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Postpartum Depression
Mrs.tlcS
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PPD or just depressed?
Mrs.tlcS
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how do you tease it out? Is it just automatically PPD based on time frame of onset?
I didn't experience baby blues that lingered, or strenghened... just recently, it's kind of been eating at me that I might have it... or not PPD, but just generalized depression.
I'm so angry, so frustrated, so unhappy and have no energy. I feel separated from my life.
So should I call my OB? or general practitioner? do you think it matters who I see about it?
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Re: PPD or just depressed?
I'm sorry I have no advice because I feel that exact same way. Curious to see what others have to say.
I could be wrong so someone correct me if I am; but I have read that PPD can appear at anytime the 1st year after giving birth. I'm contemplating going to my MW hoping she can refer me...I don't really care for our gen prac to much.
I didn't have the baby blues at all. The newborn phase for me was wonderful. I went back to work, and all was well. Don't get me wrong, I hated going back to work - I didn't want to leave LO, but I wasn't "depressed" over it. I cried, but no depression so to speak. I was still BFing, and pumping at work. Fast forward to LO's 6 month b-day. I had been battling with low supply and migraines. I finally decided to go back on my migraine meds and stop BFing. That's when my downward spiral began. See, no one told me that PPD could hit that late. I thought I was just very upset from weaning. I mean I was upset because I was no longer BFing, but it had to be more than that. It just had to be more than that. But, that the same time, I had no idea that it could be PPD. We didn't have this board at that time, or at least I hadn't found it yet. I spent every day crying. It was awful. It progressively got worse.
It got to the point where I didn't even feel like I was living my life. I felt like I was barely hanging on - my life was so out of control. I barely spoke to my husband, and when we did speak,, we were usually fighting. I began picking fights with him, with my mom with anyone who mattered to me. I alienated myself from everyone EXCEPT my son. He was the only one that I wanted to be around. Then I found this board. And I found out that PPD could hit this late. But, there was no way that I could have it - just no way! I denied it for about another month or so. I honestly don't rememeber what my breaking point was, but I'm glad that it came.
I've been on Zoloft for a few weeks now, and it has made a tremendous difference. My DH thought I was going to divorce him. He was certain of it. He had no idea that PPD could hit this late either. I'm sorry that this is so long, but my point is this - if you even think that you might have PPD, it definitely can't hurt to go and talk to your OB. My midwife was sooooo glad that I came in to talk to her.
"I'm so angry, so frustrated, so unhappy and have no energy. I feel separated from my life."
This is/was me. I was also feeling numb toward DD and I didn't like that feeling and knew that I didn't have to feel that way. I think the numbness was what made me go in to talk with my OB. I didn't want to believe it was PPD until I finally said something to my best friend. I was embarrassed to say anything to my husband because I didn't want him to think I was crazy. In talking with my best friend, she mentioned PPD and that she wanted me to go to the dr. and also talk with DH. I am starting to see a change with the Zoloft even though I have only been on it a little over a week. At least now I don't feel like driving my car off the road so I can get a break from life. I didn't want to get hurt, I just wanted a break and for some reason I thought that was a reasonable way to do it. I definitely wasn't in the right mind.