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Anxiety Meds
I have suffered severe anxiety in the past and have been on tons of different meds. Thankfully, I have been anxiety free for about 5 years now. ...
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- I have a history of depression and anxiety, and I always erred on the safe side by not taking anything while pregnant or breastfeeding. This worked out OK for me, but ...
- Hi J.: Here is a website that is used for the La Leche League as a reference for drug use during breastfeeding. You just look up the drug and the online doctor wil...
- I used Lexapro 5mg while I was pregnant & have continued to use it while nuring - my daughter is now 9 months old. I used it under the permission of my ob & my family...
Anxiety Medication
I suffered from severe anxiety (including crippling nightmares and a bout of agoraphobia) for most of my adult life. I used Lexapro for over a year, ...
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- I have a friend who gained wait on Paxil too. Her and her doc tried numerous meds until they found the right one for her (Prozac). Everyone's body chemistry is diffe...
- I recommend Bach Rescue Remedy in spray form--available at most health food stores (Whole Foods is one)... http://www.bachflower.com/Rescue_Remedy.htm I also rec...
- im on a medication for something else and gained 50 lbs if you would like you can send me a message and we can talk more personaly and with mine there is no replacemen...
Birth Control Causing Anxiety or Pmdd?
I have an 18-month old son, and about 6 months ago, I started having severe anxiety and irrational thoughts that I could not get out of my mind. ...
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- When I was on a particular pill a few years ago (can't remember which one, now), I would have dramatic mood swings. My husband (boyfriend at the time), made a light-he...
- Hi H., I did a quick Google search on "birth contril pills and anxiety" and found quite a bit. Now granted you can't always believe what you find on the net, but t...
- I had serious trouble on the pill. I did nova ring and that didn't seem to be as bad. But any amount of hormones can cause this. I went off birth control in Jan thinki...
Is It Ok to Take Zolof?
I am 32 weeks pregnant with my 6th child...I have been diagnosed with severe anxiety and OCD just yesterday at my dr. appt....My dr. prescribed..."
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- My cousin took it and her little girl is fine. I do know that the pharmacies are required to list every risk & side effect no matter how minor it might be. Too bad t...
- Please go get the book "Post Partum Depression for Dummies". Dr. Shoshanna Bennett is an expert in all the mood disorders related to pregnancy and post partum. There...
- Hi L., With my first pregnancy I was diagnosed with depression. The doc put me on medication that had the same warning. Basically they have to put the warning on t...
Mommy's Health
My husband has epilepsy...and before they diagnosed this he was diagnosed with severe anxiety. And well when they put him on xanax three times a day and ...
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- This sounds really similar to something my MIL deals with - it is caused by mitro-valve prolapse, but I think it can also be caused by anxiety. The two go hand in han...
- Oh, I know what you are going through. I had what I call "firecrackers" going off in my head, and they hurt! My doc gave me 1/2 dose of zoloft to take at night and at ...
- I have general anxiety disorder and get panic attacks occasionally. I took Buspar for awhile and it really helped...I just took a pill when I felt extra anxious or if ...
Safe Anti-anxiety Medication While Breastfeeding?
I also have had anxiety for most of my life. I have had bouts in my life that has caused it to be more severe, but to the extreme where driving would cause ...
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- I could understand how anyone having two young children so close in age could be anxious! I don't personally know a lot about antianxiety medications, but I would urge...
- Hi K., Most of the anti-anxiety meds (SSRIs) are fine; the one with the longest record of safe use while breastfeeding is Zoloft. You could Google Tom Hale and med...
- Hi K.! I hear ya on the anxiety front. Unfortunately, I recently had my first battle with some pretty serious anxiety. But...I did find some very helpful things...
Advice for How to Deal with Anxiety During Pregnancy Without Meds
I've had severe anxiety too. I had it severely prior to and during my pregnancy with my 3rd child. I too am a type A personality and a Christian. ...
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- Along with the herbs some omega 3s would help your depression. I have started fish oil recently and my head feels a lot clearer. Walnuts and flax seed are also a good ...
- T., There is a book called "Tapping the Healer Within" It is amazing how tapping certain meridians can help with anxiety and stress. I used this "Tap therapy" to relie...
- Oh my dear! just your "little about me" gives me anxiety-it's a wonder you have lasted this long without stressing. You are doing SO much! You need to just make a litt...
I Need Help Diagnosing My 10-Year-old's Stomach Troubles
She was being sent home from school with severe stomach aches at least once a week for over two months. She also has a severe anxiety problem. ...
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- Hello P., Need some more info- For allergies I recommend a book my doctor told me about for my son. Is This Your Child by Dr. Doris Rapp www.drrapp.com If he...
- It could be many things.Keep a food diary and write down when his stomach hurts. You may be able to see if it is something he is eating. I have one daughter whose alle...
- My 11 year old daughter had exactly the same problems last year. She was being sent home from school with severe stomach aches at least once a week for over two month...
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Unless she is genetically predisposed (and she may be) to this type of severe anxiety, I would throughly look into some trauma explanation through the ...
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- Perhaps you need to look at this medically rather than psychiatrically. Is there something in the physical environment of the school that is making her sick? If yo...
- A., I am so sorry that this is happening to you and your daughter. Is there a history of anxiety in her family that you know of? If it is profound anxiety, then p...
- Hi A., I am sorry to hear about your daughter's anxiety. I have had bouts with this and it can be paralyzing. Anxety and fear is not of God. There are many chris...
6 Year Old with Panic Attacks
Both my husband and I have delt with anxiety/depression our whole lives and .... with your son...knowledge is really power in the case of severe anxiety). ...
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- I recommed the Autisim center at Riley Hospital. They deal with all types of situations, not just autisim. My son has been going there for anxiety courses, and I am ...
- My cousin has OCD and that's what it sounds like
- We just took our 3yr son with some of the same issues to a Pediatric Neuropsychologist in Indianapolis, Bryan A. Hudson, Ph.D. We really thought that we were dealing w...
