Postpartum Depression
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Joining the battle
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So happy to find this forum! So I am jumping over from 0-3 months.I have a wonderful 2 week old baby girl. She eats well and barely cries. About a week after she came home everything starting seeming unreal and I became unattached from everything.....including her. I started feeling anxiety all day, tired, unable to sleep, losing my appetite and worrying non stop about hurting her(not wanting to or anything but that it would get that bad). I know it all sounds horrible..... I went to my OB yesterday and started Zoloft (even through this I am determined to still breastfeed...kinda funny). Tomorrow I am going to a counselor as well. The worst part of this is because I feel so unattached my doctor said to not be left alone with my baby. The baby I carried for 9 months, waited for, and loved even before I met. I just feel horrible all day, either physically or mentally and am hoping you girls can shed some extra light on this. Any success stories would be great. I just dont feel I will ever heal from this Does it go away? Will I feel as excited as I did before she was here? God I pray so everyday
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I am one of those success stories! I am almost done weaning off my Zoloft! My life is mine again. At one time I felt like I was barely hanging on for dear life. I cried all of the time - I picked fights with my DH and my Mom. I didn't go anywhere except to work. I never wanted to do anything. I barely ate anything. I didn't take care of myself. I didn't want to take care of myself - I didn't care.
I'm on my last week of Zoloft. I'm doing great! I get a little more emotional at times, but my life is MINE! I'm back to my normal self, and I'm happy again. My son is the center of my world, and we couldn't be happier. Hang in there ladies, it takes time, but it does get better!!!!
It will end! I am on my second round of PPD and am almost off my Celexa.
I conquered it after DS and now with DD and I am almost back to my normal self all of the time.
Hang in there because it will end and you will be happy that you caught it early.
Yay for success stories! I can't wait to be my normal self again. When I go back for my 6wk pp checkup, I'm going to try to get on Zoloft because it seems Celexa is giving me horrible migraines.