PND Support Thread

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thank you, im gonna call and get an appointment. i do feel kinda put off as three days before alex was born i went to the doc begging him for help but he just signed me off for three days.
 
I asked for a lady doctor which made me feel more comfortable. Is that an option for you?

Just be honest when you go, if you say that you dont feel comfortable with counselling
 
Hi mom2pne xx

Sb22, I'm sorry you've had a bad day hun :hugs: I've been on anti-depressants since November and am now feeling abit more normal. For me, they've really helped, as I was at a point where I needed something, anything to help me get through the day. I hope you're able to get an appointment with a nice dr. Like aidedhoney said, can you ask for a female dr? Mine was great, I went in and burst into tears :cry: she was so comforting and re-assuring.
 
Hi Ladies,

I thought I'd join this thread. I've been diagnosed with PND and anxiety. I am on citalopram 20mg and diazipam 10mg a day at the moment. I'm on my 3rd week of citalopram and finally starting to have more rational days.

At my lowest about 10 days ago I walked out the house leaving my husband with the baby and taking my pills with me. I'm not entirely sure what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted to escape the pain the depression gives me and stop being such a burden on my husband.

I have support from my HV and a Crisis team but thought it would help to talk to other people going through the same. Hopefully I can help too.

Wow, that was good concentration for me at the moment, I'm still quite spacey atm.

:hugs: to you all.
Anna
xxx
 
:hugs: Anna! Somedays I feel like walking away, too! I find just going into another room and posting online what's wrong helps. I'm glad you are getting help and support. It seems so lonely and that no one understands, but we're here if you need us!
 
sb22 Have you made an appt and how are you doing?
 
Hello Raggydoll
I am doing good, have bad days and good days, i find keeping a diary helps, also a walk out helps as well it is so easy to stay shut up indoors. I start counselling on monday which i am really nervous about.

SB22??? How did you get on?

Hugs to everyone x
 
Aidedhoney said:
Hello Raggydoll
I am doing good, have bad days and good days, i find keeping a diary helps, also a walk out helps as well it is so easy to stay shut up indoors. I start counselling on monday which i am really nervous about.

SB22??? How did you get on?

Hugs to everyone x
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Thanks for the tips. I'm going to give them a try. Sometimes when the crsis people come in and ask why I hit low points I just can't explain. Hopefully writing things down will make things clearer.

Good luck with the counselling, I had counselling for a period of depression I suffered 7 years ago. I found it hard at first to open up but I can't believe how much it helped in the long run.

:hugs:
 
Yeah i know you can be so happy one min then a sobbing mess the next!

Thanks hun xx
 
Well i think pnd has kicked in.

I had it with my 1st lo and am thinking im getting it again :(

I cant seem to stop crying. I love my baby and my oh sooo much its stupid but last ight i cried myself to sleep thinking they would be better off without me. I wanna walk out sometimes but i dunno if i would come back:(

Ive got up this morning nd feel the same. I try to explain to oh how im feeling but he doesnt understand tbh. He is amazing with logan and let me stay upstairs last night while he spent the night up with logan. He is really supportive but doesnt understand why im feeling the way i do.

Im not having any bad thoughts towards lil man but i am towards myself. I feel as if im a terrible mum and i cant do anything right. Im hating myself for feeling theis way and feel useless.

I just thought i would see if getting it out would make any difference :hugs:
 
xerinx said:
Well i think pnd has kicked in.

I had it with my 1st lo and am thinking im getting it again :(

I cant seem to stop crying. I love my baby and my oh sooo much its stupid but last ight i cried myself to sleep thinking they would be better off without me. I wanna walk out sometimes but i dunno if i would come back:(

Ive got up this morning nd feel the same. I try to explain to oh how im feeling but he doesnt understand tbh. He is amazing with logan and let me stay upstairs last night while he spent the night up with logan. He is really supportive but doesnt understand why im feeling the way i do.

Im not having any bad thoughts towards lil man but i am towards myself. I feel as if im a terrible mum and i cant do anything right. Im hating myself for feeling theis way and feel useless.

I just thought i would see if getting it out would make any difference :hugs:
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Hi Erin,

You've just described a lot of the things I've been feeling. Please speak to your HV or a doctor and they can put help in place and medication if needed.

I know it's hard to explain to people how you're feeling. At times it's felt so painful I have been hysterical and trying to rip my hair out and scaratch hard at my skin. I also understand the feeling of wanting to walk out, a couple of weeks ago I walked out the house with my pills. I've no idea what I intended really I just felt I could escape the pain and things would be better for my husband and Kate.

I have been on Citalopram and Diazipam for nearly 4 weeks now and they are really starting to help, I feel much more able to cope and more rational. I still have up and down days but I know it's early days for me.

I'm glad your husband is supportive, my husband has done the same, it was hard for me to take but it was what was needed.

Do you have any family close by?

Remember you are a great mum and you will get lots of support here.

Good luck to you. :hugs:
 
Hi thanks for your reply. Its horrible feeling this way... its like a vicious circle. I beat myself up about feeling this way which in turn makes me feel worse so on and so forth.

I think my main problem is that i dont have any support from friends or family. All my family live down south and we dont really get along. And i dont really have any friends.(sounds sad i know!)

I think the walking out feeling is just that i want oh and logan to be happy and i think they will do better without me... i said this to oh earlier and he said he wouldnt know what to do without me as im the one he comes to for advice with lil man... ironic really he thinks i have the all the answers yet i feel like i have none :shrug:

:hugs:

My hv advised me on tues to see the doc as i mentioned i had been crying a few times but i havent been as i thought it was just baby blues tbh but after last night when i just didnt know how to cope its made me realise that i do need help so will be off docs on monday.
 
hello everyone just thought id nip on ans see how your all doing :hugs:
some of you may no that iv suffered with PND since the birth of robyn 4 yrs ago and it came back after sam was born 2 yrs ago :cry:

well i thought i had got over it but i was soo wrong av been suffering this past couple of months and just needed some space now im back on my tabs and feeling a little better :happydance:

just remeber that it is a long winded process and u will get their :hugs: hope your all ok :kiss:
 
The health visitor told me that instead of prescribing pills for depression etc my surgery gives people gym membership... wtf? Is there even any point getting diagnosed if that's their cure? I don't drive, the nearest gym is 5 miles away, I'm tired and wobbly and if I had the bloody time and childcare surely I would be better off having a nap?
 
I wouldnt mind having gym membership but come on when are we supposed to find the time or energy to do anything other than look after baby and the house!
 
mrskx0x0 said:
The health visitor told me that instead of prescribing pills for depression etc my surgery gives people gym membership... wtf? Is there even any point getting diagnosed if that's their cure? I don't drive, the nearest gym is 5 miles away, I'm tired and wobbly and if I had the bloody time and childcare surely I would be better off having a nap?
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At which spare 5 minutes do they expect you to be able to that.
I'm really sorry you're not getting the support you need. Can you speak to your GP?

Take care. :hugs:
 
Hi Erin,

How did it go with the doctors today? Hope you're doing ok. :hugs:
 
Raggydoll said:
Hi Erin,

How did it go with the doctors today? Hope you're doing ok. :hugs:
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They didnt have any appts today so have got one for tomorrow morning:nope:

Im scared of going but i know that i need to so gotta be strong :)

:hugs:
 
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