The reason why I didn't want to say anything...

I am sorry you are having such a difficult time Dawn but commend you for seeking help and trying your best to take control. That is more than what some can do and that is what can lead to bigger problems. I hope that you can get the right meds and assistance to help you get better soon. Hugs!

I'm sorry you had to read that Asshat's comments.  If *I* had when I was going through PPD, I think I would have snapped.

I was put on Paxil for the PPD after Daniel, and it helped somewhat..  but time is the great healer in my case moreso than pharmacology.

GOod luck -- and if you ever want to just vent without it going on the board, I'm around.  Not on the board as much, but I can be found.

I've gone through the same thing.  There are always going to be people that don't agree, but the way my doc explained it to me was..."if you had a heart condition, you would take medicine for it.  Depression is a chemical imbalance and medication can help."  However,  that being said, remember that everyone needs a different "formula" to find the right balance.  Talk to your doctor.  I had to try several different medications before I found what worked for me.  I'm on Welbutrin and Zoloft daily and Ativan when needed for anxiety.  But also remember that you are newly postpartum and I can assume SEVERELY sleep deprived...that can really play a toll on your mentality.  It also helps to get exercise AND sunshine.  So get out an walk.  Best of luck.
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Hugs, Dawn.  Vent here ANYTIME!  I am 39 years old and went on antidepressants for the first time in my life recently.  You are right that we sometimes lose who we are.  Liquid Prozac (Fluoxetine) is what is working for me, but not everything works for everyone.  The nice part about the liquid is that it absorbs better than a pill and when I needed upped from 20 mg, I could go to 30.  Pills jump you to 40.  So far 30 is working for me.   Good luck!

Thoughts and prayers coming your way.

Laurie

Dawn,
Hang in there honey!!! Things do get better, I promise. I have depression anyway and so I was on meds before delivery and then my dr. up'd them the day I delivered to help ease the depression. It worked as I didn't get to down. I am and was on Effexor XR. I have been on that since 1995 and have good luck with it. It also has an anxiety component to it as well.

I will be praying for you.

I am truly sorry you are feeling depressed. I am depressed the first year with all my kids. Riley was the hardest because I had so many hormones during that pregnancy.

When Riley was 13 months old I started exercising. I really wish I had started before, not to lose weight but because the release of endorphins really helps with the mood.

I hope you are not isolating yourself. I do that and it makes it worse. I hope you feel better soon. It WILL get easier!

Many HUGS!!!! It does get better! I remember with my PPD I never thought it would. I'm hear if you need someone to talk to!! Hugs babe!!!


Jackie

Big hugs girl!! It will get better just remember that. Its very hard to feel that low sometimes but get the help and know you have had a lot happen to you and its okay to let yourself feel whatever you feel. Ask for help. Most of us on here are not like that dumb one from yesterday. I think we all understand what you are going through for sure and want to be here with any encouragement.

I don't have any advice but wanted you to know I am thinking about you and hope things are back to normal for you as soon as possible...

(((hugs))))

~Flora

Hi Dawn,

Don't give that guy a second thought, sweetie!  He was just some nut job stopping by to stir the pot.  There are varying degrees of PPD and believe me, that case he sighted is actually very rare and more likely the cause of an underlying mental deficiency that hadn't been addressed and it was easiest to blame it on PPD rather than be accountable.  Anyway.....

I started on just Zoloft.  Then added Wellbutrin.  Then upped my Zoloft too.  HUGE difference!  I honestly didn't start to feel better until a few weeks ago.  I'm not sure how much of it is Everett being a bit older (and seeming to feel better) or the changes in my meds, or maybe just a few hours of time to myself every week.  You are doing the VERY best thing you can for yourself and your family by going back to the Dr. and being honest about how you're feeling.  There is NO SHAME in getting help for a hormonal imbalance. 

Husbands just don't get it.  Don't worry about how he feels on this one.  Just tell him that you need 15 minutes to recharge yourself or you will have a nervous breakdown.  This is our 3rd child and after 2 months of telling my DH that I needed a break, he finally understood. 

I'm here if you need to vent and I offer you my complete understanding and support.  It really does get better, I promise!  I actually laugh a lot and find myself enjoying each day more and more, rather than counting the minutes until I could curly up in bed again.

Hugs,