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I have very bad anxiety that results in panic attacks. However they seemed to have lessened in the past 3 years, so I stopped taking medication for them. I was glad, because I never wanted to be on the medication in the first place. I have learned other ways to deal with my anxiety such as exercise and meditation, and that seemed to be working for me.
Since I have been pregnant I have had 2 panic attacks. They were not as severe as they once were, but still scarey. In the past year, counting the 2 since pregnancy, I have had 3 all together. Out of the 3, 2 were on the plane.
When I have them on the plane, it is only during take off, from our small airport, I live in a small town, and then once we are in the air, I am fine. But......the time during take off is BAD BAD. I am the crazy person who wants off the plane RIGHT NOW! I freak out and cant breathe. If any of you have had a panic attack...you know how freaky they are.
We leave on a plane again Sept 5th to go back to Switzerland where my in-laws live. I am terrified of having another attack, and my doctor and I spoke about it. She prescribed Ativan for me to take on the way there and back. The dosage is small, and she believes it will be fine since I will be 5 months pregnant.
I was just wondering if any of you know of this drug, or have experience with it. The research I have done has seemed mixed, and I am just not sure. I do not want meds if I dont need them, but my last attack was bad, and I thought I was going to die...ha ha. Not funny, but thats how you feel.
And suggestions, advice, concerns or experiences would be helpful.
Resolved Question: Is it safe to take ativan or xanax during pregnancy?
What pregnancy category is it in?
Resolved Question: Ativan And Pregnancy?
Hi. I am currently going through a really rough time emotionally (tragic family circumstances), and last night I couldn't stop crying at all. I broke down and found an old refill for my Ativan. I took 1 1mg pill to help me calm down and go to sleep. I am 27 weeks pregnant. I called my dr this morning to tell them, and he reassured me it was fine-in fact he would have told me to do it if I had called last night. I still feel pretty bad for taking it, but it did calm me down so I could at least get 3 hours of sleep. I guess I'm asking if anyone else went through that? A little extra reassurance is always nice during pregnancy. I'm just an emotional wreck right now and you guys have always helped me out when I've needed it. Thanks.
I took (1) 1mg ativan--not 11! just fyi because that's how it looks up there
thanks Jesseica, as the day goes on, it gets easier.
Resolved Question: What anti-anxiety medications are safe for pregnant women?
I have a long flight coming up, and I usually take ativan when i fly for my nerves. What is safe to take short-term during pregnancy, Im 7 months along.
Resolved Question: Anxiety/Panic attacks during pregnancy.?
I've had a few panic attacks in my life but theyve never been frequent enough for me to be diagnosed with PanicDisorder, or to be given anything more than a 1 time only prescrip for Ativan. Now I'm 5 1/2 months pregnant and this past week I've started having panic attacks at least once a day. I've been having trouble getting to sleep at night (normally in bed by 10 now I don't sleep til 5am) and when I finally do get to sleep I have strange dreams or even nightmares that lead to waking up in a panic. Im terrified of being left alone even sometimes being in a room by myself is scary, and I can't make myself get up to go to the bathroom at night no matter how many lights I turn on or how full my bladder is because I'm afraid something is "going to get me." I feel like a 5 year old who stayed up late to watch a freddy krueger movie...I'm terrified all the time, day & night, and I just don't know what to do.
Has anyone else experienced similar things? How'd you cope? Any suggestions?
I'm reluctant (as I think any woman should be) to take any medication that will cross the placenta. My doctor is going to have to tell me that something is 100% baby-tested & safe before I'll consider anything like that.
I'm more concerned about what my panics will do to the baby than what they do to me, but worrying about the baby's health only makes the attacks worse.
I've gone back to doing my old meditations (extremely modified Tai-Chi stuff), and I think they may have reduced the number & intensity of my daytime attacks, but it's had no affect on the nightmares or the attacks I wake up having. My body is more relaxed, but my mind obviously isn't following the way it used to, so I'm looking into some new techniques.
I'm starting to wonder if this could be somehow related to my blood sugar? I'm very hypo-gylcemic (low blood sugar) & I wonder if that could be somehow related-has anyone heard of anything linking the two like this?
thank you for the kind answers & support
Resolved Question: What are the risks to the fetus if the mother takes Ativan and Lexapro?
If she takes those medications before conception and during pregnancy?
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