I posted this before and got one reply! Does Anxiety and stress cause you to not get pregnant? That simple waiting for an answer.

fun girl
I suppose it could, if you are trying to hard.Try to relax, and just let it happen. Stress can cause lots of physcial things. Nelly

fun girl, you would have to check with a fertility specialist on that one - but...I got pregnant at the age of 41, on 6 mg. of Ativan a day and I had been agoraphobic for 21 years. You can see my more detailed post on this under the prescription drug category.

My "unprofessional" opinion on this would be that you can definitely get pregnant, if otherwise healthy. My logic? Since anxiety disorder/depression is the number 1 emotional disorder in the country (per Lucinda's tapes), I'd say you would have a serious portion of the population who would never get the chance to genetically pass this down to their children! We are proof to the contrary!

Yes it has been hard for me but I am sure that others have the same problems so need to stop feeling sorry for myself

Don't know how this might help, but I've heard for years about people who were sooooo wanting to get pregnant and once they "gave up the idea" and adopted--whammo! They got pregnant! Seems that most experts think it has something to do with getting rid of the anxiety of trying and--whoohoo! Baby-on-Board! Good luck and much serenity to you!! and prayers, too, of course!----- t. You might try this mantra with your relaxation tape--"I am calm. I am pregnant. Oh, yeah, I am sooo calm, and I am soooo pregnant!" Sounds silly, but silly can be calming! Let me know if it works! --t. I don't mean to make like of the situation, you know, but lightness can be calming! Prayers!

Yes! Stress will cause you to miss a period even. I just miscarried in Jan. and am trying again to get pregnant. I stress a lot about it but I try to stay positive. You will get pregnant when your body is ready and the only thing that gives me hope is that it is in Gods hands. That is the only thing you can tell yourself to get through this. It will happen when the time is right. Hang in there. I want a baby more than anything and I just have to learn to be patient, the time will come for both of us. Try to relax.

I replied to you before and this is what I said: Stress absolutely can affect getting pregnant. Please run to the library or Amazon and get everything you can by Alice Domar (I know for sure of 2 books she's written). She does amazing work with couples trying to get pregnant. Best of luck!!!
Artie

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Yes you are all great. I sure hope we get pregnant but more importantly I hope that the gal who responded to me gets pregnant to. I am so sorry to hear about your loss that is tough. I need to realy sit down and think about the good things in my life.

I think that is does it has bard for me to get pregnant the 3rd time no matter how bad i wanted another child to help me with all of the things that i had done wrong. i was still very hurt and ill inside, on top of all of that i think that what was going on inside hurt me more then i know because i almost lost my son before he was born 3 times. and i dont know what i would have done if i did.

Yes...stress really does not delay your period...it delays ovulation. No matter how stressed you are...you will for sure have your period 14 days after you ovulate. Trust me... I was the queen at this self induced delay of having a period. I was trying to get pregnant and my periods were eratic. REad the book By toni weschler TAking Charge of your fertility. It addresses all questions.... and yes I have 2 kids now..a 2 and 5 year old. I did do all the expensive fertility stuff...but once I got the book and read it THOROUGHLY I had the kids without any of that expensive stuff! The key is to know your exact day of ovulation. They say day 14....but this is just a generic number...I ovulate on day 22 to 24...so no wonder nothing worked for me with the fertility doc....they always aimed for day 14. Hope this helps..and good luck
Denise

ps I did have a late miscarriage ....but had 2 healty pregnancies after that. There is life after a miscarriage...hard to see at the time....That is definitly one of the most devestating events I have ever had to go through.

Many years back when I wanted to get pregnant the first time, I was stressing just like you. I don't know what I would have done if I needed to wait several years. It was several months after tying and I was so anxious I was talking to my husband about adopting. I didn't realize back then it was anxiety. After doing this program I understand now how much anxiety I had. I always thought I had more depression but the anxiety was what led to the depression so....RELAX. It will happen.

i suffer from MAJOR depression, anxiety and panic attacks (moods too) back in 02 we lost a baby and then ofcourse i wanted to get pregnant right and i was severly depressed but ignored it and it only got worse, i didnt WANT to take anything because of fear of hurting my baby so i dealt with it in my own way and in the end it ruined my life. I dont say that lightly. I had my baby and still never got the treatment and boy did i LOVE my baby to death but i ignored my husband and my other daughter and just focused on Angelina (but that could also because i lost a baby to begin with) and in the end my marriage fell apart, we separated and went "through" a divorce and that is when i GOT TREATMENT! my hubby and i reconciled and things have been wonderful. My psych. took my anti-D away from me 7 months ago saying i didnt NEED it anymore and i am suffering through major depression yet again and just 4 days ago switched psychs and getting treatment again..and ihave expressed wanting to TTC.

I WANT to TTC another baby but i know i can't do it without the help of my psychiatrist and wellbutrin this time and work with a therapist. i have very bad anxiety and panic attacks too. I am just so afraid that i will fall apart again when i get pregnant. I would defintily talk to your doctor.

the reason i tell you this is because IF you have depression i would take control of that because it really can bite you in the butt when you arn't looking. Depression is scary and it got SOOOOO worse when i was actually pregnant..

Im not sure if it can affect GETTING pregnant i know certain meds can prevent it. I got pregnant right away in 02 with my baby.

Hi. I just thought that I would throw my two cents in here as well. I know there has been quite a few responses now and I havent read them all so I dont know if someone touched on this already but I will share with you my experience anyway.
My fiance and I were desperately trying to concieve. I have already had a child so I was pretty certain that there was nothing wrong with me and that the problem lay with my other half (or his "swimmers") lol... so after a few months of trying I insisted that we go to the doctors and get checked out. THankfully both of us were fine but before we were out of the office my doctor (knowing my history and the medication that I am on for chronic anxiety issues) asked me if I had ever considered the fact that due to this anxiety disorder that I may not be ovulating regularly.
I had no idea that that was an issue.
~ Yet another lovely side effect with medication and anxiety YAY!~
anyways, he explained to me that the problem may just be that simple, that even though I am still getting my period regularaly there was a chance that I wasnt ovulating everymonth.
He told us to keep trying and if we were still unsuccessful in a year then we should look into it further but that it was not at all uncommon for two healthy people our age to try for up to a year before successfully conceiving.
It turns out that within two weeks of that doctors appointment I conceived. Im now three and a half months pregnant and have a whole other ball of wax to unravell in terms of now being pregnant on meds.
everything is working out ok though... and Im sure (god willing) it will for you to!
So keep your head up and Keep on tryin! (Hey, its the funnest part of this whole thing anyways!! haha)
)enn