Panic Attacks Support Group

A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...

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Panic attack during Pregnancy

Zen1
Zen1
Even though this is not my first pregnancy. Its the first that Im having my attacks with. Im scared that when I go in labor that I will have an attack and something will go wrong in some way. With me or my baby. Has anyone went through labor or any stages of pregnancy with these attacks, I could really use the help. Even with post partum.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Actually with all of my pregnancys, amazingly, i may have had one attack. As much as i hate being pregnant, that was the highlight of those nine months. I would suggest breathing exercises. Is you OB allowing you to continue on any of your regulars meds while being pregnant? If not, have you tried Bendryal?
deleted_user
deleted_user
That's a good question. I do not have any children yet. But would like to try this summer. And I've always wondered how it would be giving birth cause I know I would panic or even have an attack while I'm pregnant. You'd think it would put stress on the baby. Can you take meds being pregnant?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have made it through long, hard, painful labor 4 times, and all of my kids are perfectly healthy. I never took any medication during my pregnancys. I always figured I have suffered so long, whats another 9 months. For some reason I didn't get panic attacks as often when I was pregnant. In fact I think with one of my boys I went thru the whole pregnancy without ever having them. I actually thought I was cured LOL.
I don't want to scare you, but my 3rd son was 10 lbs, and I had alot of trouble with pushing. I had been trying for 2 hours and I started having a panic attack. They were trying to give me the oxygen mask, and I was hypervenolating (sp). The mask kept sticking to my face because of how I was breathing and I kept trying to pull it off with my hand. Once he was born I didn't take him for a couple minutes because I needed to calm down and cool off. I will always regret not holding him right away, but I couldn't breathe.
I don't think this will happen to you though, because it didn't happen with my other 3. I would reccoment an epidural, so you can sleep and relax while your in labor. Good luck.