PND Support Thread

[xpinkness87x]

I got diagnosed with PND today. I knew i had it i was just being a wimp about going to the doctors.

 

[MiissMuffet]

I got diagnosed with PND today. I knew i had it i was just being a wimp about going to the doctors.

Good on you for going to the doctors, it's hard isn't it
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[minnie83]

Hi, hope you don't mind me jumping in I finally plucked up the courage to see my gp yesterday about my depression. I'd been putting it off for ages, making excuses and trying to pretend nothing is wrong. I'm so relieved I'm finally getting help, I feel like there's finally a light at the end of it all and that I will eventually be 'me' again. Long way to go yet, but at least I've made a start.

That's great hun! The 1st step is always the biggest
What type of help are you getting? Are you taking meds or are you doing therapy or something else? Just being nosey
I hope you have had a good day (or have-"ing" depending on where you are )

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Thank you I'm on citalopram, which is supposed to be very mild I think, but I have to go back in 2 weeks and as long as it's not had any negative effects she's putting me on something stronger (not sure what though ) hopefully will work, fingers crossed. I'm having a good day so far, the sun is shining and I'm feeling quite optimistic since my appointment yesterday. Hope you're having a good day too.

Fluoxitine is very mild that's what i used to be on, so they put me on citalopram because it is a stronger antidepressant so I don't think it's that mild. although in saying that i'm on citalopram 2 and it hasn't knocked it on the head like i thought it would! i'm in the process of increasing them, started at 1/2, then at 1 now at 1 and a 1/2, next week it will be 2, coz yea it can cause side effects or something! Also it is breastfeeding friendly I was limited to what i could go on because of breastfeeding.
On a higher note- yay for sun!it's autumn here so it was grey and rainy today. Although i do like rain! It can be abit of a pain when i need to go out with Ella. I don't if i can avoid it anyway even on my good days
xoxo

I wonder what they'll put me on in a few weeks then if citalopram is meant to be strong? oh well, I suppose they know what they're doing lol! I'm not BF sadly so I'm not limited to anything.

 

[minnie83]

I got diagnosed with PND today. I knew i had it i was just being a wimp about going to the doctors.

Well done! I plucked up the courage to go on thursday after putting it off for ages, I feel loads better now I know I'm getting sorted

 

[AP]

Well its been a few weeks on Fluoxetine now and I can honestly say Im better. I feel like it has numbed my feelings though!!! im only on 20mg, but if i miss one i can actually feel myself slipping is that norm?

 

[MiissMuffet]

minni83- I don't know if it's "strong", i just know its a good one, i would think they would most probably increase the dosage rather than change your medication- that would make more sense. They might do though i'm not sure. i just know that citalopram can take between 4-6 weeks to take efect!
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[MiissMuffet]

Well its been a few weeks on Fluoxetine now and I can honestly say Im better. I feel like it has numbed my feelings though!!! im only on 20mg, but if i miss one i can actually feel myself slipping is that norm?

I was on fluoxitine for years but it wasn't strong enough for me it didn't help me at all it may as well have been sugar pills! But everyone is different so one pill that doesn't work for someone may do wonders for someone else. I don't know about the missing one and slipping thing, but it's a medication that doesnt come into affect straight away, as it can take abit for it to get in your system but i do know that when i was on it i would think it wasnt working so i would stop for a few days and every single time i stopped taking them something would happen- i would nut out each time, including breaking of windows, smashing up the house, that type of thing - just try really hard to take one each day. same time each day- in the morning when u wake up. Remeber it is prozac so if u take it at night tikme u may struggle to get to sleep. I learnt that one the hard way lol!
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[AP]

. Remeber it is prozac so if u take it at night tikme u may struggle to get to sleep. I learnt that one the hard way lol!
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oh bloody hell is that why im a walking zombie!!!!!!! ive got so tired these days!

 

[xpinkness87x]

sb22 Im starting the same tablets as you tomorrow.

I feel a bit better by just going to the doctors, but my mum keeps telling me that i shouldnt take the tablets but i dont think i will be able to cope with it another way I was going to start them today but we had arranged to go out for the day so i thought i would start them tomorrow rather than have side effects lol

The only question i keep asking is when will i feel "normal" again?

 

[MiissMuffet]

. Remeber it is prozac so if u take it at night tikme u may struggle to get to sleep. I learnt that one the hard way lol!
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oh bloody hell is that why im a walking zombie!!!!!!! ive got so tired these days!

yep take em in the morning xx

 

[MiissMuffet]

sb22 Im starting the same tablets as you tomorrow.

I feel a bit better by just going to the doctors, but my mum keeps telling me that i shouldnt take the tablets but i dont think i will be able to cope with it another way I was going to start them today but we had arranged to go out for the day so i thought i would start them tomorrow rather than have side effects lol

The only question i keep asking is when will i feel "normal" again?

u will hun xx

 

[AP]

sb22 Im starting the same tablets as you tomorrow.

I feel a bit better by just going to the doctors, but my mum keeps telling me that i shouldnt take the tablets but i dont think i will be able to cope with it another way I was going to start them today but we had arranged to go out for the day so i thought i would start them tomorrow rather than have side effects lol

The only question i keep asking is when will i feel "normal" again?

Take them hun. I started for a few days and stopped, bad move, I felt like shit.

I now take them with my pill as I never forget my pill, and they have helped. I used to get really angry, I dont feel that way now. Its helped me bond better with LO too.

And as MissMuffet says, take em in the morning or you'll be a walking zombie like me *yawn*

 

[xpinkness87x]

sb22 Im starting the same tablets as you tomorrow.

I feel a bit better by just going to the doctors, but my mum keeps telling me that i shouldnt take the tablets but i dont think i will be able to cope with it another way I was going to start them today but we had arranged to go out for the day so i thought i would start them tomorrow rather than have side effects lol

The only question i keep asking is when will i feel "normal" again?

Take them hun. I started for a few days and stopped, bad move, I felt like shit.

I now take them with my pill as I never forget my pill, and they have helped. I used to get really angry, I dont feel that way now. Its helped me bond better with LO too.

And as MissMuffet says, take em in the morning or you'll be a walking zombie like me *yawn*

I started them today. I took them in the morning after reading about taking them at night on here lol!

Did you get any side effects? Im just worried that i will be stuck on tablets for the rest of my life.

 

[AP]

None at all hun xxxxx

 

[MiissMuffet]

i didnt get any side effects either. But thats y they will start u off small and work it up, it takes about a month to kick in so they usually build u up slowly depending on what u are on x

 

[Claire788]

Hiya girls, not sure if I can ask here or whether to start a new thread. I've been feeling some (most) of the symptoms in the first post, but not all together all the time.
Do you have to have them all, 24/7 to have pnd? I was thinking about seeing a GP but don't want her to think I'm wasting her time, if really I'm just having "off" days...

 

[MiissMuffet]

Hiya girls, not sure if I can ask here or whether to start a new thread. I've been feeling some (most) of the symptoms in the first post, but not all together all the time.
Do you have to have them all, 24/7 to have pnd? I was thinking about seeing a GP but don't want her to think I'm wasting her time, if really I'm just having "off" days...

ofcourse u can post here hun

You don't have to have every symptom, 24/7 to have pnd. Even some symptoms that come and go over a period of time can indicate you are suffering from pnd. ofcourse there are more severe cases of it, and more mild cases, everyone is different, but u don't need to wait to feel miserable 24/7 to seek help. If you have some symptoms then go and see your gp otherwise if you wait till it gets worse you will just end up feeling even worse. I would advice seeing your gp now huni. If you ever need to talk you know where i am xx

 

[xpinkness87x]

I keep going from feeling happy, sad and angry... is it just my tablets? I've only been on them 3 days!!

 

[MiissMuffet]

I keep going from feeling happy, sad and angry... is it just my tablets? I've only been on them 3 days!!

You won't get any effect from the tablets for about a month hun. You r on citalopram yeh? It's normal for your mood to go all over the place huni. Mine does xx

 

[xpinkness87x]

I keep going from feeling happy, sad and angry... is it just my tablets? I've only been on them 3 days!!

You won't get any effect from the tablets for about a month hun. You r on citalopram yeh? It's normal for your mood to go all over the place huni. Mine does xx

Im on fluoxetine. My doctor said a week lol