Do you feel that you had postpartum depression/anxiety?

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If so, how long did it take to pass/did you take medication for it? Would love to hear any/all stories.

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Yes. 100%. I struggled with both after my daughter (born June 2019) & did nothing about it. At my 6 week appt I was put on Prozac it was the best decision ever. Such a difference

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It hit me hard after I stopped breastfeeding at 3 months, but I went and got some help and insight and am currently taking antidepressants and starting to feel more myself thankfully ♥️

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I already was working on treatment for depression and anxiety before giving birth to my first (like years into treatment), but the sleep deprivation of the newborn phase turned up the anxiety 1000%. (I suspect because normally it takes a bit of energy to keep it together...)
No meds yet but I’m doing weekly sessions with a therapist and keeping an eye on how I’m feeling. So far I can get some sleep, eat ok and baby is cared for ok. The moment things slip in those departments I’m totally ok to have some medical intervention to help me get back on track.
On the bad days I feel like I’m a complete mental case. But I’m doing everything I can and baby is fed so it could be much worse I’m sure.

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Had no prior depressive issues until pregnancy and by week 19 I was having severe anxiety and starting to get suicidal thoughts. I got on zoloft by the 3rd trimester after counseling wasnt helping enough. Still on it. I did have a rough spurt of mental something associated with breastfeeding for the first 2-2.5 months and felt disconnected with my baby. Somewhere around 3 months I think breastfeeding induced oxytocin finally hit me because I suddenly didnt despise nursing and got super lovey on my baby. I tried to come off zoloft a few weeks ago with really bad results so am still on it. I dont know how I would have been port partum of I hadnt already been on zoloft 😬

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I have depression just in general, so it’s kind of hard to tell if that just got worse or if I had PPD but it was pretty bad for a while. Now that my baby isn’t as fussy and actually smiles at me (so I know that he doesn’t just secretly hate me lol) I feel better, but I’m sure it’ll come and go in the next few months

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Not on any medication or haven’t talked to my doctor about it but I have my days where I’m really low and I don’t want to do anything but just lock myself in my room and stay in bed, and other days we’re I’m completely fine. I’ve noticed more when I’m about to start my period is when I get to my lowest point. It sucks feeling this way because i have 2 kids and I have to just push it aside because they both need me but I honestly just wish Covid wasn’t happening I would love to have a break and just spend 1 night to take care of myself

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The anxiety for me was the worst.  The thought of death consumed me.  It took maybe 3 months for me to calm down and not think about myself, my husband or daughter dying.

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Definitely had it really, really bad. Mostly depression in the form of suicidal thoughts, and a deep sadness that persisted all day every day, a bit of anxiety here and there as well. It passed pretty much right at 4 months. Right around the time the postpartum hair loss kicked in so I think a major hormonal shift happened. I was just suddenly...okay again, and I wanted to be living the life I was in.

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I had it BAD for about the first 3 weeks. I was on an antidepressant before I got pregnant, but my OB switched me to Zoloft while TTC. I was on Zoloft my whole pregnancy and it worked ok, but I needed to get back on my old meds, so once I switched back I felt SO much better. That also corresponded with my stopping breastfeeding though, and that honestly saved my mental health

Do you feel that you had postpartum depression/anxiety?

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