I am 8 months post natal with DD2, and for about 3 months have been on antidepressants, fluoxetine.
Originally I wasn't convinced I actually had PND, but DD2 was/is a terrible sleeper and I was really struggling, I was incredibly impatient with DD1, really to walk out of the house when DD2 was refusing to sleep, on my knees with tiredness. I couldn't do much about her sleep, but I thought I could change how I deal with it so I asked the Dr for ADs. They have massively helped, as has DD2 sleeping a bit better. However there are still some things that are bugging me. I'm procrastinating a lot, forgetting birthdays and admin stuff, or just not being organised/bothered enough to deal with it, even when I know I should be. I'm more antisocial than usual, I'm v outgoing but a lot of the time I just want to slob around in my PJ's at home, and the more I do that the more lethargic I get.
I really need to get on and do some exercise, but despite being unhappy with my weight I just can't seem to muster up the motivation.
The ADs are definitely helping. I'm not on the edge like I was before, and miserable. I'm not mum of the year but I am much more relaxed with DD1 (who at nearly 4, and appparently suffering some delayed sibling rivalry is pretty challenging at the moment). Does the other stuff just sound like tiredness and the relentlessness of being a home with young children? I go back to work next month, and am not particularly looking forward to it, but I know I don't want to be at home full time. I'm just fed up with not being 'me' and look forward to getting this stage out of the way.
I guess I just want to know if this is normal, or symptoms of PND. I felt similar with DD1 and was given some ADs to try then which I didn't take in the end for various reasons, and sort of just let it run it's course. But I was determined to enjoy this mat leave much more. While I am enjoying DD2 as a baby much more, I still feel as if I am sleepwalking through life, wasting it just trying to get to the end of the day when I can crawl into bed, anxious, as I never know when I will be woken up.
Sorry for the ramble, just could do with hearing other people's experiences.
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Can anyone talk to me about PND?
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Bumperlicioso · 16/06/2011 22:31
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