Anyone else have anxiety? How do you cope?

Question

I had been taking Zoloft but it killed my sex drive so I went off it (HAHA that’s how I got here expecting baby #4!). Now I feel so anxious all the time. My doctor says it’s fine to take during pregnancy but I worry the baby will experience withdrawals when it’s born. Does anyone else have anxiety and/or panic attacks? How are you dealing with it?

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I take Zoloft and I’m 8 weeks. Once I found out that I was pregnant, which was about 4 weeks, I stopped taking it for about 2 weeks. It was a bad idea!! I had the worst withdrawals ever because I have been taking it for almost a year now. But I’m back on it now and I feel so much better. My doc says it’s okay to be on it. They will probably check the baby more often. That is my experience with it. Good luck!😊

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When taking antidepressants it’s a question of if the pros outweigh the cons. It’s best if you don’t take anything. However, some people can’t do that and the consequences of the mother not being on medication outweighs whatever effects it will have on the baby. I have taken antidepressants for well over 8 years. I’m pretty familiar with them. Never quit cold turkey ever. It’s dangerous and the side effects can be brutal. I was on lexapro but winged myself off when we decided to start trying. I’m more irritable, anger is heightened, etc but nothing out of control or unmanageable yet. The key is to keep an eye on yourself. It also helps if your spouse stays in tuned as well. If I felt I couldn’t manage my emotions or feelings I would most certainly speak to my doctor about getting back on something. If the mothers health is not good neither will the baby’s be.

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Have you thought about medical CBDs? I know for some ppl its a complete no. But its what i can offer as a suggestion.. they helped me before during and after my 1st pregnancy and now my 2nd.

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I was on Prozac and quit cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant 4/30. That said I was fine till this last week. I'm having random bouts of anxiety for NO reason where my bp shoots up. Appt Tues to talk to doctor about meds or not.

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I’m anxious about everything and google makes me worse / as long as your avoiding the specified foods not doing heavy lifting and general being careful then what happens is out with our control - it’s hard to relax though isn’t it !!xx

Anyone else have anxiety? How do you cope?

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