Anyone have extreme anxiety/depression during pregnancy?

kmslwsmrs · December 2011

I had PPD right after I had E, decided stupidly not to take the meds, and now it's totally out of control. I can't handle anything, fly off the handle very easily, and am just overall on edge. Lately I can't sleep....I've been having those crazy pregnancy dreams, and I'm a mess. I'm pretty sure there's no meds I can all of a sudden go on while pregnant, but if anyone else has anything they can recommend/suggest, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Karma01 · December 2011

after my mom died I had anxiety/depression and did acupuncture b/c I didn't want to go on medicine, it totally helped.

MommyReesa · December 2011

Yes. With my pregnancy with my son I was on cloud 9 the whole time, the happiest person alive and then after had the worst PPD but did nothing about it at all. When I got pregnant with my daughter almost 2.5 yrs later, it was like worst ever, again didn't say anything. I didn't say a word until my daughter was 5 months old finally. But, definately talk to your Dr!!!

mommyof4boys · December 2011

I was on something while pregnant with Chris. I had PPD after the twins and depression while pregnant with him. I had a horrible pregnancy and was quite ill.

28michelle · December 2011

i was so happy w/ 1st pregnancy & totally depressed w/ 2nd. i didn't take anything but did search online a lot about being depressed WHILE pregnant. there's a lot more info about PPD than 'during-partum' depression.

i don't have too much advice, just wanted you to know you're not alone. i was very unhappy during 2nd pregnancy & then on top of that, i felt mad at myself for feeling that way. i've been through a lot of IF & m/c & felt like I should feel so 'lucky' and 'blessed' and was a jerk for feeling 'ungrateful'.

hang in there, you're not alone

penguingrrl · December 2011

I'm so sorry. That's awful. I had terrible anxiety/depression during my pregnancy with Julia. I didn't go the meds route, but talked to my OB about it and just talking it out helped me out. She was able to suggest things I could do to help cope. I would definitely talk to your OB.

Liz4444 · December 2011

I had gone off of Zoloft while we were TTC, needless to say, it did not go well. I really hit bottom. At the beginning of my second tri, my OB put me back on the Zoloft. While there are no guarantees everything will be 100% ok if you are on the medication, my OB said that mommy's mental health is just as important, and Lilah is perfect. Talk to your OB.

PM me if you'd like to talk.

mrs.jjinqueens · December 2011

During pg was the only time I wasn't anxious or depressed bc I was convinced that my mental health had an umbilical cord, too, lol. That stopped a lot of it in my tracks. I was in therapy during the entire pregnancy to help me out and that was hugely helpful.

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