying and hopeless feeling when I am not crying or angry. Now, keep in mind I WANT MY CHILD so this is not a poor me I got pregnant type of thing.

I am living 3K miles away from all of my family and friends and have NOBODY here. We moved here to be closer to my husband’s family but they aren’t that warm and fuzzy and close is not the best word to describe the family out here. My neigbors are nice and all but nobody really truly interacts beyond “lawn looks nice”.

Anyhow, I am feeling quite alone, fat, lonely, depressed, isolated and pretty much miserable at a time I thought I would be happy. I mean, this sucks. I should be singing from the rooftops, right?

Also, people keep telling me whenever I talk about things that are important to me … things that define me as an individual … won’t matter to me anymore once I have the baby. It makes me feel like who I am is dying as I won’t exist anymore.

Anyone ever felt this?

Can anyone help me come up with an engaging title for my research paper regarding mood swings during pregnancy

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:09:26 +0000

it has to be short, engaging and creative

Does anyone have depression during pregnancy?

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:08:16 +0000

I just had my daugher less than a year ago, now I am pregnant with my second child ( about 5 weeks) I have never felt this way, i am so sad all the time. Maybe its my hormones from having babies so close together? I havent laughed in 2 weeks, im not even excited. This is horrible i feel like crawling under a rock and never come out. My boyfriend is so happy and he doesnt understand why Im not, I dont know what to tell him. I know the doctor wont want to see me until i am at least 6-8 weeks but i cant live like this much longer. I havent even called to make the 1st appointment yet, when i call monday should i tell them about all this?

Anyone else having a rough pregnancy?

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:47:40 +0000

I am currently almost 18 weeks pregnant. My first child is six. My pregnancy with him was breeze. This time around I have had extreme fatigue, aches and pains, reflux, bad moodiness, depression, bladder infections, and now am in near constant pain (my doctor says due to my tilted uterus growing). Anyone else have a nightmare pregnancy? Did it last a full 9 months? And what were your symptoms?

Anyone Else’s House A Disaster? Depression (and pregnancy) has sucked the energy out of me, help! ?

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:44:35 +0000

I am 35 weeks along and I have ZERO energy left. Between that and the fact that me and dh are fighting all the time lately I have no energy to clean. I’m just sick of it. So much for my “nesting” instinct. I’m just too depressed to clean and wonder if anyone else feels this way. To top it off my husbands friend was over last night and went on about what a supermom his wife was “She works and still cooks and cleans the house!” he exclaimed proudly. I felt like such crap. I feel like I’m a failure already and I haven’t even gotten started. Being so down lately I just can’t seem to muster the energy to do much of anything. I’m not a lazy person by nature but lately I am REALLY lazy. How can I get my energy back. I think depression is sucking what energy I have left out of me. It doesn’t help that I am going through my second pregnancy back to back. I also have a 10 1/2 month old daughter to care for.
How can “flylady” help me when I simply have no energy to do it? I feel down because I am arguing all the time with my husband and also because I am physically drained from the pregnancy. My motivation is ZERO. I feel like I’m just existing..

Anxiety during pregnancy… can anyone help?

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:11:43 +0000

ok i suffer from anxiety.. maybe someone out there can help ease this a bit… Would you know if you had one during pregnancy? are they common? is it more of a hereditary thing? and can you get one from a vaginal birth? Im so afraid im just gonna stand up and die from one,

Im just freaked after I read a story of a lady dying from one after a c-section, any help is appreciated!

also- i have no risk factors, besides im preggers!

Anyone else think their visit to the OB GYN requires too much information on the pre-exam questionaire?

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:11:33 +0000

Why do they need to know how many sexual partners I have had in my life, or if I’ve ever had a miscarriage or suffered from depression or if I have ever been abused….I hate writing private things down and it really ticks me off.

Anyone taken Lexapro 20mg while pregnant?

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:23:24 +0000

I’m 8 weeks along and I’m still on Lexapro. They say not to take this into the 3rd trimester but I am wondering how I am going to deal with my depression if I go off of it? has anyone here experienced taking Lexapro while pregnant too? Have you stayed on it your whole pregnancy? My first prenatal appt isn’t until 2 weeks from now. Any answers from others with experience is welcome.

Thanks, T
I think I have decided that I will cut back slowly – first from 20 mg then go backward until I am down to 5mg. I’m going to talk to my doctor about this when I go see her on the 29th but I may see my regular doctor that prescribes it for me before then. Thanks for all who replied! – T

anti-depressants while pregnant, anyone help?

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:29:06 +0000

Has anyone take anti-depressants while pregnant?
Are there any safe ones?
was your baby ok after birth?

I was on 100mg sertraline before i fell pregnant, by doctor told me that no anti depressant is 100% safe during pregnancy but still advised me to stay on then throughout my pregnancy, i had to come of them as i was scared of harming the baby.

The past few weeks ive not been coping well at all, spoke to my midwife and she told me there are safe anti-depressants to take during pregnancy.

I now dont know what to do as my doctor says they are not safe but the midwife says they are, i just dont want cause any harm to my baby.

Anyone been in my situation? what did you do?

Has anyone taken an antidepressant during their pregnancy?

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:10:53 +0000

Please no rude opinions or comments. I just want people who have taken or are taking an anti depressant during pregnancy to tell me how their baby turned out, and if everything went well. Some people have to weigh the benefits vs cons, and decide what’s best for them and their baby. I just want to know if anyone on here has gone or going through this. Anyone take Zoloft specifically? If so how long before you started feeling the effects?

Is there anyone who has had a stillborn baby and had another baby? I want to know how stress the pregnancy was

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:11:01 +0000

I had my baby at 39 weeks. He is my gaurdian angel now. I want to try again but I am afraid that it may happen again and I would not be able to handle that.

has anyone had an increase in depression durning pregnancy?

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:10:35 +0000

im not on any meds was doinging really good with st johns and sami but stoped when started trying for baby now 5 mths and cant get a job was fired from my last due to my belly showing and its going down hill from there advice plz

Has anyone ever got pregnant while on the pill?

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:11:31 +0000

So last week I found out that I am pregnant. I am 5 weeks pregnant and going insane trying to figure out how I got pregnant. I have been on it for 11 months and took it every night like clockwork. I was also taking other medication for depression but my doctor said that those do not interact with the pill. Has anyone else ever got pregnant on the pill? My husband thinks I am deceiving him some how. I am so much in shock since this is very much an unplanned pregnancy.

Anyone take Paxil or Effexor XR during pregnancy?

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:21:28 +0000

I take both of these medications for severe anxiety and depression. It is an absolute medical necessity for me. I am considering getting pregnant in a few years, as my wedding is in October. My ob/gyn told me today that neither of those medications should be taken during pregnancy. Ideally I would like to not take anything during pregnancy, but I am pretty sure that may not be plausible as I have a history of horrible panic attacks and hospitalization due to psychiatric symptoms. I have been stable for several years now on medication and haven’t been hospitalized in 12 years.

Has anyone here taken these drugs during pregnancy? What happened, if so?

PS: Don’t bother to go on about how I should just stop taking them and I really don’t need them. I know from personal and professional experience (I’m a psychotherapist) that some people have no quality of life without medication.

Is anyone else tired of reading teenagers anxiety ridden pregnancy questions in this section? ?

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:20:10 +0000

Just wondering.

Has Anyone suffered depression due to pregnancy loss? Im trying to decide if it’s necessary to seek counseling?

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:25:32 +0000

I just experienced my second miscarriage and Im taking it pretty hard. I cant shake this hopless feeling. Has anyone sought therapy? if not, how did you escape the feeling? Any advice/help at all would really be helpful right now. I don’t like feeling this way and I dont know what else to do.