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have you thought about gettin a surrogate? if you are this anxious in your everyday life then youre right, you dont need the added stress of being pregnant. just something to think about

I completely understand what you are saying. I have always had an anxiety problem as well (but not on any medication for it). My husband and I just started TTC and I deep down wonder if I will have a full b__wn anxiety attack during delivery and just pa__s out.. But I just think that if you try to think about your baby that it will help keep you calm. I think during delivery you will be so caught up in the moment that the last thing you will think of is having an anxiety attack.. (at least that's what I am hoping for!) Also, don't take this the wrong way, but it may help to go talk to a psychiatrist.. I did it and was able to gain a lot of tools to help keep me calm and not so stressed out all the time.

I completely understand what you are going through. We are also TTC and when the "wait period" comes (the week to two weeks before my period is due) I sort of become a wreck! I start hoping the period won't come and then I start to realize what it would mean if it didn't come! I start to think about complications and I worry if I will be too anxious. I just tell myself I would be able to control it for the sake of the baby. Maybe your anxiety is more about the question and process of "becoming" pregnant, and once you do become pregnant it will subside at least a little bit. I am looking into trying out yoga and acupuncture to keep me calm. I also have several cds I can listen to that will encourage calmness. Just KNOW that you CAN get through this. You will be able to be a calm loving mother and once you know this truth you will gain more and more confidence.

Well ladies, you just have to calm down. I was at the same boat like you. Being treating for anxiety attack with paxil. My first pregnancy I made it without pills, but had go back 5 weeks postpartum. Now I am pregnant again. stopped taking paxil again, made an ER plan (what if Panic attack) and increased exercise. ER plan is good because it calms you down, when you think what you gonna do if panic occurs. I told my self if'll be panicky, anxious for more than 7 days and NOTHING help (cleaning, excercise, praying, whatever) than I'll talk to the doc about different meds that I saved. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE GOOD AND HEALTHY PREGNANCY, you just have to try little harder, and plan everything out. and be honest to your doctors about your feeling an worries. that's most important. good luck to you.

I have severe, severe anxiety which I was diagnosed with at the age of 4! I have tried almost all meds at least once and do not believe in one of them! I try all natural remedies to control my anxiety on a daily level. I do however have a nerve pill prescription for emergency panic attacks - to avoid fainting in public and so on. I totally understand what you are going through because I found out a few months ago I was pregnant (sadly it was ectopic), and after reading your post couldn't believe how simular the thoughts are! Some good news - pregnancy actually helps anxiety! Yes, its true! the pregnancy hormones actually help anxiety. I questioned it a few times.....sometimes people get confused between normal levels of anxiety and our kind of anxiety/panic attacks. My doc did tell me my nerve pills would be okay to take in emergency situations, not regularly. I suffer about three good attacks a week, and worry/stress daily about everything - I am not sure the extent of your anxiety, but now going through what I have, I can say I would do it again (we are trying soon). I still have all the same fears....but try to think of the positive outcome and do everything I can to control the anxiety naturally...to avoid the physical stress to the system. Also, I find the more I informed myself, the less worry I carried around about the unknown. Sorry for ramblin, good luck!!