PND Support Thread

[Janny Wanny]

i think i just realised i got the depression.... i know u can get teary for 5 days after u give birth but i now am depressed all the time nothing interests me i feel like i dont even feel like i want my oh anymore..... keep getting thoughts like do i even want this as my life! does this sounds like pnd?????

 

[Raggydoll]

well the hv is comeong next week! and im seeing someone about cbt! my doctor doesnnt belive in anixety depression so that doesnt help its her culture they just dont have a word for it! i know this as my oh is the same religion but hes really supportive! in our area girls of that heratige dont even get the questionnaire as they dont believe! x

Soph. The CBT will be helpful but if you feel you need more help you should be able to have it. Can you see a new GP?

Anxiety and depression are real, it's hard for some people to understand because it's not seen to be physical.

I found it to hurt, to the point where I felt like I physically want to rip the pain from my chest but now with the right support and treatment I'm starting to feel better and I can cope with day to day life.

I really hope you get the support you deserve. We're here if you need anything. x

 

[Raggydoll]

has anyone else been cheated on a long time ago and is still not over it? i was cheated on last may and we broke up last november so i dont know why it still bothers me but it really does i feel so pathetic but i cant get over it, i dont think i ever will... what was so wrong with me? we were ttc noah at the time as well which to me makes it a million times worse.

Anna.

The relationship with my ex was really bad. We needed something big to break us up and him sleeping with someone else did it. It hurt for a very long time. In fact the girls name was Jenny and everytime I heard the J.Lo song Jenny from the block I used to get very angry. How sad is that

I know it's harder for you as you have Noah but remember with Noah you will always have someone who loves you so much unconditionally.

I didn't think I would ever get over my ex but then I met my husband. I now realise what I had before was nothing and what we have is love.

I really hope things get better for you.

 

[Raggydoll]

i think i just realised i got the depression.... i know u can get teary for 5 days after u give birth but i now am depressed all the time nothing interests me i feel like i dont even feel like i want my oh anymore..... keep getting thoughts like do i even want this as my life! does this sounds like pnd?????

Are you still seeing your midwife/Health visitor? I think it would be worth talking to them or your GP

I can say that sounds like how I first felt with PND but every case is different.

Have you spoken to your OH?

Look after yourself.

 

[MiissMuffet]

I'm in a good mood right now so i'm not gonna talk about my feelings coz it will just bring them back, but just wanted to pop in to say and check up on you lovely ladies. i hope everyone is having a good weekend x

 

[mum2beagain]

hi guys im feeling really down at th mo i feel so exausted all the time im not eating properly just not hungry i keep thinking what would happen to my beautifull children if something happened to me and it really panicks me i know i they would have dh but i keep imaginging things happening to both of us and having to leave our babies after u had dd i had a few days of tears but this time i havent had that i feel really sad but cnt physically cry

 

[annawrigley]

hi guys im feeling really down at th mo i feel so exausted all the time im not eating properly just not hungry i keep thinking what would happen to my beautifull children if something happened to me and it really panicks me i know i they would have dh but i keep imaginging things happening to both of us and having to leave our babies after u had dd i had a few days of tears but this time i havent had that i feel really sad but cnt physically cry

 

[shiawase]

hi guys im feeling really down at th mo i feel so exausted all the time im not eating properly just not hungry i keep thinking what would happen to my beautifull children if something happened to me and it really panicks me i know i they would have dh but i keep imaginging things happening to both of us and having to leave our babies after u had dd i had a few days of tears but this time i havent had that i feel really sad but cnt physically cry

I keep having panic attacks about that, i am convinced something is going to happen to me and that my ex will take liam to live in london and he wont get to see my mum and dad, im even making a will next week so that if anything does happen my mum and dad will have full custody everyone thinks im insane but i cant stop worrying i was laying in bed awake last night thinking that the ceiling might fall down on me so stayed awake for 3 hours!. Sorry you feel like that 2 but its nice to know im not the only one having these thoughts

 

[jadesh101]

I was told when my LO was a few months old I had pnd, so they gave me pills, well i came off them after a few months as started to feel better then ended back on them not long after.

Now I don't really know what is going on with me, I always feel confused and now and again just go off on one and get ready moody and depressed feeling, I keep telling myself and over reacting and there is nothing wrong..... I get tearful over a lot of things whats going on ??

 

[Raggydoll]

I was told when my LO was a few months old I had pnd, so they gave me pills, well i came off them after a few months as started to feel better then ended back on them not long after.

Now I don't really know what is going on with me, I always feel confused and now and again just go off on one and get ready moody and depressed feeling, I keep telling myself and over reacting and there is nothing wrong..... I get tearful over a lot of things whats going on ??

Did you reduce the doseage or come off your tablets straight away? If you come of too quickly it can make things worse. I had a previous period of depression a few years ago, once I felt better I just stopped taking the tablets. It made me feel so bad.

Also have you had any other support other than medication?

 

[shiawase]

As anyone stopped taking their medication? I havent taken mine for over a week now and feel terrible im constantly dizzy, feeling panicky to the point my heart pumps like mad and my hands go tingly this is happening every 10 minutes or so im guessing i should of come off slowly but i dont wanna be taking tablets anymore...when do you stop feeling so bad and what other things can i do to help instead of going back on medication?

 

[08marchbean]

Hi, iv not been in here before but i have been suffereng wih pnd for a while now, im on citalopram have been for about 3 weeks. but the health visitor comes to see me evey week-2 weeks. she came today and i have been having a bad week and told her how i was feeling. that when im having a bad day i really cant deal with LO, that i care for her (nappy/feeds ect.) but dont feel like i interact as much as i should with her and that sometimes i just feel like she deserves a better mummy. she then said that that conserns her and she is thinking of contacing social services!!! does anyone know what she means by this? im not harming my baby!! does she think this? im really scared that they are gunna take her off me or put her on a register or something. i do love m daugher im just srtuggeling with my feelings and adjusting to motherhood. she really scared me and next time i see her i will just say im fine and feeling much better if this is whats gunna happen when i tell the truth about my feelings!!
sorry for the long 1st post but i just needed to tell someone and noone in rl knows how im feeling really.

 

[jadesh101]

Hi, iv not been in here before but i have been suffereng wih pnd for a while now, im on citalopram have been for about 3 weeks. but the health visitor comes to see me evey week-2 weeks. she came today and i have been having a bad week and told her how i was feeling. that when im having a bad day i really cant deal with LO, that i care for her (nappy/feeds ect.) but dont feel like i interact as much as i should with her and that sometimes i just feel like she deserves a better mummy. she then said that that conserns her and she is thinking of contacing social services!!! does anyone know what she means by this? im not harming my baby!! does she think this? im really scared that they are gunna take her off me or put her on a register or something. i do love m daugher im just srtuggeling with my feelings and adjusting to motherhood. she really scared me and next time i see her i will just say im fine and feeling much better if this is whats gunna happen when i tell the truth about my feelings!!
sorry for the long 1st post but i just needed to tell someone and noone in rl knows how im feeling really.

I find you HV isn't in the least bit understanding, she has no reason to contact social services and she should be there to help and support you not make threats and warnings, I really think you should go and speak to your doctor or a different HV and ask them why she is planning this.

A lot of women suffer a lot more then you and are getting all the help they need and social services haven't even been brought into it.

I think what she is doing is wrong and very unprofessional IMO, go and speak to someone else that will actually give you the help and support you need babe xxxxx

 

[jadesh101]

I was told when my LO was a few months old I had pnd, so they gave me pills, well i came off them after a few months as started to feel better then ended back on them not long after.

Now I don't really know what is going on with me, I always feel confused and now and again just go off on one and get ready moody and depressed feeling, I keep telling myself and over reacting and there is nothing wrong..... I get tearful over a lot of things whats going on ??

Did you reduce the doseage or come off your tablets straight away? If you come of too quickly it can make things worse. I had a previous period of depression a few years ago, once I felt better I just stopped taking the tablets. It made me feel so bad.

Also have you had any other support other than medication?

I just came straight off them, I really do not want to be on them period !! No I didn't have any other help, my HV said she will sign me up to a PND group, but I couldn't travel to the place they were having it as I had no transportation

 

[jenny_wren]

you need to wean your body off ad's slowly
if you just stop taking them they will make
you feel 10 times worse hun ​

 

[jenny_wren]

sorry ive not been on for a few weeks ladies
i've had quite an emotional couple of months

i'll update when i get back from the chemist

xx​

 

[jenny_wren]

ok so update from me ..

had my first phychiatrist appointment this morning
and was actually quite surprised, the woman was
alright, my other one years back was horrible so i
was glad i felt comfortable round this woman, she didn't
speak to me like a child either which was nice

she properly diagnosed me with pnd, anxiety and
bi-polar which i knew i had all of them but its nice to have
it written on paper and it's nice for someone to actually
explain and go through things properly with me rather than
a quick 5 minute appointment ...

she's upped my dosage which im glad about, my doctor wouldn't
up it beyond 75mg but the phychiatrist agreed that 75mg wouldn't
even touch the side of my problems, she basically called him a dick
for even thinking that amount would help

so as of today im on 150mg of amitriptyline and 50mg of
queliapine but they can both be upped if need be

so we'll see how it goes on double the dose and a new
one added lol hopefully fingers crossed now the stupid doctors
not involved we can start cracking the serious problems

she's also signed me up for councilling and if that doesn't
work, behavioural theropy, so one way or another ...

I WILL GET BETTER!!

the phychiatrist was actually surprised i'd gone through all these
years without help she even said she felt sorry for me
the pnd is just a trigger apparently so we're working on everything
so hopefully it'll be a huge step forward in getting well!!

xx​

 

[Luke's_mummy]

Oh jenny I'm so happy to hear everything is getting sorted for you hunny! Xx

 

[xpinkness87x]

Oh jenny im so glad to hear you are finally getting somewhere!! About blumming time!!

I will update on whats going on with me in the next couple of days

 

[jenny_wren]

about bloody time indeed lol

yesterday i felt rough as hell
couldn't even move it was horrible

today's a bit better though

just think this all could have been sorted
MONTHS ago ... stupid doctor

and thankyou girlies

xxx​