Dealing with anxiety?

I have chronic issues with anxiety and depression. I do not take medication except the occasional Xanax for when the panic gets really bad (like 1-2 x monthly). I recently got a book on meditation to reduce anxiety/stress. But after reading some of the stuff about chronic helpless/hopeless stress creating more girls, I'm wondering if the meditation is a good idea. The problemis that my anxiety is really getting out of control, so I have to do something. How can I manage stress/anxiety and still sway pink?

I think meditation is a great idea!! You're right...I suffer from it, too & you really do need to do something about it. It only gets worse once you get pregnant...and meditation would be a great tool to have during that time.. especially since you can't take any kind of medication for it.
Good luck!!

do antidepressants sway pink or blue? After a missed miscarriage and 8 months off ttc and starving myself and spending all my money on supps, I'm getting seriously depressed too and my doctor recommended I go on them....

They sway pink...but be careful...I was on them before this pregnancy & had to quit them when I fell pregnant...made my anxiety 20 times worse.
You need to wean off of them, too...can't just quit.
But if you need them...you need them & I completely understand. I actually took them during my last pregnancy - 8 yrs ago - before they knew it was bad...I truly think he's my smartest kid...I often wonder if that's why...lol.
Good luck, LoveMySon

I was taking lorazepam when trying to conceive wand was dealing with anxiety/panic attacks for 17 months at that point... God that is the worst feeling in the world! I hope you managing okay...

So I had really bad morning sickness in the first trimester and was prescribed diclectin and found that it really helped me manage my anxiety throughout this pregnancy...

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Originally Posted by lovemysonbut

do antidepressants sway pink or blue? After a missed miscarriage and 8 months off ttc and starving myself and spending all my money on supps, I'm getting seriously depressed too and my doctor recommended I go on them....

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I have really mixed feelings about antidepressants. On the one hand I know several people who have turned their lives around because of them (I have a lot of depression in my family and was in a support group for depression in college). On the other hand I have seen absolutely horrible side effects, including two people pushed into manic/psychotic episodes and one girl hospitalized repeatedly because she became obsessed with suicide.

If you are really in a bad place then antidepressants could be the best thing for you. Be aware that you will get withdrawals when you come off them though.

Xanax sways pink, anxiety sways blue, please continue

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

Xanax sways pink, anxiety sways blue, please continue

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But I thought chronic stress/anxiety, especially if it is hopeless stress sways pink? Why does anxiety sway blue? And what does Xanax do to sway pink? I have been avoiding taking it because of TTC, but should I take it more? My script is to take "as needed" and my doc says up to 2 a day is fine. I don't take nearly that much but if it sways should I go ahead and take it? I'm confused now.

I'm also wondering why anxiety sways blue...so I actually want to try to be relaxed and not stressed for my pink sway? It seems like that would signal that things are "going well"/good conditions versus declining condition. I'm confused as well! Does confusion and self-doubt sway pink? ;)

Anxiety...as in...I'm a boy mom, I need to control everything. LOL.
It's a trait I think most boy moms (myself included) can relate to.
I'm assuming & I'm sure Atomic will have more to say or correct me if I'm wrong...but the Xanax sways pink because it relaxes you...which will lower your testosterone levels which will sway girl.

I hope this helps.