Buspar ? 24 weeks pregnant .............

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Registered: 05-21-2006
Buspar ? 24 weeks pregnant .............
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Tue, 09-19-2006 - 12:48pm
I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disoder at age 30 ( with OCD tendancies in that when I am having anxiety or a panic attack I worry and obsess over things that otherwise I know could not hurt me or are untrue-like I can't breath or see etc. ) I am just about to turn 36, and pregnant with my 4th child. 24 weeks. Prior to my pregnancy I was taking Effexor XR 75 mg which saved my life ! I had relief within a week of beginning treatment and never had another full blown panic attack again while on it. When I found out I was pregnant I immdiatly stopped taking it. My OB agreed that it was not a good drug for pregnancy. I did ok for quite a long time , then about 12 weeks pregnant my anxiety became hard for me to control with talk therapy or breathing exercises. The past week it has been awful. I am waking up with anxiety attacks and unable to go back to sleep at night. I had a full blown panic attack two of the last three nights. One lasted nearly an hour. Yesterday I actually had a panic attack over even thinking of going to bed and waking and having to go through this again. I took some benedryl which helped some. I ended up being able to sleep off and on all night without going into a full blown attack. I called my OB and they are recommending that I begin taking Buspar ( buspirone). Has anyone here had any experience with this drug ? Side effects ? Taken it while pregnant or TTC ? Nursing ? I don't want to hurt my baby. That is most important, but the thought of having to live with this even another day is scaring me. TIA Heather
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Registered: 03-11-2004
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 2:38pm

Welcome, Heather! It's so nice to

 

 


 



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Registered: 05-27-2003
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 2:54pm

hi there heather:)


my name is heather as well and i am 26 weeks preggo.

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 4:05pm

Hi & welcome!

Sheri Ann