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What medication can I get to combat my panic disorder while pregnant?
There are medications called anxiolytics which have been used cautiously and at low doses during the last trimester of pregnancy to help with anxiety and panic disorder.
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Why can't I get excited about being pregnant?
I don't know of any specific sites or support groups that would help you feel better about this change in your life. I think any change in life brings with it ambivalent, or mixed feelings, both negative and positive ones.
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What are some massage techniques for the third trimester?
Being that she is due so soon, back pain will probably be a constant for her. I am assuming that she feels this pain in the low back, so I will try to explain a couple of techniques for that.
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Can antidepressants affect my baby?
Please do not feel badly about the feelings you are having. It is not uncommon for pregnant women to have depressed feelings.
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I am so paranoid that I'm going to fall or have something else happen to me that will hurt my baby. Is this a normal feeling?
Along with the healthy glow of a happy pregnancy comes the desire to prevent injury, especially to the growing fetus.
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I'm worried about driving while pregnant because the possibility of having a car accident, and even how tight the seat belt is. Should I be concerned?
During your first trimester (up to about week 12 or so), your uterus is well protected behind the pubic bone. The fetus is also cushioned inside the thick-walled muscular uterus and surrounded by amniotic fluid.
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Is it normal to feel tired and depressed during pregnancy?
There are often difficulties in trying to sort out what is "normal" during the third trimester from what isn't. Many of the symptoms that women go through during this time ARE normal, like the tiredness you are experiencing.
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Is it normal to feel tired and depressed during pregnancy?
There are often difficulties in trying to sort out what is "normal" during the third trimester from what isn't. Many of the symptoms that women go through during this time ARE normal, like the tiredness you are experiencing.
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What medication can I get to combat my panic disorder while pregnant?
There are medications called anxiolytics which have been used cautiously and at low doses during the last trimester of pregnancy to help with anxiety and panic disorder.
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My daughter is in her eighth month, and is absolutely vicious toward everyone. Is this caused by depression?
A general feeling of anger may be one symptom of depression, but there are usually several other symptoms that must be present before someone is diagnosed as "clinically depressed.
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