my "new" fear...cause of anxiety:(

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Registered: 05-27-2003
my "new" fear...cause of anxiety:(
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Tue, 09-26-2006 - 11:52am

hi ladies...


i just wanted to share this with hopes of getting it off my chest, and getting some feedback/tips...


my recent fear causing me a lot of anxiety is related to my pregnancy and complications...


when a woman goes into preterm labor they often give her two meds, magnesuim sulfate and terbultiline (spelling is horrible), well the mag makes you feel very sick like you have the flu and the terb...well, i've been told it makes you feel like you are having a panic attack, it makes you very gittery, your heart races and you get dizzy...so you can just imagine the combo of these two...


when i went into preterm labor w/my son, well, i was doing great anxiety wise (had been virtually anxiety free for 6 years), and they wanted to give me the meds to stop the contractions, but they said they felt that the contractions were just an irratible uterus and didn't think they would cause actual labor...so we decided that w/my history of panic disorder it would be best not to get the meds...well, they were wrong and my water broke 2 weeks later (probably due to the CONSTANT contractions) and my son was born...


well, in retro spect i should have taken the meds....


and now i'm at super high risk of preterm labor (already having some signs such as a shortening cervix)...and i'm petrified that i will go into preterm labor and get these meds...and they will cause me soo much anxiety that i flip out, and have a severe relapse...


i'm just soooo scared of this...


and i'm also petrified of going into labor in general...i

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Registered: 10-05-2003
Wed, 09-27-2006 - 9:43pm

*hugz* I don't know how much support I can help with the pregnancy part! But if you ever just want to chat or talk on IM I'm on yahoo and MSN, offer is open to anyone :)

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