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[DebC]

Hi There

 

I'm not a mummy so have no experience of PND, but have had a couple of quite serious bouts of reactive depression. It will get better. I think that you've been able to tell us is a huge step forward, as it means that you have been able to acknowledge that there's a problem. I really hope that you begin to feel better soon. I'm sure you will.

 

Snuggling with you little boy, and watching Disney films, sounds lovely. I hope you are able to tell us about something positive every day. Soon the positives will be greater than all the negatives and you will feel like yourself again.

 

Take care and enjoy christmas

[CallyChook]

I've bit the bullet and started medication. Still not feeling myself and still having more bad days than good especially now I'm back at work. Doc's put me on paroxetine, and so far I've had 5 doses - it just has made me very very dizzy and lightheaded! Not to mention slightly queasy and generally seasicky.

 

fingers crossed in a couple of weeks I start to feel some benefit.

 

Chicks due to hatch end of the week, that's a guaranteed good day on the way

[chicken bark]

Hope the side effects wear off in a few days.

 

I hope taking the medication helps you break the cycle. Get one bit right then others seem to fall into place so eventually you can stop taking the tablets.

 

Good luck with it.

[Seagazer]

They can make you feel very odd to begin with, stick with it, they will help in the end. I hope you soon start to feel better.

 

Good luck with the chicks too.

[Alis girls]

Hope you start to feel brighter soon - they can take some time to kick in but well done on getting help - sadly many mums soldier on and feel worse for it. Hope your little chucks hatch soon - keepus posted

[whoopsie]

Very good to see you back Cally. The first couple of weeks on the meds made me feel absolutely shocking, but gradually the side effects faded and I started to feel a bit more like myself. I hope you are getting some counselling too as the combination helps you heal properly.

 

You will come out the other side, I promise you x

[Tiggy]

thinking of you Cally i hope you feel better soon

[chickenNutter]

Cally, hang on in there girl! Hopefully seeing how many of us on here have had similar and come out the other side should be some comfort. the initial side effects of 'happy pills' are horrible, but it is common and temporary give it a couple of weeks and it will pass, give it a couple of months and you will be a completely different ChickenMummy. However bad you are feeling, it is a universal truth that you wont always feel this way. Just hang on in there, we are all rooting for you.

[Goosey Lucy]

Some lovely words of advice and support, hope things improve for you Cally, x

[bluekarin]

I had PND several years ago now. I actually had it after my ED was born, but didn't realise until my DS was about 6 months old - so I had it for 18 months before being treated. It is horrible as you feel so alone. But the pills do help you to see things clearer, (after the initial side effects), and that everything is not hopeless. Well, that was how I felt. I was on them for about 2 years, and came off very gradually. So gradually that another doctor said when I told her I was on one pill every other day, well, I don't think they are doing anything for you anymore. I was a bit upset as I thought they were helping me tick over nicely, when in fact, I was better and didn't need them.

It will pass. It is such a short time, even though it doesn't feel like it at the time when you are in it. Ignore insensitive comments. My mum wasn't the most helpful when I went and told her that I had been prescribed anti depressants. And take help from anyone who will offer. You are not alone, and don't need to be superwoman. Have some big get well (((hugs)))