Anxiety ridden - 29 weeks

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Hi everyone , I'm currently 29 weeks pregnant and on the brink of breaking down. I have really bad anxiety, mainly related to health and being pregnant is not helping. This happened in my last pregnancy, but I assumed as I didn't have the right support in that pregnancy that I was just stressed. But it's happened again. I've had high blood pressure in this pregnancy due to white coat syndrome. I don't want to leave the house so I can keep an eye on every single baby movement. From the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep, I am worried about having a stillborn. I'm laying here in tears as I just can't take it anymore. I've been to triage countless times before and all has been fine. I can't enjoy my life or my pregnancy as I am in a state of worry at all times. Midwife is aware of my anxiety, I've been having CBT but nothing is helping. I'm at a loss, I can't cope anymore

Sorry to hear this OP, you must be exhausted. I'm very close to your gestation, 28+2. Are you take any medication for your anxiety at all? My anxiety used to be really bad like yours. I take 50mg sertraline a day, could you mention this to your midwife? It might take the edge off, although it is known to get worse before it gets better. Or perhaps Propanalol? Although not sure if that can be used during pregnancy xxx

Hi. Thank you for replying. Im not taking any medication at all. I think I'm gonna call my dr, I need some professional help. I didn't know there was anything safe to take or that they could give me while I'm pregnant

This sounds so hard 😥 I have anxiety too so I understand how you feel. It gets worse with pregnancy because there’s so many what ifs and having anxiety you always focus on the worst possible outcomes. When I’m having a bad day I always find writing my worries down helps, your mind races so much with different worries that it weighs you down and it makes everything harder to deal with. I then put them into two categories: things I can actually change/ things I have no control over. I then spend the day working on the things I do have control over (for example things that need done around the home/things I need to get or do, anything that’s adding to my stress) focusing on these takes my mind of the things I can’t control and I feel better scoring them off my list because I feel like I’ve achieved something. It’s such a horrible feeling, I’ve been on so many meds over the years and I don’t think any of them really helped, CBT really did help me though, sorry it’s not working for you, I hope you feel better soon ❤️

Hi, im 27 weeks and have been experiencing the same. Was in and out of panic attacks for 18 hours yesterday and nothing would help (exercise, baths, cold showers, ice on face, breathing). It seems to be manifesting itself as separation anxiety from my partner who is travelling for work, more than birth anxiety, which I hope is just hormone related.

The only things that seem to help is being around people and arranging going for walks with them (as its too expensive to be doing other activities). Ive had 5 years of therapy prior to pregnancy so feel like i have a tool kit, but nothing helps to get out of the height of the anxiety when it hits as its so irrational.

Hi OP, I'm currently experiencing this. Did you find anything that helped you? Really struggling with the thought of another 10 weeks of this