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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Post-partum anxiety is real and can be absolutely debilitating. Ask me how I know.  Or I'll just tell you ... it was so bad after my second baby that I had a nervous breakdown when she was 9 weeks old.  Refused meds, but started talk therapy.  Things were still difficult but I figured hey, 2 kids is hard.  When she was about 18 months old, my marriage was in tatters and I was constantly getting into arguments with everyone I knew, it suddenly hit me ... I AM NOT OK.  Started a low-dose antidepressant and suddenly I had my life back.

I realize meds aren't for everyone, and even if you are open to meds, you may have to try a few before you find one that works for you. But I strongly encourage you to find a therapist that specializes in PPA/PPD for talk therapy and a psychiatrist who can write meds for you if you're open to it.  Because you don't have to live like this, honey.  Hugs to you.  [/quote]

+1.

And, while not everyone wants to take meds, there is NOTHING wrong with taking them. I had to take them in order to participate effectively until her apt for my PTSD from a traumatic birth/abusive partner/horrible recovery after my first baby, and now I’m off them and doing well (12 years later I’m married to the most wonderful human I’ve ever met, I’m having a miscarriage, and while I’m sad and upset, and have had some anxious moments my PTSD has not come roaring back and my partner is supportive and kind when I cry rather than demeaning and cruel and it makes all the difference). Had I not done meds and therapy a few years ago I can promise I would not be in this place.

Meds can make a huge difference, quickly, and allow you to access therapy effectively. I’m all about meds, and if/when I get pregnant will plan on starting meds late in pregnancy to ward off PPD/PPA. There is a reason the standard of care is meds + therapy - it works better than either one of them on their own. [/quote]

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