PND Support Thread

[braijackava]

I am doing WW so I have been losing weight.

 

[flutterbaby]

can i join u i was told i have pnd i just can't pluck up the courage to open the pack and take a tablet

 

[becs0375]

Flutterbaby, the sooner you take them the better you will feel. I was like that and now I feel so much better xxx

 

[flutterbaby]

Flutterbaby, the sooner you take them the better you will feel. I was like that and now I feel so much better xxx

i took it ecpecting loads of side effects an nothing i still feel the same hopefully they will work soon

 

[becs0375]

They take about 2 weeks to work!! I had my dose increased as the dose first prescribed stopped working!! I feel amazing now, almost back to the old me xxx Stick with it chick xx
What are you on?

 

[sarah0108]

See i even gained on WW

 

[sarah0108]

anyone else on fluoxetine?

 

[flutterbaby]

They take about 2 weeks to work!! I had my dose increased as the dose first prescribed stopped working!! I feel amazing now, almost back to the old me xxx Stick with it chick xx
What are you on?

20mg of cito something i cant remember the name not got pack to hand

 

[becs0375]

anyone else on fluoxetine?

Me!!!!!!!!!!!! I am on 40mg, had my dose increased 3 weeks ago and have to say I feel loads better and I am losing weight!! Feel so much more focused and positive!!

 

[flutterbaby]

shakes and jaw ache f this i'm not that depressed felt drugged all morning back to docs i go

 

[mummysturt]

I really need some advice pls.
My baby is 1, and im starting to think i have pnd, but maybe its too late and its not that. I suffer from bad headaches the past few weeks, dr said its tension headaches.
Anyway, me and my husband have never rowed, and the ;last couple of months thats all we seem to do, and it seems to be me that starts it. I feel like i cant explain what makes me think i may have it, any advice

 

[flutterbaby]

I really need some advice pls.
My baby is 1, and im starting to think i have pnd, but maybe its too late and its not that. I suffer from bad headaches the past few weeks, dr said its tension headaches.
Anyway, me and my husband have never rowed, and the ;last couple of months thats all we seem to do, and it seems to be me that starts it. I feel like i cant explain what makes me think i may have it, any advice[/QUOTE

sorry hun im still coming to terms with the fact i've got it i can trigger any time within 12 months i think

 

[sarah0108]

anyone else on fluoxetine?

Me!!!!!!!!!!!! I am on 40mg, had my dose increased 3 weeks ago and have to say I feel loads better and I am losing weight!! Feel so much more focused and positive!!

Im 4 days in on 20mg and i THINK im already having side effects (not bad ones really) the main one being loss of appetite, im having to FORCE myself to each because the thought of it turns my stomach. I havent even felt remotely hungry.

xx

 

[mdsremos]

Having had a number of chats with my GP who was lovely and had tried to help with ways I can manage my time and not put too much pressure on myself, I gave in last week and went back to tell her that I am struggling and I have given in to needing a little help via medication
I am a very organised person but suddenly find myself panicking and feeling so overwhelmed trying to work out when to do the washing, clean the clothes, get my sons lunch box ready, tidy the kitchen - silly things to get worked up about and then kicking myself over getting to bed late cos I will be up around 6am with the baby........
I have had so many down days where I've just wanted to hide under the duvet and tell everyone to just sod off and leave me alone but I just soldier on and with returning to work on 6th June lurking its made me even more anxious.
I have been prescribed Citalopram 20mg (to start off 10mg for first 7 days) and although I am taking them I feel guilty having to take them as though I have given in but my husband is so proud of me for admitting that I need some help and doing something about it.
I just hope things improve and I can manage the challenge of work and being a mummy to my boys!!! (and a wife/best friend to DH)

 

[sarah0108]

sounds likes me hun x

 

[becs0375]

mdsremos, thats how I feel. I am a houseworkaholic, I can't relax until the house is clean, Hope can scream the house down and I can seem to blot it out as the house seems to come first. Its so hard.

 

[annawrigley]

Don't wanna go to sleep cos that means I have to get up again in the morning I'm so pathetic, I won't thank myself for this in the morning when I'm tired! Just feel so numb

 

[flugella]

I'm not sure if I truly have PND or just bad days. I've been on ADs (sertraline) for years and my GP upped my dose ten days after delivery as I was feeling really low. Most days since then have been pretty good but today I've cried and cried. I feel like I spend all my time waiting for Amy to wake up then dreading what wil happen when she does, will she settle again, will she feed ok, how bad will her wind be etc...

Is this normal or do I need to see my gp again?

 

[becs0375]

Flugella, I would say thats normal. Its your hormones getting used to being a Mum and you learning being a Mum. Its a stressful time xx

 

[mdsremos]

Flugella, I would say in the early months that sounds pretty normal to me...I would watch the clock waiting for the next feed at 4 hours then hope he would take all the milk as he was a slow/lazy feeder in the beginning and it was sooo tiring.
Dont beat yourself up about it, try and relax and shut your eyes and doze when your LO has a sleep, i wish I had learnt to doze/nap more when Ollie was a newborn