Should I Take Anti-anxiety Meds For My Chronic Panic Attacks And Anxiety?
I have a history of anxiety disorders. I am 22 wks pregnant and having constant anxiety with day and nocturnal panic attacks that wake me at night. I used to be on anti anxiety before I was pregnant. should I ask my Dr. to put me back on it or just deal with it?
4 Responses to “Should I Take Anti-anxiety Meds For My Chronic Panic Attacks And Anxiety?”
Sep 26th at 9:45 pm By: cross-st
Before you do anything, you should go talk to your doctor about
whether or not it would be safe for you to take anxiety drugs while
you are pregnant. You sure don’t want to do anything that might
hurt your unborn child.
Sep 27th at 12:49 am By: efxdc x
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called “St John’s Wort” – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that “learned behavior” in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
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Sep 27th at 2:38 am By: Smartphone Software
I have been on effexor xr 37.5 mg my whole pregnancy and I am almost 31 weeks now.
I have a history of panic attacks but it’s been controlled with my meds.
My doc said its better for me to stay on my medication and its such a low dose anyways.
Def talk to your doctor. Your health is important while you are pregnant.
Sep 27th at 6:04 am By: Doodlest
Talk to your doctor about taking something. What may be unsafe in your first trimester, may be fine now.
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