Depression runs in my family. Pretty much everyone has/had it, including me. I just found out that I’m pregnant again (which is wonderful!), but I’ve been feeling down about it ever since I found out. My first pregnancy, which was just several months ago, ended in a miscarriage. All I really want to do is sleep and sometimes cry. Plus, because my husband works late, I get so needy for him and I feel lonely when he’s gone. I’ve been going on with my life, though; I’ve been going to work, eating, etc. So I don’t if I should be concerned about prenatal or post par tum depression, or just shake it off because it’s hormones…What should I think?

Pregnancy is a time of amazing joy. A woman bringing life into the world. You pick out baby furniture, paint the room and begin setting it up. Clothes that always seemed small and darling will be what your child will be wearing. You gain weight slowly and get to see the baby on an ultrasound. However, for many women, the joy of child birth can bring panic attacks too. So how does a pregnant woman deal with panic attacks?

Well, to be honest, the attacks can happen before the woman decides to get pregnant and after she has the baby in post partum depression. It is noted that six percent of women who do develop panic disorder get it after the child is born. However, both points are still being studied on.

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i’m 10 weeks pregnant and insanely depressed.. it’s really bad.. i will see a doctor about it, but in the mean time would like to know if anyone was able to effectively treat their depression during pregnancy.. are there any meds you can take? i’m not just a touch sad, i’m severely depressed..