I've namechanged for this but am a regular poster. Quick history first of all. Have a 4 year old DS. I had no history of mental health problems before having him but had bad post natal depression after his birth. It was mostly based around completely loosing the ability to sleep and then developing anxiety over that. Anyway I was reasonably lucky in that had a good GP who prescribed Mirtazapine pretty quickly. Recovery was slow and it took me quite a long tome to get off the medication but eventually I got there and for the last two years have been back to normal/happy.
It took me a long time to think about having a second but I finally felt ready and we started to TTC. Last week I found out I was pregnant (about 6 weeks) and was delighted. However the insomnia and anxiety have now hit in again. I've had about four bad nights in a row. Last night I don't think I slept at all. I'm feeling crap and even had a look at Marie Stopes website this morning (which I know I wouldn't do if I was thinking clearly).
Anyway I'm going to ring and see if i can get and emergency GP (haven't even been to tell them I am pregnant yet) appointment in the morning but I'm not sure what They will be ale to do. The medication really helped me last time but now I'm pregnant so I won't be able to take it. I have moved since I had DS so it will be a different GP from last time. I am afraid that they wont take me seriously and I know I can't cope with a full pregnancy feeling like this. So do any of you have any advice on what I should be asking the GP to do?