Post by smith6boys1girl on Jan 26, 2013 17:14:22 GMT -5
I love this book! I am learning so much. I have a 3month old baby girl (our 7th, but 1st girl!). I am posting to see if anyone might experienced what I am going through.
On my first day home from the hospital, 2 days postpartum, I experienced my first ever anxiety attack. I asked my husband to take me to the ER, bc I thought I must be having a post delivery complication of some sort. The next 10 days or so are somewhat of a blur. I had constant anxiety, and many panic attacks. I could not sleep, even though I was exhausted. I had to walk around the house pacing back an forth. Even while nursing! I lost 30 lbs in the 1st 7 days. Very unhealthy! My milk supply of course dried up. (Have been working very hard and it is back, Praise the Lord! Introducing healthy fats back into my diet have done wonders! Thanks Pearl and Serene!) I had horrid, un-welcomed thoughts. Images of me harming my baby frightened me to no end. After waking up to a voice in my head telling me that my family would be better off without me, my husband decided to call my OB again and get something prescribed for me. She immediately prescribed prozac.
I was stunned that here I was, with my 7th child, having never experienced anxiety before, about to have to take prozac just to feel normal again. I waited and prayed with my husband for 3 days before we both decided there was no other option but to take it.
I should pause the story here and tell you how I survived for those first few weeks. I constantly praised the Lord and cried out to Him. he was and still is my constant companion! I held and nursed my baby almost non-stop. My mother would not leave me until I was better. I listened to the audio bible or read scriptures all the time. I even listened to it while trying to sleep. I an thankful for this time as I learned like never before to depend on the Lord. At times, I felt angry at God and so so very confused as to why this was happening to me!
I also researched and researched online what I could possibly do to get better. After starting the prozac and experiencing some pretty crazy side effects, I started to improve. I am so thankful to the Lord that the medicine worked. I cried tears of joy as I started to feel somewhat normal again! But, I also constantly thought about how soon I could get off the prozac.
Like I said, 3 months have passed and I am still on the medication. I look at life very differently now, trying not to take anything for granted. I am thankful that I am ABLE to change a dirty diaper, cook, wash laundry and home-school my children. During the battle of anxiety I wondered if I would end up in a mental hospital and made my husband tell me repeatedly that I wouldn't!
I have recently seen a Dr. who believes in testing hormones and Vitamin D levels, among many other things. My tests are still in progress.
This book has truly been a Godsend to me! Even with daily twinges of anxiety (some days much worse than others) I have never felt better. I am believing for total healing from this anxiety!
So sorry this is so scattered. If I took the time to sit down and organized my thoughts before writing this, I would never take the time to do it:) Have any of you experienced anything like this or know someone who has?
And PLEASE, if you have any nutritional insights that would aid in my healing, feel free to share!
On my first day home from the hospital, 2 days postpartum, I experienced my first ever anxiety attack. I asked my husband to take me to the ER, bc I thought I must be having a post delivery complication of some sort. The next 10 days or so are somewhat of a blur. I had constant anxiety, and many panic attacks. I could not sleep, even though I was exhausted. I had to walk around the house pacing back an forth. Even while nursing! I lost 30 lbs in the 1st 7 days. Very unhealthy! My milk supply of course dried up. (Have been working very hard and it is back, Praise the Lord! Introducing healthy fats back into my diet have done wonders! Thanks Pearl and Serene!) I had horrid, un-welcomed thoughts. Images of me harming my baby frightened me to no end. After waking up to a voice in my head telling me that my family would be better off without me, my husband decided to call my OB again and get something prescribed for me. She immediately prescribed prozac.
I was stunned that here I was, with my 7th child, having never experienced anxiety before, about to have to take prozac just to feel normal again. I waited and prayed with my husband for 3 days before we both decided there was no other option but to take it.
I should pause the story here and tell you how I survived for those first few weeks. I constantly praised the Lord and cried out to Him. he was and still is my constant companion! I held and nursed my baby almost non-stop. My mother would not leave me until I was better. I listened to the audio bible or read scriptures all the time. I even listened to it while trying to sleep. I an thankful for this time as I learned like never before to depend on the Lord. At times, I felt angry at God and so so very confused as to why this was happening to me!
I also researched and researched online what I could possibly do to get better. After starting the prozac and experiencing some pretty crazy side effects, I started to improve. I am so thankful to the Lord that the medicine worked. I cried tears of joy as I started to feel somewhat normal again! But, I also constantly thought about how soon I could get off the prozac.
Like I said, 3 months have passed and I am still on the medication. I look at life very differently now, trying not to take anything for granted. I am thankful that I am ABLE to change a dirty diaper, cook, wash laundry and home-school my children. During the battle of anxiety I wondered if I would end up in a mental hospital and made my husband tell me repeatedly that I wouldn't!
I have recently seen a Dr. who believes in testing hormones and Vitamin D levels, among many other things. My tests are still in progress.
This book has truly been a Godsend to me! Even with daily twinges of anxiety (some days much worse than others) I have never felt better. I am believing for total healing from this anxiety!
So sorry this is so scattered. If I took the time to sit down and organized my thoughts before writing this, I would never take the time to do it:) Have any of you experienced anything like this or know someone who has?
And PLEASE, if you have any nutritional insights that would aid in my healing, feel free to share!