I’m pregnant with my first baby (one prior miscarriage) and I am nearly 15 weeks and need some advice.
I’m really struggling with work. I want to be able to bring in money to help save more for the baby but I feel so sick and tired all the time and its getting worse. I have a heart disorder which isn’t helping.
Not only am I exhausted and nausous but symptoms of my panic anxiety disorder have been coming back due to increased work pressure. I keep having attacks recently and I’m scared to tell my husband as we gave up a lot to get me well. I worked really hard for two years to get off medication and learn way to cope with my anxiety through natural therapies (which unfortunately cannot be used during pregnancy).
I work in retail sales and although I mainly enjoy my work the store has let go of and lost a great deal of staff and isn’t going to be replacing staff to prior numbers although weekend and late night shopping traffic has remained the same. So I have to deal with a lot of abuse from customers.
I worked hard to get well to be able to get pregnant and don’t want to put my baby in danger. What would be people’s advice on what to do?

Tags: baby one, heart disorder, late night shopping, medication, money, natural therapies, nausous, panic anxiety disorder, pregnancy, retail sales, traffic

Some nights I’ll wake right up with a horrible fear that I’m going to die. I don’t have any physical pain. I just think I’m going crazy. I try to do things to take my mind off of it, watch TV, etc. After about 10 minutes it subsides. It does happen at times when I’m awake. Driving in the car when I’m sitting in traffic for one. . It’s not necessarily paralyzing but that feeling is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.
Thanks to everyone who answered! I don’t have any physical symptoms at all. It is "all in my head". Thanks again!

Tags: horrible fear, traffic, worst enemy

I have had severe panic attacks for about 10 years. I have tried every medication and therapy, read all the books. The only medicine that helps at all is xanax. I take it daily and could not function without it. I know it’s a mental thing but I can’t control them and I still have them especially in restauraunts, crowded places, standing in line somewhere, traffic. I am so tired of living with it. Has anyone else been in this situation and what did you do? Are there other treatments? Hypnosis? I am so tired of it controlling my life! Thanks!
I know what you mean Cherry, I always feel safe with my cell phone. Ill take it out and look at it and I guess I know I can call someone if I have to. It’s crazy tho. The worst about having the attacks is that I know other people are looking at me and wondering what the hell is wrong with me.

Tags: 10 years, cell phone, hell, hypnosis, life thanks, medication, medicine, Panic Attacks, tho, traffic, xanax