Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 3 Location: , Saskatchewan Canada
Pregnant: Doc took me off Effexor- Now I'm self-destructive Posted: 10-30-07 01:17am
I'm 23 weeks pregnant. My husband and I
have close friends who have two small
children, and we just decided in April
that maybe having kids would be ok. I'm
only 23, but we've been married 3 years.
I've been on Effexor for nearly our entire
marriage, and it helped me function. I'm
self-destructive and pretty irrational
when I'm not on my medication. When I
found out I was pregnant, my doctor took
me off of the Effexor immediately, so
along with my morning sickness, I went
through withdrawl. I was excited for the
first few weeks, and then started getting
apprehensive. I had to quit my job (I had
only been there 1 month and a half anyway)
because of the withdrawl. I was starting
to feel like the medication was finally
out of my system, and I was getting
scared. In August things started looking
better, and I felt like my mood had
plateaued. I wasn't super energetic, and I
cried easily, and really had to limit my
exposure to other people (I get really
anti-social...can't even answer my own
phone), but I didn't feel like hurting
myself, and I was excited about the baby.
This last week I've fallen apart. I feel
like I've been faking it for the benefit
of everyone else...friends and family. I'm
not happy to be pregnant. I'm not excited
about the baby. I'm terrified of
childbirth, and of the huge
responsibility...of being a mom for the
rest of my life. I'm jobless, which really
doesn't help. Plus, I'm having a lot of
pain in my hips and pelvic area, so I
can't stand for very long. I hate feeling
the baby move, because I'm scared of
change, and I don't understand what's
happening to my body. (It's happening way
too quickly!) Yesterday my instinct was to
hit my abdomen when I felt kicks...I
stopped myself, but it scared me. I've
never thought about hurting the baby, and
all of a sudden I just wanted it to stop.
I wanted it out of me, and I didn't even
want to see it.
I almost had a panic attack today when
friends invited us over to watch our
favorite tv show (which we do every week).
I feel like I'm being pressured by society
and I'm breaking apart. I tell my husband
how I feel. and he's supportive, but he
doesn't know what to do.
Now I feel guilty, because I thought I
wanted this, and every day I scare myself
more and more. I don't want this baby to
exist, and I hate myself for even thinking
that.
I think about going to the hospital, to
the psychiatric ward, but then I'll be put
on high dosage anti-depressants after the
baby is born, and won't get to breastfeed.
Which I used to care about. Now, I just
don't want to even bring the baby home.
Does anyone know, at what point should
someone admit themselves to the hospital?
How "bad" do things have to get before
it's a serious enough problem? (I'm scared
to go in, that they'll just say it's no
big deal, and I'm just pregnant and a
little hormonal.)
I'm just so confused, because I know this
isn't me. I just don't know where I went.
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Amber*Marie
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 1430
Posted: 10-30-07 01:43am
You need to go to the hospital
immediantly!! It is a big deal. Yes women
get hormonal when pregnant but theres a
huge difference between hormonal and
thoughts of hurting/killing your unborn
child!! Please go now!
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yogahoneybunny
Supporter
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 880 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 10-31-07 06:31am
And seek counseling. Most communities
usually have a sliding scale therapy
center for people who want to work on
themselves - to feel better. There are
many resources out there for you. And you
are not alone.
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cln1812
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 527 Location: La Porte, TX
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Posted: 10-31-07 11:13am
There are also antidepressants out there
like Zoloft that are safe for pregnancy
and breastfeeding. Prozac and Lexapro may
be among them too, I can't remember. You
can get something to help now and not need
to be miserable throughout pregnancy.