I have seen a similar post on here but hoping for others to share their feelings.
I am 8 weeks pregnant. I suffered with anxiety and agoraphobia due to lyme disease prior to getting pregnant. I was actually just getting into therapy and doing much better, but since being pregnant, my anxiety has gotten much worse. I won't even leave the house now to go outside and I was never this bad before even on my worst day. Mostly now because I am too sick to even get out of bed and hoping that after 12-14 weeks I will feel better and can get out again, but anyone else deal with anxiety during pregnancy and find it got worse in your first trimester?
I have my first appointment next week and already know it is going to be horrible and not sure how I am going to make it through the appointment given my anxiety. I used to take ativan to calm my nerves but I can't do that now so just white knuckling it.
I also tend to wake up in the middle of the night with rapid heart racing and palpatations and it takes me a little while to calm down and realize that it is anxiety and that I will be ok, but the immediate thought of calling 911 always pops into my head and especially being pregnant my body is whacked.
Any personal stories or experience would be helpful. If you did have anxiety did it get better and how did you handle the anxiety o being pregnant on top of the general anxiety too?