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RP: ? about pg and depression
Do you know of anybody who was diagnosed with depression during pregnancy? I don't have any previous experience with depression, but think that what I am experiencing may be more than just PG hormones. Just curious. Thanks.
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Re: RP: ? about pg and depression
I had ppd after dd was born (I had a bad case of pree and then bf'ing problems and it was just a crazy period of time)... then when I got pregnant with ds, I started seeing spots as early as 14 wks... stoped me in my tracks, spots where I couldn't respond to dh and I was just frozen for a couple of very long seconds. the nurse practitioner thought I was just being anxious over my past pree pregnancy and told me "it is not preeclampsia" . Pree was the only time I had experienced anything like that... but I was thinking maybe migraines (had she only let me ask my question)... anyhoo... so as the pregnancy progressed I got more and more anxious even though I felt good aside from these episodes... so they put me on prozac. didn't help b/c I do think it was pregnancy related and I did end up with labile pressures and probably pree again (they didn't do the labs, just induced labor). I didn't have ppd afterwards... stayed on prozac for the first 2 months pp.
if you think it's more than just pregnancy hormones, speak up. they can get you into a therapist or offer meds considered safe in the second half of pregnancy. don't torture yourself by not saying anything. I didn't accept meds when my dd (1st baby) was 4 wks old... I had ppd for over 6 months pp and was just miserable. I had moved and by the time I got a gyn here, she said she wouldn't prescribe anything b/c I was breastfeeding (which there are meds okay for when bf'ing) I wish I could have enjoyed that time more. but shoulda, woulda, coulda.
good luck.