Did anyone have PPD?

TinaL99

I know that's a personal question and I understand if no one wants to share.

I'm going to my Dr. this morning to talk about the possibility of me having it.  I'm pretty sure I do and I'm hoping I can get it figured out and start feeling better soon.

meryltheresa

Yup.  Good for you for going in and talking about it.  I let it go for too long.  (Denial)  I felt so much better after I got some help. 

cm2007

I had ppd. I talked to my doctor at my 6 week check up and was put on medicine. I took celexa for about 6 months. It definitly helped and wish I would have gone to see her sooner. Unfortunantly it wont make you feel better overnight but you will slowly start to feel better and more like your old self. Let me know if you have any questions. Im pretty open about what I went through

goosh24

Yes, although I think there were other factors going on with me (job problems, pumping) so idk if it was totally all PPD. I waited a long time though, almost to 6 months. I'm nervous about it already but I guess better prepared to address it this time. Hope it goes well today!

emiliemetcalf

Yep.  And I waited way too long to get help.  Good for you for talking to your doctor now!

missyjg

Yes. I intially thought it had to do with just sleep deprevation and with B being so cholicy. But after she started sleeping better I'd just start crying and was so sad. I would go off on DH for stupid reasons and was angry a lot. I was mad at myself b/c I knew I should be happy but I wasn't. I waited 6 months. I was on short term medication and short term BCP to regulate my hormones. I feel back to my old self. Talk to your doctor. I regret waiting so long trying to "see if it will get better". Good luck!

MelissaSue81

not sure if its ppd because it didnt start until a month or so ago.. but i'm pretty sure i'm depressed. i'm too chicken to go to the dr though.

TinaL99

Thanks ladies.  I'm really glad I went.  She didn't feel comfortable putting me on meds yet since I'm really in the height of the whole hormonal change and I'm not having any debilitating moods or thoughts.  Being put on meds would be a comittment of at least a few months and while it's not totally out of the question in the future, it's not for me right at this moment.  I go back in 2 weeks for a follow up so I'll have a week of work under my belt to see how things are going then.  And I can always call earlier if things get worse instead of better.  She gave me some tips on how to ease the frustrations a little bit so hopefully things will start looking up.  Thanks for the support!

mrsoc

I had it with both....I got help (medication and therapy) at about 8 weeks both times.  I was at a point both times where I could barely function, so it sounds like you have caught it early.  The therapy really helped if this is something you would want to try in the meantime.  

Send me an e-mail if you need anything  Bing. is not that far away, if you are ever up for visitors, but I can't help it if my two boys flirt with your 2 girls  

jnk062602

I didn't have ppd, but I think I definitely had some type of anxiety/ppa maybe. Mine also started around 3 months pp, and I was too chicken to call the dr office until 7 months.  I kept putting it off bc for the most part I was fine during the day, but was having nightmares and waking up dh all night long and would have a lot of anxiety while nursing probably due to all my early nursing problems.  Anyway, I finally called at 7 months, only to end up cancelling my appt.

Once I was pregnant with baby2, I did tell the dr to make a note in my chart to specifically follow up with me this time after I deliver bc it is so hard to bring up yourself when you are going thru it.  But then again, I don't think I had anything at 6 weeks last time, and you don't see the dr after that anyway, so who knows what will happen this time.

jnk062602

MelissaSue81:

not sure if its ppd because it didnt start until a month or so ago.. but i'm pretty sure i'm depressed. i'm too chicken to go to the dr though.

Like I said, it is so scary to talk to the dr about.  It took me months to call and then I never made it to my appt.  ::hughs::  I believe any depression starting up to a year out of having a baby is considered ppd.