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PPA vs PPD?

Rachel2315Rachel2315
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I feel like I have more anxiety then depression.  I CONSTANTLY worry about SIDS and have dropped so much $$ on preventative crap that I literally had to lie to DH about it! (We're not going into debt or anything over it, but its a little ridiculous).  I spent my whole pregnancy worrying too.  I do have depression, but haven't been diagnosed with PPD - I just started back on Zoloft after I was done BFing.  

Anyways, just wondering who else is out there with a bad case of anxiety over their baby? 

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  • sweetpea18sweetpea18 member
    I had terrible anxiety after delivering.  I had a pretty scary labor and delivery and had dd 6 weeks early.  I was stuck in the house for 8 weeks with an infant.  I thought I was going crazy.  My dr put me on Zoloft at 6 weeks pp. 
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  • Temp449052375008045Temp449052375008045
    I had terrible anxiety. I later learned anxiety is a part of PPD. How long have you been on the medication?
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  • Tess12Tess12 member

    Me!  Well, not anymore as I've been treating for it.  But I was a huge bundle of nerves for most of the first year after my daughter was born.  I couldn't sleep because I was afraid someone would break in and take her if I did.  I didn't see the doctor until she was a year old. Zoloft helped tremendously.

    The final issue of Cookie magazine (Nov, I think) had a good article about PPA.  I haven't been able to find the article on-line, though.

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  • Rachel2315Rachel2315

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    I had terrible anxiety. I later learned anxiety is a part of PPD. How long have you been on the medication?

    Exactly 4 weeks.  I have my 6 week appointment tomorrow and am going to talk to my OB about it - I think I may need a higher dose.  I really don't want to go on lorezapam on a regular basis, although I do have it for as needed. 

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  • kyfirewifekyfirewife member
    My PPD presented primarily as extreme anxiety. But it's still PPD.

    I was anxious about everything. Not just the baby. Everything.
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  • farrellashleighfarrellashleigh member

    They are two different things but usually go sononomously together. Have you checked out this article, I keep trying to post it so that I catch everyone, it is a great breakdown of symptoms of both PPD and PPA and clearly tells you that you may have signs/symps of both, etc. It really summed up a LOT of what I was experiencing, I had a handful of symps from both lists and I've been put on Zoloft which is really helping.

    https://postpartumprogress.typepad.com/weblog/postpartum_anxiety/

    (I'm going to post a separate thread just with the article so it's easy for everyone to find)

     

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