I'm in such a fog...

FirstTimePregnancy

I feel like there is constantly this dark cloud hanging overhead and that I am just walking around in a fog...not really all here.  I am sad all of the time and cry every day for no apparent reason.  I feel that I cannot really enjoy my daughter they way I would like because I am just so damn depressed all of the time!  I feel like I can do nothing right and dread the thought of going back to work because I just don't want to leave her!  I am hoping my doctor will take me out of work a bit longer due to my PPD.  I am on meds but they do not seem to be helping at all yet.  I just want to feel normal again!  My husband tries to be supportive, but I don't think he fully understands just how hopeless I feel all of the time.  When will this end?!

cbmp06

I can totally sympathize with this, and I have had a hard time describing it but "in a fog" really is how I have been feeling too!  I feel like I have lost myself.  When DD is napping, I just kind of sit on the couch and wait for her to wake up.  I can't enjoy her like I should and that makes me sad and depressed and it's just an endless cycle.  When do you go back to work?  I give you major props that!  I am a SAHM, and honestly I don't think I could go back to work even if I had to.  We barely ever even leave the house  My husband is supportive too but he just doesn't understand how HARD it is, like you said.  What meds are you on and for how long?  Maybe you need to talk to you dr about trying something else or upping the dosage. Hang in there, mama<3  You aren't alone! 

EllasBride

It will get better. Give it time. Your body is still adjusting. Be easy on yourself. 

Know that you're not alone. The fog gets less dense as the days go on. Sending you positive vibes.

 

FirstTimePregnancy

Thank you, ladies.  It's nice to know that I am not alone.  I am trying so hard to, "snap out of it," but that is much easier said than done!  Best wishes!

katieh1017

OP ..I could have written this post. I'm due to work in a week after 12 weeks off. I haven't enjoyed it, I'm sad most of the time and cry all the time. I sit on the couch, don't get dressed and rarely go out. I'm not hungry, Im exhausted but can't sleep at night. I'm on my 3rd week of meds but I'm calling my OB tomorrow. I feel terrible. My husband takes the baby a lot including all night. Luckily she STTN. Hope things get better for you too!  

Useonfire

Which meds are you on? Are you having anxiety or any difficulty sleeping?