Hi, I am really struggling at the moment and came on here looking for some support/help.
I am 6 weeks pregnant and it was a planned pregnancy. I suffered 2 miscarriages last year. I have 2 children from a previous relationship but my husband and I wanted a child together.
I suffer from anxiety and take antidepressants. I became anxious when I found out I was pregnant mainly at first because I was worried I would have another miscarriage. I spoke to my doctor and she increased my antidepressant dose to try and keep on top of the anxiety. At 5 weeks I also started with bad nausea/sickness which has made me feel down. However the increased dose had led to my anxiety getting out of control. It is a known side effect that it can make you more anxious when you start taking it or increase the dose.
I have spent the last 2 days extremely anxious and now regretting getting pregnant because of the impact it is having on my mental health. I feel worse and worse each day to the point I am constantly overcome with horrific anxiety. I keep telling myself to give the increased dose time to work but the anxiety and absolute fear keeps coming over me and is taking over my life. I'm scared I won't stop feeling like this and will end up suicidal like I have in the past when my anxiety has been bad.
I feel like a termination is the only way to make this anxiety go away even though it was a planned pregnancy.
Feel so scared and don't know where to turn.
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Considering termination of planned pregnancy due to severe anxiety
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KatG01 · 26/02/2022 23:57
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