re: Xanax

my cousin took it, but ONLY when she absolutely needed it. and not in the 3rd trimester.

id do what your doctor says to do it causes more stress on baby when u dont. because every time u have panic attack and stuff it cause stress on baby and stress will cause more harm to the baby than meds would. there are plenty ppl out there that face what u face including me. do what best for u and baby. you'd have a higher risk of misscarrying off meds then on them due to all stress you'd put on baby. either way its your descion dont let ppl tell u what do . .goodluck with your pregnancy

People don't understand if you've never been there... I personally think people should keep their mouth shut if they've never experienced anything of the sort. You do what's best for you and your child. Just keep your head up. If you need to talk, I'm here.  

Quoting Just Andria:" Indeed.... Go for it.... Take it like i did while suffering from anxiety and not knowing I was pregnant. ... [snip!] ... pregnant. Just don't be suprised when you miscarry like I did from taking a medication that is NOT to be taken while pregnant."

rude much? and i would like to know how your doctor knew it was from xanax? seriously. smurfin A.

Quoting annabelle509:" rude much? and i would like to know how your doctor knew it was from xanax? seriously. smurfin A."

my psychiatrist told me NO xanax what so ever.

I suffer from panic disorder.. it came out of no where December 2010 and stopped December 2011. For a year I had multiple panic attacks a day, lost 15 lbs in the first 2 weeks, couldn't drive for a year....I lost an entire year. I became pregnant and they stopped until 32 weeks when out of no where I couldn't breathe and my heart rate was over 200bpm with an irregular ekg on the ambulance and a bp of 160/110. Ativan was my go to med prepregnancy, but I declined during pregnancy because I was unsure of the effects on the baby. During my csection I had a panic attack so severe they called in extra people because they thought something went wrong. I am now suufering from them multiple times a day. It is a class c drug and I am breast feeding. Any thoughts? I have a script for ativan but do not know what to do. Unless you experience it, you have NO idea what it is like. It is the scariest thing in the world. I had no idea until I experienced it, and sadly I was just as judgemental on what "I" would do etc....

Quoting whack a mole crazy:" my psychiatrist told me NO xanax what so ever. "

ok and my doc told me in emergency situations it is allowed. It depends on your doctor as well as your severity of anxiety. so what now? i guess we are both wrong? or are we both right?  

Quoting annabelle509:" ok and my doc told me in emergency situations it is allowed. It depends on your doctor as well as your severity of anxiety. so what now? i guess we are both wrong? or are we both right?  "

you are right, every doctor is different. and i am in no means bashing medication during pregnancy because i have severe bipolar disorder and without my meds i would be a danger to myself and others so i have to stay on them while pregnant. so far my pregnancy has had no problems from them so, i am thankful

Quoting Cameron and cayleighs mom:" I suffer from panic disorder.. it came out of no where December 2010 and stopped December 2011. For a ... [snip!] ... thing in the world. I had no idea until I experienced it, and sadly I was just as judgemental on what "I" would do etc...."

Please look up Dr. Thomas Hale! He has all the info you need on meds and nursing.
PM me if you have any questions or can't find the info you're looking for after researching this Doctor.

Quoting nutmeg.:" Please look up Dr. Thomas Hale! He has all the info you need on meds and nursing. PM me if you have any questions or can't find the info you're looking for after researching this Doctor."

I didn't really get any where.. I don't know if I'm looking in the right spot though.

Quoting Cameron and cayleighs mom:" I didn't really get any where.. I don't know if I'm looking in the right spot though."

http://www.infantrisk.com/

http://www.infantrisk.com/forum/search.php?searchid=45060

I'm bipolar and my doc won't let me take nething not even an anti depressant....

Quoting Amanda Hellums:" I'm bipolar and my doc won't let me take nething not even an anti depressant...."

i'm actually taking anti seizure medications so, they have been deemed "safe-ish"

Quoting whack a mole crazy:" i'm actually taking anti seizure medications so, they have been deemed "safe-ish" "

i took anit seizure meds also.

Quoting MrsSinatra:" People don't understand if you've never been there... I personally think people should keep their mouth ... [snip!] ... anything of the sort. You do what's best for you and your child. Just keep your head up. If you need to talk, I'm here.  "

You really shouldn't assume that because some of us recognize the dangers of the drug and say not to take it...that we've never experienced anxiety.