Did anyone suffer from Postpartum Depression? Please…?

My baby is 11 months old and i still feel horrible i've put on antidepressives nothing helps, I feel very anxious and irritated worsens with my periods, my mind is unstable, I think i'm going crazy, how long did your postpartum depression last and what were your symptoms? what do you think made u feel better?

Hmm this doesn't sound like Postpartum depression to me. Postpartum doesn't usually last that long. It sounds a little to me like it could possibly be PMDD - Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.

I would strongly urge you to visit your family practitioner and present him with a list of your symptoms and the triggers. There is a lot that can be done for various depression issues.

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a hormonal brain-biochemistry problem that results in mood and behavioral distress.

The symptoms of PMDD are as follows:

* Hypersomnia or insomnia
* Feeling nervous, anxious, and irritable
* marked depressed mood, and mood lability (crying spells for no reason)
* Feeling of sadness or hopelessness, possible suicidal thoughts
* trouble concentrating
* Panic Attacks

Well do you find your depression is linked to your baby? for example, when she cries... do you feel the urge to just leave her alone?
Do you get upset when you have to care for your baby?
I know it sounds horrible, the thought of not wanting to care for your baby but alot of women do suffer from post-partum depression. I luckily didn't suffer from it but I am familiar with it. Having babies can be stressful on any woman. I handled stress really well I think, but I still had days in the beginning where I wanted to rip my hair out, especially when you aren't getting sleep and your baby is gassy. but the key is knowing when it's actually post-partum depression.
If you find you are just depressed with your life as a whole, and considering your baby is 11 months old... you may just be depressed in general.
I would seek help. not just anti-depressants but maybe see a psychologist?
Good luck and I hope you feel better.

Bless your heart I know a friend who experienced this and it was not so good at first but she got thru it....just talk to your Dr. as much as you need it and friends and family for support as well..

Try to seperate the things you can control from the things you cant. do you like Ice cream? go get some. do you like to dance? Then play some music. You cant let outside pressure, or stress take too much of a toll on you. but the color red, as in lightbulb, and the deep base tone of a booming stereo are very therapudic for reasons that have been scientifically proven. You could for ten minutes a day expose yourself to the color ,red, and or sound,of deep base, to give yourself a jump start. but just that you are aware of the post-baby depression is a good sign that you will be alright. You dont sound like you have done this before so give yourself a break. It is still early in the experience. You dont sound all that crazy! only you know what simple pleasures you have, go excersize them!!!

I'm so sorry that you are having so much trouble! Postpartum lasts a lot longer than people think. when I had my first son, I felt a lot better after about a year, but I was never really "normal" again until I got pregnant with my second son two years later. I trudged through it that time and never did the antidepressants. After my second was born it all came rushing back. That time I did do the antidepressants (started them about 2 months postpartum), but I had a lot of side effects. he just turned a year and I'm trying to wean myself off of them, but it's slow going. Both times I was irritable, overly tired, obsessed about death (not suicidal, but constantly worrying that I or someone I loved would die), and paranoid that everything I said or did would offend someone (so much so that I wouldn't leave my house and risk talking to someone).

What made me feel better? Time. Sleep. Antidepressants. Reassurance from my family. even so it was a long hard time. I wish I could have just enjoyed my new babies!

Keep seeing your doctor. There are a lot of things to try. I know it gets really old. I was on at least 4 different things before they found something that sortof worked. You will get past it though. have you considered light therapy? Some people swear it works. Good luck. I really hope that this passes for you soon.

Did anyone suffer from Postpartum Depression? Please...?

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