leighs
10-30-2011, 10:53 PM
I've been suffering from anxiety for a while. I've been involved in CBT which has helped a great deal. For the moments when I just couldn't get my anxiety under control, I would take .25mg of Xanax. However, I am now pregnant so medicine for anxiety is of course out of the question for the safety of the baby.
The last 2 or 3 days have been really tough on me. I have gone a while without any big anxiety or panic but the last couple of days I haven't been able to keep it at bay very well. I keep getting a pinching sensation in my left upper chest. I have no other symptoms of a heart problem (my pulse and blood pressure are fine, no nausea (other than what comes normally with pregnancy), no sweating, etc.) so I keep trying to tell myself I'm fine. However, every time I get that stupid pinching pain, I start to get really nervous and anxious. Also, since this has been going on for days, I know it's nothing serious as it would have already happened.
Any one out there have any advice on how to calm myself down? I really wish I could take my Xanax! It's so frustrating to feel like I had come so far and now I'm getting anxious again.
The last 2 or 3 days have been really tough on me. I have gone a while without any big anxiety or panic but the last couple of days I haven't been able to keep it at bay very well. I keep getting a pinching sensation in my left upper chest. I have no other symptoms of a heart problem (my pulse and blood pressure are fine, no nausea (other than what comes normally with pregnancy), no sweating, etc.) so I keep trying to tell myself I'm fine. However, every time I get that stupid pinching pain, I start to get really nervous and anxious. Also, since this has been going on for days, I know it's nothing serious as it would have already happened.
Any one out there have any advice on how to calm myself down? I really wish I could take my Xanax! It's so frustrating to feel like I had come so far and now I'm getting anxious again.