Postpartum anxiety/constant panic

This is what helps me... YOU are making your attack worse , you are the cure. You're having a rush of stress hormones that create the symptoms (racing hearts, pain in your chest) and by worrying about the symptoms more of the stress hormones are released...so until you can say wow, these are just symptoms from my stress , they can't hurt me, they have never hurt me, I've has tons of panic attacks and nothing bad has ever happened , until you can force yourself to believe that which may take practice the cycle will just continue. You are going into fight or flight, maybe it's genetic, or you have subconscious thoughts that put you there, but that fight or flight CAN NOT HURT YOU. It's made to save you during a real threat, it is not designed to hurt you. Go through the panic realizing these are just symptoms, they suck, but just say FUCK YOU anxiety you can't hurt me and you need to go away I'm stronger than you. Download PANIC SHUTDOWN on the app store, it's a great guide to listen to during a panic attack to put your mind where it should be and calm you.

I had very bad ppa after my daughter was born in aug 2018. It’s continued to get worse and worse until I finally broke and went to my dr in tears begging for help. I started 5mg of lexapro just after Christmas last year and slowly increased up to 20mg. I did take about a full 3 months to get everything balanced and back to normal but I can honestly tell you by April I was 100% back to myself!I really never thought I’d get there based on how I felt but I did. It was frustrating waiting for the meds to do there job, I also too Ativan as needed and used cbd which helped with my arthritis but didn’t find much help with the anxiety. My advice based on my personal experience.. give the meds a chance! They take time and it can be tough to get through but use the Ativan, go to therapy, meditate... stick to it! You will get there!Feel free to message me if you wanna talk, I swear I could’ve wrote this myself.

Girl this is me. I am 4 wks and my docs put me on Prozac and Ativan as well as emergency Xanax because mine or so bad I’ve had to go by ambulance now and been admitted twice. I’m also very scared of all meds and what they do mentally and having a need for them or becoming addicted and yes my panic attacks scare the shot out of my heart and I always think imma die. Multiple times a day like clock work now and sometimes the meds are not enough and I have to be put to sleep with a sleeping pill that again has no bad side effects and does not harm baby or me ( still pumping ) Spoke with 6 diff lactation specialists and l&d docs about breast milk and meds. Worst of the worst your baby could get colic. If you use Xanax ( I don’t anymore) prolonged use can cause addiction for them and you but that is just common sense. I down loaded apps that help me and I pray and mediate and the annoying thing about Prozac is it’s a happy pill so I laugh at Legit everything and can’t at all control my filter I also have sever adhd and mixing it with severe panic and anxiety caused me to have something Called manic - legit can’t sit still ever but now like times a hundred and can’t shut up or stop talking and nothing can hold my attention. So in order to not go back on adhd meds cuz I hate them. They slow me way down. Hubs got me an iPhone and some sound canceling head phones for panic and keeping my attention and place to put my racing thoughts down on paper is what the legit phone is for. As well as Apple Music, calming apps, baby pics and keeping track of meds, breast feeding and also when your in full blown panic the sound canceling head phones help me out but making me feel like I’m surrounded by water listing to calm water sounds or I have one that sounds like my shower cuz when I panic I jump in the shower and end up laying on the bottom for over an hour. ( think about that water bill multiple times a day and night) and we trips or invest in a phone and some legit head phones. As well as he made me a fort to go to when I’m scared and freaking out. Spend a lot of time in there. Calms me down and helps me go a but without meds.Mine is so severe I can’t gain weight and keep dropping and my body won’t stop vomiting out both ends it’s that anxious 😟

Dare is another great app, I love the daily quotes...really helps keep me positive about the battles.

It's the panic audios, 7th one down.

Start the medicine. If symptoms get worse contact your dr ASAP. Hope things get better for you I suffer with anxiety and it compelty took over my first pregnancy. I know how your feeling love stay strong and keep your self and mind busy !

You start the medicine your doctor prescribed to you. And if you get worse, you contact your doctor immediately.