Anxiety after miscarriage??

Ok I had a miscarriage in Nov, and 8 days later I had an "anxiety" attack and according to the doctor. Over the weekend it didn't go away, so I went back and they diagnosed me with anxiety. They gave me hydroxyzine which I took ONE time and couldn't stand how tired it made me.

So it's been over a month now, I haven't taken anymore medication and I get attacks regularly. Nothing ever like the first one I had when I thought I was going to pass out but they happen randomly and it's not fun.

I am going to go to a psychiatrist or w/e as soon as I get a referral because it is interfering with my life. I am only 19 years old, and I hate going public places now bc when I do the likelihood of an attack is very likely. Yesterday I even HIT another car with mine because I was rushing to pull over -- I was having an anxiety attack while driving.

Basically when these attacks happen, I got hot ..I sweat, I can't focus on anything. I don't pay attention to whats going on around me and I can't sit still. Often my mind thinks that cold air, or food will help when they occur.

These attacks scare me!!!!!


Oh and I also find myself rushing to the bathroom when I get anxious. [Yes, to poop]

And if I don't go, I end up having to run there. etc. Yes..its gross but just saying.......

Did anyone else experience this after a miscarriage?

The weird thing is, that I thought I accepted the miscarriage?? I thought I was ok with it. Maybe im not? Also doesnt help about a month after the miscarriage, my best friend and I got into an argument and she said "F***K you at least when I have a baby I wont have a miscarriage."

Needless to say -- we are no longer friends.

[angelbabies]

iv had three miscarrages i didnt get anxiety attacks but i got badly depressed, its a very very hard this to come to terms with, as for your firend thats a nasty thing to say, unless u have experenced a m/c you will never know how it feels, my partner didnt understand why it took me so long to feel better, its a personal thing and everyone will react diffrently, i understand how it feels, mayb these attacks are linked to what you went thorugh and mayb it is still upsetting you, have you got anyone to talk to about ur feelings? i had my m/c's over 2 years and finaly i got pregnant and now have a happy healthy baby girl i think i only realy moved on from my depression when my daughter was born, even through pregnancy i found it hard and worried about losing my baby, as i said thats how i delt with it....if u want to chat me and lots of outher people have been through the loss of a child x

[pepper2010]

I haven't really talked about it. At first I think I was in such shock that I seemed emotionless. People around me didn't even think I was upset. It took a couple of days to cry.

It hurts me...when I found out I was preg I said something that I shouldn't have said. I feel guilty. I told my sister "Maybe i'll have a miscarriage"  how could I say that?..oh god i was so scared and naive. I didnt mean it, nor did I understand what a miscarriage is like.

I then got excited for the pregnancy, and soon after lost it.  :\

[angelbabies]

dot beat yourself up about it, i felt numb and was in total shock aswell, mayb try and talk to someone who understands how you feel, i found after my 3rd m/c i talked to alot of the girls on here and it realy helped me.

i expect you where scared when you said that, you obvs didnt meen it. x

[pepper2010]

yeah i was terrified when I said that. then a few days later the shock calmed down and me n my boyfriend were so excited...

my boyfriend cried he was so excited. it was such a happy moment..

[angelbabies]

i know, we tryed for the babys we lost and the 1st time i fell pregnant i was scared too and wonderd if it was the right thing, but after the shock we too where exited about the baby and we lost it soon after, i still get the sick and tummy turing feeling and very upset when i think about it, the first m/c for me was the hardest...you never forget the baby but it get easyer and mayb if these attacks are linked they will stop in time. x

[pepper2010]

I hope they stop. it really *****, its hard.

I had a natural miscarriage though..I am thankful for that. I didn't want a D& C. These symptoms couldn't be something with my physical health could they? Someone suggested that [not a doctor] but I dont think so. I never had excessive bleeding.... for my miscarriage the bleeding only lasted about 5 days.

Then I had a period about 24 days later

[angelbabies]

that bleeding sounds normal i lost 2 naturaly and had a d&c with the 1st, i have no idea whats causing the attacks but mayb ur not over it deep down and thats why, but i realy dont know x

[pepper2010]

Yeah. maybe.

I dont think its an infection or anything..someone told me they got cancer from not having a proper d&c but idk how that applies to me because i didnt have one!!

I am going to talk to a psychologist or w/e soon...but dont know when that will be. I hope that helps!!!

[angelbabies]

iv never hurd of anyone geting cancer but i know if some tissue if left in it can cause infection and there cause infertility but same as if u dont have one and none of the tissue has passed.

i hope that helps u mayb it will just stop in time but iv never had anxiety attacks b4.

[AnnieBrooke]

When you see your therapist, ask about Zoloft, Paxil, or Prozac; those are better meds than the one that gave you such trouble.  Remember, panic attacks are not "you" talking, they are just your illness talking.  (That is, your anxiety illness.)  You can get better from this illness.  One other suggestion -- exercise has proven to be better than all the antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds, in clinical testing.  You might get a good result from increasing the exercise you do.  Good luck!