feeling strange

[tisa1029]

is it common during pregnancy to feel like you (out of the blue) are going to collapse on the floor although you never do? I have been going through alot of stress lately and I have had severe panic attacks for 8 years and all of the stuff that I am going through with moving, the electricity getting cut off, and an alcoholic fiance, I have just been very stressed lately can that be the reason I feel like I am going to collapse?  ty to whoever can answer this

[tisa1029]

Thank you very much. Yea I have had severe panic attacks for 8 years and I still have them. It doesn't help with no electricity and a fiance that only thinks about drinking everyday, money, and work. He seems to not care for me anymore. I always get depressed b/c of what he does. Noone seems to believe me when I tell them about what he does intill he does it at their house. Today he started drinking while driving, that sux. I am trying to figure out what to do. TY very much.

[meechell]

hey Tisa

read your post. Congrats on the baby and sorry you're stressed. The lights getting cut off is a good enough reason to be stressed, I can relate. I agree with whitlack, you should see a biblical counselor, He, God can break the cycle of addiction, I'm telling you this from experience. I was very abusive with Xanax up to 20-30 mgs daily so about 10-15 2 mgs daily. God convicted me about it, through my husband's friend who is a meth user who he was mentoring. Anyway now I'm at 1 mg a day which I take at night, and I'm going to get my doctor to prescribe something for me to taper off with and live benzo free, if  can go from using that much a day surely God will see me through.

Few things I've learned through Biblical counseling, anxienty or worry could be caused by 2 things an an appropriate fear like getting your light's cut off and expecting a baby, and dealing with you're fiance OR  un caused fear, meaning nothing concrete has caused the fear which is anxienty. There is a root to the fear. Not sure if you're ready for this but it has helped me tremendously.

I realized when I took the xanax I was running from my feelings which were caused by sin in my life, and the fact that God was convicting me on it. Anxiety is like a  check engine light that something else is going on.

You'll be in my prayers, be blessed you and you're family.

Almost forgot talk to you're doctor about something he can give you for anxiety, when I was pregnant in 05' I was stressed and living my life without aknowledging God my doctor prescribed me some green pills which were safe because it was a cross symptom pill, used for sinus but caused relaxtion.

Sorry so long

[tisa1029]

I have considered counseling. I am just going through so much. I have to stay at a friends b/c they cut off my electricity b/c they said a one month bill was $615.00, lol not possible. So yea I need to find a counselor b/c I am highly stressed. TY :)

[whitlack]

I am not sure of any meds but have you ever considered a Christian counselor?  That could be very beneficial to you considering all that you are going through.  There arent many meds you can take while being pregnant unfortulately.

[tisa1029]

my doctor told me that I could take zoloft. The only thing is after taking xanax for 9 years I quit taking those and had very bad withdrawals and he said that if I took zoloft that I would have to quit when I am 7 months. I just really do not want to go through withdrawals. Do you guys know of any other meds than xanax and zoloft?

[whitlack]

It sounds to me like you maybe having panic attacks!  That will make you light headed and sometimes short of breath.  If you suffer from severe anxiety I would check with your doc and maybe they could prescribe you with something.  Good luck.

[mj_mommy_manda]

I would guess it has something to do with your blood sugar because this happens to me when I dont eat enough or drink enough during the day.. I feel really weak and I just feel like **** like Im going to tip over.  I usually get dizzy and it doesnt matter if I sit down or what I do.  You need to make sure your eating enough because the baby takes and takes from you that if you dont have enough food in there baby is going to take "your" food and you are going to feel like ****.. hope this helps