Moms-do/did u suffer from.....???

Question

any kind of mental illness?

post pardom depression?

if so, what did u have to do? do u have to take medication?

Answer 1

I suffered post partum depression after my second baby and my last child. It was much more severe with the second child, for whatever the reason.

I have also dealt with depression on and off in my life, only once bad enough to require medication. The other times I found that if I picked up the pace with the exercise it helped me tremendously.

Answer 2

yes i have depression.  im on cymbalta and i am still depressed.  being at home everyday with 4 kids going in each direction makes me anxious.

Answer 3

When I was younger I suffered from being bi-polar (happy one min, depressed the next) really bad.  I got help, but it did not work.  When I met my now husband, he helped me a lot trying to make "me" better.  After our daughter was born there were days were I would be down, not so because of depression, but he has made sure that I dont get stressed or anything.  Meds did not work for me, they turned me into a zombie, all I wanted to do was sleep when i was on them, and I would not eat.  Now I know a few people who have taken meds, and they have worked for them.

Answer 4

I wasn't depressed,but I constantly thought of all the bad things that might happened so that they wouldn't.I have handled new born before,but a premature baby was very new.I was a little afraid she would go to sleep and wouldn't wake up.

They only medication I had to take was my epilepsy medication,and doctors wanted me to take prenatal vitamins.They wanted me to take the vitamins until she hit two months old,something about helping me heal.

Answer 5

I suffered from postpartum depression after my daughter was born. I took Wellbutrin for it. I sometimes have issues with depression still, mostly when I have my period...but some chocolate always does the trick :)

Answer 6

I did and came within a breath of losing my family.  I am on medication, Paxil, it helps immensely.

Answer 7

I am bi-polar but wasn't diagnosed till my youngest son was about two year old. But I do have depression. I been taking medicine. I am pregnant with my third and final I can't take my medicine during my pregnancy. I try to handle it by thinking of something elese. My boys I think alot of and this one growing in me. If I getting mad. I go into another room to cool down or take the kids a walk to calm myself down. I take warm bath before going to bed to seem to get the stress out..

Answer 8

I had post partum depression after the birth of my first child [[i was 16]]

Meds didnt work, they made me feel fake happy, so i did counseling instead... it worked wonders and after the birth of my second child i didnt suffer from PPD at all...

Answer 9

Depending on how severe it is for you is what you should do about it. Just as in the pregnancy it's never the same for any two mothers. With my first daughter I had the "baby blues" which are totally normal. Last about 3 weeks to 1 month and you will cry at the drop of a hat. I ran out of toilet paper, I cried. Just an example. All you can do for that really is let yourself cry. You will be snippy, seperate yourself as best you can from the ones you are snippy with and let the mood pass you by. If that is all you have then it does go away. It seems like the worst you've ever felt, you have this beautiful child and all you can do is scream, yell, or cry. But it's your horomones readjusting after the birth! I didn't have to take any meds for it, it just settled down after about two months. Everybody's body takes different amounts of time to get back to "normal"...

If it's to the point where you want to hurt yourself or someone else then it's more serious and you need to talk to your doctor about it. That could require counseling or meds whichever you and your doctor decide.

Don't panic though, every mother goes through it. It doesn't mean you are a bad person or a bad  mother, just means you are a normal new mom with lots of new things to adjust to and on top of that your body is trying to heal. Not to mention your lack of sleep and trying to learn all you can do t make your baby happy and not make everyone else in your life totally unhappy at the same time.

If it's possible take some time for yourself, ask someone to help you, get away and give yourself a mental break. You'd be amazed what a nap without listening to a monitor will do. Or just go shopping or for a walk or drive, whatever relaxes you.

If you feel like you are totally losing control though to the point of danger for anyone then don't be shy about talking to someone about it, doctor, friend, husband, somebody!

You are not the first and you will not be the last to feel this way..

Good luck..