Post Partum .........Adivan

dawfai · Post by **dawfai** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:04 am

Hi all,
I had my beautiful baby 3 months ago. I was fine untill a few day's before i started my period back up and then BAM they came back. I go to the doctor tom. and going to ask for adivan. Anybody taken it or has please share your experience. I'm very afraide of meds but it's came to the point to where i do need to give them a try. I have been like this for years and i just want to get better, not for a few weeks and then fall back where i started but for good be happy and worry free. Here is my question about post partum. I love my baby and do not like being away from him. I happy happy to have him. I do lately not sleep well and i don't really eat but maybe once a day and then i usually force that down. I get shaky,figety,moody,the fear i'm going to lose it. I'm not sure if this is ppd or depression or anxiety or a little bit of all. I want a med that won't make me feel spacey or more panicky or anxious. DP/DR scares the crap out of me and makes me feel like i'm losing my mind or that i'm going to freak out. I do not want that feeling. So please any advice would be so greatly appreciated.

God Bless
DawFai@yahoo if anybody would like to talk to me

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:29 am

Please seek professional counseling to help you through this hard time. You don't need to suffer. Continue working the program and learning and actively using the tools, but do get support locally from someone who understands post partem depression. It will make a world of difference to you.

My very best to you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:30 pm

I have battled ocd/panic attacks for my whole life. I am like you but I am only 11 weeks pregnant so some meds are off limits for me. I am taking Zoloft- which is what I took before pregnancy. My doctor just raised my dosage because I'm so out of whack. Did you experience this during pregnancy too?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:52 pm

Yes,but nothing like now. I'm having a hard time. Took a nap earlier woke up panicking and threw up. I go to the doctor tom. I appreciate you ll getting back with me it helps.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:27 pm

hi i am in the same place as you.....my baby is only 4 weeks old and i'm having trouble sleeping and eating....i just started zoloft a few days ago....praying for fast relief........you are not alone

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:10 pm

hi. i am a bit in the opposite position. i was 17 wks pregnant and lost a baby, had to deliver and all (very tough). i had gone off all my meds (lexapro and ativan), been on them off an on for years. have one son (almost three). struggled to get off meds, was on them for the birth of my son, but he came out lethargic (not sure if it was related), but I tried to go off for that reason. lost the baby three months ago, went on ativan again (helped, but is not a miracle cure but only on 1mg) a month ago. now, i found out i am pregnant again (thank god) and took no ativan today and am an anxious mess. worried that it won't get better and i will have to go on meds while pregnant. but again, just found out today, very stressful day. terrified of losing this baby too. anyway, back to you. you may want to go on zoloft (it is a class c drug, and you can breastfeed on it, if you need to). the drugs are classified a-z with z being the most threatening. so, a class c has a low risk (they could never say it is all out safe). ativan will help take the edge off, but you may struggle from depression cause i did. talk to a dr. take advantage of medication and enjoy your son. you don't have to feel this way. post-partum is very common for people with pre-exisitng conditions. take care of it and yourself.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:44 pm

Yes I am going through the same thing as you, my baby is 4 months and this started 2months ago I haven't taken anything except ativan when I really really need it it does calm me down but i also zonk out. I hate the fact I can not really enjoy my baby but I try hard he makes me smile and makes me strong and want to keep going. I couldn't eat sleep and could barely get out of bed 2 months ago and I forced myself to eat cause i knew i needed all the strength i could get. One morning I thought to myself just get up and do something I felt bad cause my older kids didn't know what was happenin my house was in total chaos. I got out of bed and slowly I got some of my life back although I am still feelin it its way better than it was 2 months ago. I too am really scared to take meds and have not been on any but sometimes I really feel i need to but I also want to deal with this as naturally as possible and if it is post partum then it will go away. Just stay strong and don't let it control your life.

rose_thorn98 · Post by **rose_thorn98** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:13 pm

I had post partum depression and panic attacks with auras after my daughter was born. My daughter is 21 now. At the time this was "new" so to speak. I was sent to Mayo clinic and was told that my hormone levels were not coming down after her birth, as they should normally. There are support groups you can attend and most OBGYN offices have info about groups, that is very helpful. Also, make your family aware that you need to have some help while you get back on your feet. You need to rest, that is key. This was the first batch of panic attacks for me. It is very scary when you are sent home with this new baby and no instruction book other than other people offering their advice, which is not always helpful. Give yourselves credit for living through one of the most jolting experiences your body can go through and let your body and mind heal. Good luck girls! I hurt all over again to think there are other new mothers that have to go through this, in this day and age.