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Question: I am suffering from what i assume is post partum depression?

(Posted by: Katie on 2010-03-09 19:35:59)

I'll try to keep this short. Two months ago I had my 3rd child. All of my children have blessed my life and I love them all deeply. I have a wonderful husband who has been here for me the whole way. But lately I have become terribly depressed. I am aware that I am acting irrationally, crying for no GOOD reason, being mad over silly things, and I HATE that I can't just be my normal cheery self. I hate being irritated with my husband all the time. Sometimes I seem to convince myself that he doesn't love me. I know this isn't true, I know he does. I would like to hear from mothers who have overcome this and even husbands who have endured this. What did you do to get through? How long did it last? Did it effect your marriage in the long run? What would you advise, other then medication which I try to avoid because the side effects are almost always worse then what you are being treated for?

Posted by: just asking on 2010-03-09, 19:54:34

After my second child I had terrible ppd. I refused to go on medication also - just like you. It was terrible. My doctor (obgyn) was no help - he just said - "You will feel better when your cycle returns " I was breastfeeding so.... 10 months later - I felt better. I always say I am lucky I still had a husband after that! I would cry for no good reason - I mean a good hard cry - uncontrollable crying - I would just sit in the rocking chair and cry - or scream at my poor hubby for who knows what? It was like I was watching myself from across the room and I knew I was being ridiculous, but couldn't stop it. After my 3rd child, I could feel all those feelings coming back - I tried vitamins, I tried exercising, I tried everything. I was fighting it but just couldn't seem to get it right. I went to the doctor (family doctor, not obgyn) and he put me on an anti-depressant. I will never forget how I felt when I laughed out loud for the first time after that. I hadn't realized it was THAT bad until the sound of myself laughing seemed so strange and unusual. It was the best thing I ever did for myself and my family. Don't be afraid of medicine. It's not like you will be on them forever, they will help you thru a hard time. Only you know how bad it is. Only you can decide what is best for your family. I wish you the best!

Posted by: Barry on 2010-03-09, 19:55:59

A previous answer follows, and the rest is at your-mental-health.8m.com/ blank_27.html View all except teen, and male depression, then see page B. Take the quiz at: pediatrics.about.com/ library/ quiz/ blquiz_ppd_scng.htm View womentowomen.com on postpartum depression, and their views about the use of antidepressants, which coincide largely with mine. Read: "Baby Blues - Goodbye Baby Blues Postpartum Depression Treatment for Postpartum Symptoms " by Healing Natural Oils, and "Natural Healing for Depression: Solutions from the World's Great Traditions And Practitioners " *** by James Strohecker and Nancy Shaw Strohecker, & Postpartum Depression Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Overcoming the Most Common Complication after Childbirth by Joyce A. Venis RNC and Suzanne McCloskey, & Postpartum Depression For Dummies by Shoshana S. Bennett and Mary Jo Codey, View: Postpartum Depression Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Overcoming the Most Common Complication after Childbirth by Joyce A. Venis RNC and Suzanne McCloskey (Kindle Edition - Mar 7, 2007) - Kindle Book, from your bookstore, or Amazon.com. See your-mental-health.weebly.com/ r.html & alternative-complementary-health.weebly.com/ dr-hyla-cass---womens-health.html and get her book, or audio course, and enter her name in the searchbar at Amazon.com Chances are, a doctor will prescribe antidepressants, when what you would benefit from most is replacement NATURAL hormones, like estriol (NOT Premarin, which is SYNTHETIC estradiol; known to sometimes cause cancer) and supplements, like DHEA (according to Dr. Hyla Cass*** who is an expert at natural healing for women. NOTE: Dr. Cass has just released a new course about womens health: