Anxiety and pregnancy! UGh Anyone else?

[mamaof6]

I have been diagnosed with GAD and panic disorder. Ive had it for about 15-16 years now. It tends to rear its ugly head alot more during my pregnancies. Im guessing due to hormones. For the last couple days I have had heart palps (nothing new) and a little shortness of breath. Nothing extremem, and from all Ive read, its normal during pregnancy. WHICH I KNOW but still let it get me all worked up and into a horrible anxiety attack. This morning was hte worst Ive had in a LONG time! I thought I was going to die, got lightheaded and freaking out. ya know, after alll these years of going through this sh*t and still here alive you'd think I could deal with them better instead of letting it go as far as it does. I ended up (God forgive me) having to take 1/2 of a .25 (lowest dose) of xanax before i totally lost it. It was out of date but I really felt like i was losing my mind. I have calmed down alot but Im now scared to go out to the store for fear of freakin out again. BTW that is the dose I would take before pregnancy if I got really bad. I HATE taking pills and it is a last resort (hence being out of date) but i was ready to call 911. Ive lost count over hte yrs how many times ive been to the ER with this **** adn been hooked up to heart monitors for hours, EKG's, etc. I do have appropriate sinus tachy, which they said would never hurt me. To just cut back on smoking and caffeine, which I did at the time and WALAH! it went away (heart palps). I guess Im just venting and Im curious if anyone else has went through this. Im going to ask my doc for some meds to take as I want to enjoy this last pregnancy. Thanks everyone!

[mamaof6]

Hi. Yes I do. Thats why I am going to talk to my doc about it. I dont really like taking any meds but I cant suffer and stress so much during this pregnancy. Its not good for my baby. Thank you for your well wishes!

[MrGreen]

Are you aware that some medications for anxiety is not right to take during pregnancy? Something about it getting into the breast milk and the likes. That is something you should ask your doctor about. Just to be on the safe side. I hope all goes well for you and you have a beautiful bouncy baby.