Any moms who have mental health issues?

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I'll be 9 weeks pregnant tomorrow and I have lupus disease mostly effecting my brain along with having extremely bad mental health issues. Schizoaffective disorder. I stopped all my medication once I found out I was pregnant and my mental issues have gotten so bad I'm scared to be alone. Everything is so extreme and my depression is so bad. I feel so hopeless. I don't even want to get out of bed. I've missed so many appointments (not for the baby) for lack of motivation and hope. I just feel so lost and can't even sleep without hyperventilating and having panic attacks. Anyone have any advice or dealing with anything similar.

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I'm a psych nurse practitioner and there are def options for depression. Guidelines rec staying on certain medications during pregnancy and def having as few symptoms as possible so you can care for your baby. I highly rec talking to someone about your medication options, along with therapy. Hang in there! It can get better. Text LISTEN to 741 741 for a national mental health number too.

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I have bipolar disorder and can absolutely not go off my medication. I took all of my medication, including lithium, during my last pregnancy and we were fortunate not to have any issues. Of course I was under the care of a maternal fetal medicine specialist along with my regular OB/GYN and psychiatrist. With this pregnancy, I am staying on the medication again. It makes me incredibly nervous because I feel like we got lucky with the first one. But honestly it would be more irresponsible for me not to be on the medication than to take it.

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Did you consult your doctor before stopping? There are a number of medications out there that are prescribed during pregnancy. I'm on a few different things. You need to weigh the risks vs benefits. Stress and anxiety can affect pregnancy more than people think. A lot of things shouldn't be stopped cold turkey anyway.

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They're weening me off of viibryd and completely took me off trazadone.  Along with quitting smoking I'm feeling really overwhelmed.  I am as lazy as humanly possible my anxiety is through the roof and I feel incredibly useless.  I really feel there should be more support for women with psychiatric issues during pregnancy.

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Please seek help! There are many options for pregnant women with mental health issues...you are definitely not the first and most definitely should NOT feel ashamed for seeking help. I carried my georgeous 4 year old daughter till 37 weeks on prozac and although it was not something that i thought was best, lookng back i can assure you that it is much better than if i hadn't. Tc hugs xxxx

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I have anxiety depression and ptsd. Im on baby #3.

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I have PTSD and I came off my meds the day I found out I was pregnant. I haven't been affected too much. Just a lot of trouble sleeping at night.

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I have ADD and history of depression....I came off my Ritalin and Straterra and now I'm a scatter brained unmotivated mess!

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The combination of my meds being decreased along with my hormones going crazy is making me psycho.  I go online and everyone is so happy go lucky it just makes me feel worse cause I'm so miserable.  Between wanting to punch my husband in the face and break my phone in half I don't know what to do at this point. On top of it all I have to go to a million appointments when regularly I avoid leaving my house at all costs.  Why does cooked chicken taste like its still alive. Why do I want to pull my hair out. Fml it's only 9 weeks how much more of this can I take.

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I have never been prescribed any medication UNTIL i got pregnant.  I couldn't stop throwing you and have panic/ anxiety attacks.  I ended up in the ER.  Our hormones are completely out of wack... I know it might sound cheesy.  But, I've Man a huge effort to only watch/listen/ read positive.  It hasn't solved everything - but, it has helped some.  After several weeks of missing work and feeling like I was losing control... I am slowly feeling like myself again... or learning how to control my fear.  Good luck.  You are not alone.

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