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[quote=Anonymous]I'm so sorry to hear about your problems, OP.  If anything, I am "lucky" to have had panic attacks for years before pregnancy.  Because of my GAD, I can't stand taking medications (yeah, that would trigger an attack, just worrying about the side effects!).

I highly recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  It's what finally worked for me.  I started it a few years ago and, while I still have the urges to panic, I have strategies for dealing with them, and understand them now.

Sadly, I do think there is a large chemical component to anxiety/panic (probably why it runs in families).  The hormones during pregnancy make it much harder (I'm 29 weeks now), but I still find my CBT strategies to work for me.  I also eliminated ALL caffeine and other stimulants (theobromine in chocolate, processed sugars, etc), so that I gave myself a fighting chance not to get too worked up.

One last thing: ambien is safe during pregnancy, so if you get a lot of panic attack right at bed time (I always did), it's very reassuring to know it's there.  I guess because it's Class B and I have family members who took it, I have never panicked about its side effects![/quote]

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