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Anyone doing counseling and not taking meds?

mandyp121mandyp121
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I am the process of getting in touch with one of the Pastors at our church (I e-mailed his wife, but he is out of town for a few days) to see if he will do counceling for ppd.

I EBF. My Dr. gave me Zoloft which I know is supposed to be safe while bfing, but I don't feel comfortable taking it. I've never delt with anything like this before. I felt great, like my old self for 6 days then I had a huge breakdown last night. I couldn't stop crying.

I was just wondering if anyone else is just trying the counseling route and how you were making out with it. Any advise is welcome.

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Re: Anyone doing counseling and not taking meds?

  • sam19sam19 member

    I need my meds. I've tried just doing counseling because I really hate taking pills but it really didn't work out for me.

    Here is my piece of unsolicited advice. Seek out a professional counselor. I'm sure your pastor is great but I doubt he has an education in psychology and it's even less likely that he has experience with people who suffer from PPD. Obviously I'm just assuming but I would strongly suggest a certified counselor.

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  • mandyp121mandyp121
    imagesam19:

    I need my meds. I've tried just doing counseling because I really hate taking pills but it really didn't work out for me.

    Here is my piece of unsolicited advice. Seek out a professional counselor. I'm sure your pastor is great but I doubt he has an education in psychology and it's even less likely that he has experience with people who suffer from PPD. Obviously I'm just assuming but I would strongly suggest a certified counselor.

     

    That makes sense. Thank you!

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  • farrellashleighfarrellashleigh member
    I think it is great to talk to someone and try this before going on medication if you are leary however, another piece of unsolicited advice, I'm a nurse (and suffering from PPD myself) and I know that PPD is a chemical imbalance in your brain which needs to balance out and a lot of times medication is the only way to achieve that balance until your body gets back to normal and regulates itself. No amount of talking is going to fix your body's hormones and chemicals, they just need time. So don't be too afraid of medication, don't think that you'll become "addicted", you can slowly go on the meds and slowly back off once you feel better with no troubles. GL!!
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  • BabyMenzelBabyMenzel

    i took the meds for 6m before weaning myself off and now I just go and see my psychologist every few weeks or when I feel that I need a "breather" and to get stuff off my chest..

    i'm not a medication type person either so i weaned myself when I felt comfortable doing so

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  • mandi7782mandi7782 member
    I am just doing counseling and not taking meds(yet)  I am seeing if my hormones will fix themselves.  I have never had any issues with anxiety or depression before, so I am thinking it will fix itself.
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  • madhatter2003madhatter2003
    I am not taking meds. I am just seeing a counselor that specialized in PP issues....we have meds as a 'back up' options but I haven't felt the need for them yet. My case is fairly mild, or at least what I consider mild though.  But like you, I was leery of taking them while bfing.
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  • kyfirewifekyfirewife member
    I would talk to your doc about why he prescribed Zoloft as opposed to counselling. Or get a 2nd opinion if you're not satisfied.

    When I first saw my Ob, he did a very thorough assessment (asked me a TON of questions), plus he knew about my pg and L&D experience (which was NOT good). After all that, he said he was confident that mine was strictly related to a chemical imbalance, which is why he was prescribing meds.
    He made it very clear that if he thought it was due to more external factors (problems with baby, not enough support, even lack of sleep) he would be more likeliy to start with counselling, but he was confident that that was not the case with me.

    GL!
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