Help - How did you know you had PND?

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I have a 4 year old and a 14 month old DD. For a long time my husband has been telling me that I am not myself and I find myself getting irritable and angry at the smallest things. I had a traumatic birth with DD1 and honestly I'm now wondering if it has been lingering around on and off for 4 years. Is this possible? I am crying on a daily basis about the smallest things and generally feel a bit empty.

If you have suffered from this what made you decide to go to the doctors and what did they prescribe? Did it help? I am scared to go on medication but I think I may need to.

A lovely poster on here advised me to tell the GP what I I'd just written. She even bothered to PM me a couple of times to make sure I had.

I had post natal anxiety which I confirmed by talking to a mum who had the same symptoms and also reading up on the Mind website. I had counselling which really helped.
I would go to the GP and talk about it, don’t suffer on your own. And yes it could have been ongoing for 4 years.
Whatever happens things will get better for you

I was at the GP. I was really really struggling with being a new mum but I didn’t realise I had PND as it presented as anxiety which I’d never experienced before.
She did the Edinburgh postnatal depression questionnaire on me and I scored a 23. Seeing that number made me realise things were way wrong!!
Speak to a really supportive GP. They can maybe work through why you are scared to start medication and even if it’s the best option for you.