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Medicine definitely helps, call your primary care doctor to prescribe you some meds and refer you to psychiatrics. Some medicine is useful for the moment if panics, some medicine are more long term and takes 6 weeks to show effect. But definitely helpful. You will find yourself calmer after a while
@Hayley thank you so much I pray that you one day are able to feel completely heard from that. It’s crazy bc I used to suffer from depression and anxiety before my daughter and it got better then my anxiety got worse out of nowhere recently it’s been bad but never this bad where I have to miss work haven’t even learned how to drive and I’m 25 years old and still afraid of the dark 😭 I just live in constant fear and overthinking and I’m tired of it but yes I’m going to talk to my dr. I refuse to take pills I just don’t want to I saw how it did my mom and she luckily didn’t have to take them anymore but I really hope everything works out for you. I’m going to look into talking to a therapist and see maybe what triggers my anxiety and what I can do to work on it. My best hurts so bad it feels like you’re going to have a heart attack ..
@fari I’m still breastfeeding so it won’t work for me at the moment and I don’t plan to stop yet.
Some medicine are safe with breast feeding. Talk to your doctor. Plus, how old is your baby? The first 6-8 weeks after delivery are worse in terms of anxiety. It gets better
Yes when I drive my heart races and I feel like I’m going to pass out literally. When I try to explain to some one they think I’m crazy or they look at me crazy. Do you have a good support system? Like is your daughter’s dad really helpful for your mental health? I don’t have a great support system and I feel like such a burden to everyone with my problems. But I wish I was normal for my son. I use to talk to a therapist but I stopped years ago but I definitely feel like I need to do that again. I pray you can get some relief. Also I’m 27 almost 28 it’s embarrassing not being able to go somewhere because of my anxiety. I know caffeine can make anxiety worse and panic attacks worse to. So I try to avoid coffee ir take 5 sips and sip on it every so often.
Long time sufferer here too. I definitely suggest medication. It's been so helpful. It's a pain in the beginning trying to get the right one and the right dose but worth it! After having my son, it got way way way worse. I waiting too long to get help. Therapy is also so helpful. They give tools to help and it's just nice to vent to someone who is there to listen. Sending you hugs and well wishes.
I don’t have good support system either, in fact when I have a fight with my husband, it adds more to my anxiety, so I take a med which is for occasional situations. If they don’t understand you, don’t share with them. Some centers have group therapy that you can share with a group and they share with you, so they usually support and feel you. And group therapy is covered by insurance usually. Call to your primary care doctor now and get appointment. And don’t be embarrassed, it is OK to be not OK.
The most helpful thing I ever did for my anxiety was doing an IOP. I took medical leave from work for the program, but you don't have to. The program I took was based on dialectic behavior therepy.
Hi you’re not alone! I also suffer from anxiety I was diagnosed when I was 14. I learned how to cope. But after I had my son is so much worse. I wish I could help with advice cause I won’t go anywhere alone. And I won’t drive alone either. I wish I was the same person I was before I had my child. He’s 28 months (2) and I still struggle everyday. I can’t take pills never been able to. But I guess maybe talk to your doctor? I’m not much help but wanted to let you know you’re not alone. Mental health issues run in my family to. Bipolar anxiety ocd.