Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / May 2007

Must have been ligaments. (BTW sorry I copied the entire 2 posts but I am
having trouble with my newsreader, it won't let me highlight and delete for
some odd reason, grrr.). The pain going to my shoulder was the part that
really made me think about worrying.

I am actually now feeling pretty good. I was starting to be nervous because
I seemed to be having a lot of feelings like I can't breathe, trouble
sleeping, and lots of weird hyper-ailments, everything seemed so magnified.
I thought I was having a long anxiety attack or becoming a hypochondriac,
LOL! I swear I did. When I went on my doctor's appointment, I was already
feeling some better but I did tell them I am showing (obviously) more this
time and seem to be feeling worse, and they thought it should probably get
better by 9-12 weeks, thankfully it has. Whew! I did inquire about breathing
issues and they said it's fine to continue with the Sudafed and Zyrtec. I
started a humidifier with a drop of Vaporub in it and that helped me a lot.
I mentioned to them about my panic attack feeling and they actually told me
they have had no problems in letting their patients go ahead and take a dose
of an anti-anxiety medication (Xanax, or really any of them). It was very
interesting to me because my last OB absolutely would not. The last OB
pushed anti-dpressants. This OB says he would rather someone who has their
symptos go away from a sedative take that than the antidpressants which
probably don't stop panic attacks anyway, because some of them have been
linked to some birth defects. He specifically mentioned Paxil and heart
problems. His view is that after the first trimester especially but
especially after the first 8 weeks, an occasional dose is safe, he did tell
me to be sure not to take them often. He said if I have a panic attack to go
ahead and feel ok about using a dose though. I told him I'd half the dose
anyway. That was a huge weight off my shoulders, and I have NOT had anymore
panic. I honestly think the almost-panic feeling was due to the strain of
feeling so bad for the first few weeks, evidently.

That was truly really weird, how bad I felt for the first 8 weeks. Week 8 to
9 has been pretty much okay. I'm nauseous but if I can rest and avoid
smells, I'm keeping everything down. I won't say I am very comfortable but I
would say I am very tolerable, and not having any major problems or wild,
wacky feelings. Whew again! Now I can get back to taking care of my daughter
and not feeling so.......weird!

One thing I have noticed is that my nausea is still pretty strong, and the
Zofran they gave me doesn't seem to be helping it much. I have heard Zofran
is a wonder nausea drug, so maybe it's because I am using the generic. The
brand name costs me $400!!! But the generic gets me a month supply for $5
(although my insurance company still pays several hundred) Wow. Needless to
say if the generic is not working as well as the brand name would, I will
never know! Nausea stinks. OTOH, I am having food cravings and aversions
like crazy. I want nachos, piled with lettuce and cheese and olives and
tomatoes and sour cream. I can't even stand the thought of drinking a
carbonated drink, not even coke or sprite so I am drinking juice. I haven't
had lemonade in years but have been drinking that daily now. I am starting
to crave homemade lemonade, fresh squeezed. LOL!