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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thank you so very much for the previous post!  I too am having terrible nausea and it definitely has an impact on my panic/anxiety, since the panic attacks are triggered by feeling trapped in my swelling and nauseous body.  I just ordered the book you recommended, but am also reassured to hear you took a benzo throughout your pregnancy with no ill effect.  I am determined not to let anxiety/panic/depression prevent me from having the family I want.  But it is so hard right now.  Thank you for sharing your experience and success.[/quote]

21:12 poster again......OP, one of the strategies that worked best for me (in addition to slightly increasing my Klonopin dosage to get me past the morning sickness phase).....was to do a countdown of days......my nauseau started very early.....at around 5 weeks.....I anticipated that I would most likely have significant nausea up until around 12 weeks (at the end of the first trimester)......I then did a count-down....figuring that I would have about 49 days of feeling pretty bad  and would just lay low during this time and not schedule many evening activities after work, since smelling food at restaurants, the mall food court, etc. triggered my nauseau...   It felt good to be able to cross off a day each evening and feel like...okay, I can tolerate 48 more days of this because I know the end result will be a beautiful baby.   As luck would have it....my nauseau subsided at week 10. ( Now, I realize, a minority of women will feel nauseous longer but I was being optimistic in my projection).  Anyway, so glad you ordered the book as that will have a lot of exercises, strategies, etc. to help you through this period.....and let me know if I can be of any more assistance.  [/quote]

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