mood question

[uniquename]

I've been on diclectin for about 2 and a half weeks. The day after I started, I started feeling so angry/annoyed with anyone/everything. It got a bit better after a week, and been getting really bad over the weekend again. I can't be 100% sure it is from the medicine, but the timing was pretty clear. I am having trouble with nausea even with the meds, so I am not quite ready to slow down with them yet, to see if it that or just hormones. 

So my questions: Did any of you have this with Diclectin?

When you do have these irrational moods during pregnancy (whether caused by meds or hormones) how do you deal?


Note: I have an appt with my doctor in less than two weeks, so I will be talking to him then.

[those3words]

I was on Diclegis for a week or so...it didn't work for me and I had to switch to Zofran. I did not notice any mood changes related specifically to the meds.

I am kind of a bitch on and off while pregnant. Some of it might have to do with not sleeping as well. I pretty much try to avoid people during my moods. It isn't always possible. Sometimes eating a little something can help me.

[acorn99]

I can't speak for moods while on the meds, but my moods are all over the place. It is very much exacerbated by lack of sleep or hunger. Like PP, I avoid a lot of people. With my H, I really try to recognize when I am not in a good mood and try to control my emotions. If I am having a really rough time, often a walk to clear my head helps a lot.

[ginabini]

I'm in the same boat as Acorn. I haven't taken any meds, but my moods are all over the place. When I feel myself getting upset for any reason, I try to tell myself that I'm just being hormonal and to just take some space to compose myself. Sometimes the bad mood comes from a totally valid place, but I just wayyyy overreact. So I try to let myself come back to earth before speaking haha

[mcktymck]

I think it's a perfectly normal symptom of pregnancy to have mood swings. I have times/days where I feel great and happy, and others where I want to kill everyone around me.

[littlesthobo]

I'm taking diclectin and have experienced some big mood swings lately, but I think it's just because of pregnancy and the fact that I've been dealing with a lot lately (new job, sick toddler, stomach flu, all the cancer-related celebrity deaths lately).

Definitely bring it up to your doctor!

[uniquename]

Jan 19, 2016 13:30:38 GMT -5 mcktymck said:

I think it's a perfectly normal symptom of pregnancy to have mood swings. I have times/days where I feel great and happy, and others where I want to kill everyone around me.

I'm going back and forth on this. This is my fourth, so I've dealt with the mood swings. This is just so constant and came so soon after starting the meds. But then again, every pregnancy is different. I just would love one day where I'm not constantly biting my tongue. 

My husband and I just talked when he was home for lunch. I'm going to cut down on the meds and see what that does. If it doesn't change anything, then this is just my normal and I need to get used to it. If it is the meds, I need to switch to something else or see if I can handle without now that I am a bit further along. 

Thank you all for the comments. Just typing all this out is helping me straighten it out in my head. Reading your comments helps put it all in perspective. Pregnancy is hard!

[littlesthobo]

Hugs uniquename! Pregnancy IS hard!

[mcktymck]

You've got this mama!