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Postpartum Depression
MADforever2009
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PPD at 4 mos pp?
MADforever2009
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up until now besides random moments of frustration and breakdowns ive felt fine. just this week ive gone back to work PT. the boys are in a crazy wakeful stage and not cooperating and im struggling to keep it all together. i cry at everything, i cried at AI cause pia got kicked off and she isnt even my favorite (completely not like me) i feel anxious all the time, watching the clock. beginning to feel like a failure. should i be calling doc? who prescribes OB or PCP?
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Re: PPD at 4 mos pp?
It can happen up to a year post partum. I would start with your PCP, it seems that many OB's are hesitant to prescribe antidepressants (based on personal and second hand experience) they also usually tend to refer to psychiatrists which will take time to get an appt with. My PCP prescribes my antidepressants, no issue.
It's good that you recognized you are feeling "off". I hope you get the help you need!
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I had mild PPD from the start that I pretty much just ignored, but then when DS was about 4 months old it started interfering with my ability to function so I called my OB. She started me on Zoloft right away then referred me to a psychiatrist. Like Snoopy said, it can take forever to get in to see one, but one of the offices had a nurse practitioner who specialized in psych and she saw me the next day. She confirmed that my OB did exactly what she would've done and then sent me for some bloodwork just to make sure that I didn't have a thyroid problem or something else going on.
I'm so glad that I finally got some help because I feel like a totally new person now, I've done a complete 180 since I started on zoloft in late January. I can vividly remember how I felt: crying all the time, feeling like DS and my H would be better off without me, yelling, shaking and I just can't believe that was only 2 1/2 months ago, it seems like another lifetime.
I hope you get the help you need and feel better soon!
It could definitely be PPD or PPA (postpartum anxiety) - like PP said, it can be up to a year postpartum. Please don't let this go untreated - I ignored mine and ended up in the hospital for 3 months.
And I would talk to your PCP about antidepressant meds. A reminder - not all meds will work for you, and it may take some time to find the right one. Hang in there. I've been fighting this for 10 months so I know how hard it can be.