Crisis Team

[bluemarie87]

Not Aibu related but going out my mind! I know this gets a lot of traffic!!

Got pnd - had a baby 7 weeks ago and that low the crisis team are currently on their way to see me.

Not much point to this post other than somebody to talk to!!

Have you seen the crisis team before? And have you got someone else at home with you?

@ThrowThoseCurtainsWide nope never seen them before as I've been dealing with the perinatal team and yes I've got my partner. I'm just so so low I didn't know where else to turn. I've been dealing with the team since a week after I gave birth. I've been diagnosed with pnd with severe anxiety but today and I've no idea why I just feel so fed up and so down!!

Well done for reaching out, hopefully you will be able to get the appropriate support put into place.

I'm really proud of you for calling the crisis team and/or accepting their help, OP. That's a big step towards feeling like yourself again and a choice that will hugely benefit your well being and that of your whole family. What kind of symptoms are you having, if that's something you want to talk about? What fears do you have about what will happen with your crisis team? (I used to work for a crisis hotline at a counseling center, so I may be able to answer questions or help put your mind at ease about what to expect)

Having a baby can throw you totally out of whack, Therese help available though.

I'm glad you're not alone tonight. Please be honest with the crisis team. The more they know the more support that can be put in place. These days people are only admitted to an inpatient setting as a last resort, so don't be afraid of telling them your feelings in case they whisk you away. They would only do that if that's what you really really needed to keep you safe.

Sending a handhold

@youngscrappyandhungry thank you for your reply. I just feel low. I can't really explain why or how. It's ever since I had a baby I just feel so down and depressed and I've never felt this way before and it scares me.
I don't honestly know what they'll be able to do for me other than just talk. I'm already on anti depressants and I have my cbt class starting next week so I'm unsure what else I could put in place that they haven't already. Plus I don't want them to say, hospitalise me or anything as I have no plans to die I just feel like I want to escape the world for a bit until I feel better but I would never actually kill myself as I love my little boy too much

Looking in on you also. You really are amazing to ask for some help, well done to you. It will get better bit by bit, lots of us have been through it and it's scary I know. Still here for a while, if you want to keep talking to us. i can't sleep for the wind outside xx

It's totally understandable how you feel, @bluemarie87 and I'm so sorry you are struggling. The hormonal shifts that accompany childbirth can really do a number on your brain chemistry. When your brain is suddenly lacking dopamine and serotonin, the feel good chemicals that motivate and reward you and allow you to feel joy, it is impossible not to feel depressed, regardless of how much you love your new baby and how strong you are. One of the hardest symptoms to cope with in depression, particularly PPD, is anhedonia which is when you have the inability to feel joy of pleasure from activities that you used to enjoy.

It's great that you are open to medication, because that's often critical to getting those feel good chemicals in your brain working again. Unfortunately, they aren't an overnight fix and everyone is different in how they respond. It's not uncommon to need to try more than one antidepressant to find the one that works best with your brain chemistry or to need a combination of two or three medications together at first to help stabilize you. A crisis team can help make those medication adjustments more quickly than an outpatient doctor would. They do sometimes recommend a short inpatient stay to do medication management and stabilization. It's not the same as being committed for a suicide attempt. You wouldn't have to be on a locked ward without visitors. It would be more akin to a diabetic being in hospital for a few days so the doctors could try new medicines to stabilize his or her blood sugar after they had a severe hyper or hypoglycemic episode. It's definitely something to consider because it would allow them to safely and quickly make changes to your medications while you are hospitalized and being continuously monitored versus them only being comfortable changing one med or dose at a time if you are at home.

Hope you're doing a bit better with the extra support of the team OP.
Thinking of you

Sending positive thoughts your way- only thing I would add is when I started antidepressants they actually made me feel worse before I felt better... I didn’t think I could feel any lower but I definitely did. After a fortnight I could see an improvement but I was not expecting the low. Just incase it helps. You can and will get through this and life will get better

Well done on reaching out, that's brave. I found counselling really helpful in conjunction with medication & mindfulness.

Hope the team are with you now
Let us know how you are

Thanks for all the replies. It helped talking to someone and I've managed a few hours sleep today so I don't feel AS bad but I still don't feel cracking either. Has anyone got any experience on antidepressants. I've been on sertraline 50mg for two weeks which did make me feel a hell of a lot worse at first then they were upped to 100mg and I've been taking them nearly 4 weeks. I just kinda feel numb with no real highs. No matter what I do. Any advice from anyone who has suffered as to what they did that helped! I'm willing to do whatever helps x

Sorrry to hear you’re so low. The crisis team is there to keep people out of hospital as much as possible. They would not hospitalise you unless there were clear evidence of danger to your life.

I hate to say this, but 4 weeks is a fairly short amount of time for ADs. They can take at least 6 weeks to work, and that’s if they’re right for you. Unfortunately, it’s a case of trial and error when it comes to medication. Try to be patient and kind to yourself. These things often don’t resolve quickly.

Agree 4 weeks is too short for ADs. Personally ADs & anti-anxiety medication combined have been a huge help to me. However you need to give it time and potentially change the dosage.

I do find I can have highs so do not feel like a robot or as of my emotions are dulled. I simply find the medication balances out the negative emotions and reactions

I've been on them 6 weeks in total so far, not 4. They upped my dose after 2 weeks. I might ask them to up it again is what I'm thinking. I've tried loads of anti anxiety medications but the only one I truly think helps I've only been allowed to take for a short period of time as they are highly addictive, they are called lorazopram (something like that anyway) I just hate feeling this way it's awful! X