Does this sound like PND?

[GoRicky]

DC2 is almost 4 months old, had been feeling ok until two weeks ago when I started to feel anxious and a little agitated during a short stay away with DP. Am breastfeeding so had been expressing but not enough so put it down to hormones playing around but since coming home have noticed feelings of anxiety and hopelessness persisting and increasing. Hair is falling out, I have headaches and sleep being affected now. Feel very bonded to baby but low in energy so pretty much counting down hours until DP gets home or bedtime. Feeling wretched about my life and worried about my future and full of regrets and ‘what ifs’.

Thought it was maybe linked to hormones but now worried it’s some form of depression/PND. Not sure what to do as I’m afraid of AD’s

From my own experience it sounds like it could be PND. Honestly please get help and AD’s if required. I struggled through myself with my PND and didn’t talk to anyone and it was horrendous. I have recently been on AD’s for a different reason but as soon as I felt I needed help I called the GP and what a difference in my recovery from it.

Please get help. The AD’s I got (setraline) we’re fantastic and really helped me. Im now off them and just want to say please don’t be scared of them. If that’s what will help you please do it. Suffering through PND alone is just awful.

Thanks for the reply @thecrowshaveeyesbebe, I’ve contacted my GP so just waiting to hear back.

It just seems to have come on suddenly together with the hair loss and coincided with a drop in my milk supply. It’s also just exhausting with two kids and I started to feel like I’ve just made a big mess of my life and that my life is over (even though I’m barely 38!)

I’m glad you’re getting help, it was the best thing I did and wish I had when I had PND. Don’t suffer in silence they will help you feel much better!