Is your mood/anxiety been better or worse during pregnancy?

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I used to get such terrible mood swings (anger, depression, etc) during PMS, and I guess since I have been pregnant, I haven't really had any of that. Yes, there have been some sappy moments with tears, but for the most part my moods have been more "even". Yes, I have had anxiety (always have) during this pregnancy, but really my moods have evened out. Is this normal!?

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I was on Zoloft for anxiety for five years and was so nervous to wean off of it when I became pregnant, but I've felt great (now 21 weeks)! Pregnancy has been the best mood stabilizer:)

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Mine is on and off, depending on the situation and what mood I'm in

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I have a hormone imbalance usually and I feel like baby has put them back to normal!! I don't have all those crazy mood swings we see portrayed (sp? Too tired to fix) in society by pregnant women. It weird a me out a bit lol.

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Depends on the situation. I'm a lot more calm over the little things that I used to flip out over because it's just isn't necessary. I have however had 2 hormonal breakdowns over dumb things lol. The things I worry about now are not necessarily irrational but not exactly highly likely evenst either. I worry about my husband getting hurt at work or on his way to and from work A LOT. Other assorted little things like this just eat away at me.

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It's hard to tell a person certain things are normal or not normal, especially with moods during pregnancy. I have high anxiety and for that I was put on an SSRI. I weaned off of it about a month ago. I am 15 weeks pregnant now and my anxiety has gotten better, but I have to take in the fact about how the medication affected me, because it levels the balance in the brain. I do find myself with mood swings and the main one has been me crying a lot, but for the anxiety, something has to trigger that particular fear that I have, if nothing triggers it, I am fine.

Is your mood/anxiety been better or worse during pregnancy?

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