Have you suffered from pregnancy anxiety/depression?

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Just wondering if you ladies have ever suffered from anxiety or depression, during this lovely journey.
If so, what's helped for you?
 I have a lot of anxiety around death giving birth, post partum healing, my relationship, newborn care but it seems to be more than healthy.
I'm going to the OB tomorrow and hopefully going to see if I can get a referral for a therapist and I'm not above medications as long as they don't hurt baby.

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I had a very traumatic birth with my first. As my due date approached with my second, my anxiety sky rocketed. I was treated for antenatal anxiety and prescribed Zoloft. I have been on it since (7 years later). I did go off of it a few times and just realized I need it to feel “normal.” I have been on it the entire pregnancy this go around and I can 100% notice a difference from my second pregnancy to this one. Not sure if you are opposed to medication but it truly has helped me so much.

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I’ve had anxiety issues ever since I was about 16 years old. I’ve learned how to cope with them and thankfully don’t have to take medicine for it anymore. During pregnancy though I’ve definitely had continuous anxiety again and a few episodes. I know the only thing that makes me feel better is to talk about it and cry if I need to cry. Luckily I have a very caring boyfriend and a good support system. Also, baby moving and kicking gives me a surge of love and reassurance! Everyone’s got their own method of finding that calm and I wish you the best! ❤️❤️ i know how hard it is.

Have you suffered from pregnancy anxiety/depression?

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