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hey, i just read your story. i am currently 11 weeks prego with my third child. i have suffered from this aweful disorder for 6 years. i didn't have it for my first child. for my second i did. it was really bad. i had suicide thoughts, and i felt like i was going to die 3 to 4 times a day. i finally got some help. i went to a psychiatrist. it really did help, until my son was 1. then agitation started and feeling faint everyday. panic started again. when my son was born, he was healthy. he weighed 9.5 lbs. i was on meds while pregnant. i was on celexa. they had started me on a few meds, until they seen that this one helped. but believe me, it was a bad pregnancy. now i'm prego again, and i feel it again. nothing makes me happy, and i feel like i am going to die everyday. i won't see the psychiatrist again until aug. 1. i can't wait. i never thought pregnancy would be like this. i feel useless. can some one advice me? thanks.

I am 7 weeks pregnant with my first child and I have had panic attacks for 7 years now..I take Lamictal and the doc said that was ok. I am very nervous thinking about the labor & delivery. What can i do when the time comes to ease my anxiety? my email is Meredith2187@yahoo.com

old thread i found when i was researching the disorder of pregnancy and panic attacks... if anyone else wanted to read might as well bump it up had some good info

lily My doctor said that zoloft shouldnt charm the baby, she aleady delivered babys like that, and everything was ok.

I'm trying to get pregnant, and have bad panic attacks. My doctor said that zoloft is ok to take. I will take clomid soon, does anybody know how it feels? any panic attacks during taking that fertility drug?

I"ve had panic attacks and depression for about 7 years. I was told by one dr. that I could take ativan as needed. My reg. dr. prescribed celexa and I've been taking that for a few weeks, with no side effects and I feel great! No panic attacks or anything yet! I was told that there is always a chance of side effects but if the benefits outweigh the risk, then you should take it. In my case, no meds was causing huge problems in my marriage, and I felt like I was ignoring my other two children. Talk with your dr. and see what they say. In my opinion, suffering through a panic attack is worse for a child, than you taking meds during pregnancy!

I myself suffer from panic disorder as well.. I have had it for 4 going on 5 yrs. This is my forst pregnancy and seem to be very stressed out about my panic attacks and my heart and how it will affect the baby..my heart has got up to 173bpm.. I surely thought I was going to die..but now it just seems an on going daily thing...that I have no control over..I have gotten to the point where I don't even leave bed now..and can't even enjoy going anywhere..without my heart rate speeding up so fast I freak out and end up in the hospital.. I never thought that pregnancy would be soo hard on my body like it is now..and iam only12weeks..I don't even want to think wat will happen later on in my pregnancy or when iam going in labor iam afraid my heart rate will go to high and I will just die..and never be able to hold my child.. Well I hope the best for all u girls.. And god bless.. Ps. I am also taking zoloft but seem to be reacting to it in a really bad way..my heart rate is higher than normal and iam soo jittery.. Plus its 413 in the morning and im still not counting sheep..lol Soo im a__suming there also making me a wee-bit of an insomniac. But everyone is diff. I have heard its the sfest drug to use when ur prego..=] but most likely not for me=/...

Yvette89, please email me bulldoghank808 at yahoo.com I have the same problems. Had anxieties since '96, In 2004 I had the worst rapid heart beat (204 pulse, 170/110 bp) I thought i was on my way to meet my maker, a few weeks ago I had another bad one like that and another one last night. I know its due to stress and FEAR. I lost a baby in sept the day my Husband left on deployment. Not sure why, but I did have mild rapid heart beat during my afternoon naps. But I think mainly I worked to hard and stressed out all the time. I have so many fears in my life. Especially now after losing the baby. I fear medications, surgeries, carrying a child and LABOR. Just typing this is giving me anxiety. My marriage is rocky because I have insecurity/jealousy/control issues and I'm afraid of losing my husband all the time. Afraid he will leave me and get tired of my anxiety attacks. I find it hard to relate to most people with anxiety because most people are afraid or have anxiety during car ride, shopping or large crowds. These fears they can face. My fears are different. How do you face fears that involve with surgeries, medications that can affect the way you feel ( i wont even take the prozac that my doctor prescribe because im afraid it will make me feel weird) im terrified of surgery (cesarian surgery) afraid of a family member dying, afraid my husband will leave me or cheat on me. How do you face those fears. I just want my life back and be normal again. It would be a huge relief to talk to someone who shares same anxieties.

I just want to tell you all, my first child was a breeze this is my second child and i just started getting these attacks. i went over to my pastor's house immediately and explained the situation and i needed prayer. He prayed and now it is gone.. gone. it took lots of prayer and sincereity to come to this point in my life. God is the creator of all living things and he who created our bodies is able to fix any problem. I surrendered my life to him and he took care of the rest. I would recommend the same for each and everyone of you. Panic attacks are very dangerous believe me, i've been there. I rededicated my life to Christ and he took care of the rest. my email is frenz4eva21(at)hotmail.com if you wish to contact me. Thanks for reading.

Hawkessn, I can relate to you! i had almost the same issues. I could tell you what works best but you have to believe. I could give you a number to my spiritual leader who i am sure will be more than happy to pray with you. He is from Bible Believers a__sembly in New York City. If you wish for this info reply to frenz4eva21(at)hotmail.com I will be more than happy to share my healer with you-anna

I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months. Three days ago, I finally found out that I am pregnant. The problem is that instead of excitment, I have been an emotional mess. I feel like I have no control over myself and constantly think that something is going to go wrong. My mind is constantly racing and I can't calm myself down. I am not even sure if I want the baby anymore as I can't imagine going through 9 months of this. On top of that, I am so worried that my husband is angry for me putting him through this. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? Does it get better? I am only about two weeks pregnant. Please help!!

Kelly14 I felt so thankful to read your post. I got pregnant in Dec. 2007 after trying once. Thought we were ready, even though having panic disorder while being preggers scared me. I completely freaked out when the test came back positive. Huge panic attacks, vomiting from the panic, not sleeping, not eating, total disaster. I decided I didn't want a baby anymore. Well, I miscarried a few days later and it was hard. I hate to say it but it was a mixture of relief and grief. Now, I have ZERO desire to have a child. Always thought I'd want 2 kids.....I teach first grade, love kids, but because of that experience now I'm convinced I can't handle having a baby. I would appreciate any words of encouragement and I'm curious as to how you're doing.

krisse, The fact tat you are able to continue teaching with panic disorder condition shows that you are perhaps subconsciously fighting your panic well all the time. Let your love for kids be stronger than your worry for panic when you are pregnant. Perhaps you should not give up trying for another one if your husband supports you. Dont worry about handling the baby as you can always get a caregiver to help out for thr initisl yrs. I hav a kid, suffered panic disorder 2 yrs back, am contemplating another pregnancy when I am better...was panic free for 6 weeks but suffered an emotional setback 2 weeks back, waiting for the effects to taper off.

Thanks, Zent! Well, it's a few months since my last post and I'm doing really well. I'm on 200mg of Zoloft and feel wonderful. No panic attacks and very little to no anxiety. I'm starting to really contemplate a family. I'm scared to death of being pregnant, but went to see a fetal medicine specialist who a__sured me that women do have babies while on SSRI's. I feel more hope. I am hoping to start trying in August, since it would work out well with my school-year calendar! I still have some work to do on myself before that happens, but I'm getting there!!!

hi i just wanted to no if i could get kelly 14 email address im going through the exact same thing as you did and just wanted to chat please i really need someone to talk to thanks

hi i am feeling the exact way as kelly 14 i have suffered from panic attacks for 2 years now but havent had one for the past year as i thught i had it under control untill i found out i was preges now the feeling is back i have mananged to stop them and havent had a full one yet but i am having that down feeling again i really hate this and thought i was over it....it is making me think if having a baby is really worth feeling like this again please someone respond i need help!!!!