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Giving up hope

JAnalynn3767JAnalynn3767
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Hi, I?m new here, so just to introduce myself, I am 25 and 29.5 weeks pregnant with my first baby.  I have suffered from depression and anxiety on and off since highschool.  In my first trimester my OB started me on buspar, which worked wonderfully to control my bouts of hormone related sadness until just within the last 3 weeks.  I don?t know if my mood swings are just too strong for that medicine, or if I am just stressing more since LO?s arrival is getting so close.  Sometimes I sit and cry for hours.  Dr tried doubling my dose of medicine but that just made me have really strong dizzy spells.  Dr also recommended I see a counselor, so I went for my first appt yesterday.  I loved the therapist I saw, but the office was in a really bad part of town with a lot of drug addicts and criminals in the waiting room.  I had an experience with one of the other patients that literally had me afraid for my safety, so I am not comfortable going back there.  I am starting to give up hope that I have any options.  To top it off I am working in an extremely stressful job that I absolutely hate, and doesn?t make me feel any better about myself, but with LO due in Feb I don?t feel like I have many options there either.  Just wondering if anyone had anything similar and if so, what did you to help.  I really want to enjoy my last couple of months of pregnancy, and do what I can now to try to prevent PPD.  Any advice would be appreciated!!! Thanks!

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  • jaime5121jaime5121
    Don't give up hope!  It can get better!  I would try another counsellor.  You found one that you liked, you can most likely find another - in a better part of town.  Did you tell your counsellor about your "run-in"?  What did your OB say about the dizzy spells - sometimes the side effects can go away after a few days.  I would definitely continue talking to your OB about either different meds and trying to find a counsellor you like in an area you feel safe.  GL
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  • brittandjoebrittandjoe

    Yea I would try to find another place to go...I'm in the process of trying to find one now too...especially trying to find one that specializes in PPD. I don't know if it will help much but I also got a couple books to read and they have alot of info in them that I didn't even get from my doctor. "I wasn't expecting this" and "Conquering postpartum depression". The second one has a lot of info for women with prenatal depression too. And know that you can always vent on here, there are tons of women that will support you. GL!

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  • astroMomastroMom member
    I recently had to find a new counselor, too, and that just seems to add to the stress, doesn't it?  I found just focusing on that, and not all the other "noise", helped. 

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  • jkelly41jkelly41 member

    Don't give up hope!  I know how tough it is. My meds are working well but I still have moments were I'm uncontrollably upset and think life is horrible.  Then I look at my kids and it pulls me out of the funk.

    Definitely look for a new counselor in a safer area- therapy is a great outlet for depression.  Also, keep trying new doses or meds.  As for work, I can TOTALLY relate. The last three months of my pregnancy, I was in a horrible job.  I'm back at it, but it's not as bad as when I was pregnant- could have been my hormones, I don't know.  Just try and make it through your leave.

    You can't prevent PPD but you can be aware of the signs and be proactive with your OB and family.  Get as much sleep as you can too when your LO arrives- that helps so much! 

    Good luck and don't give up!!

     

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