Antenatal/postnatal depression
Anti depressants
Mehripoop · 07/10/2020 04:24
Hi all,
I’ve posted earlier about my postnatal journey. I am 4.5months postpartum and developed a severe health anxiety during lockdown and right after having my son. Anyways, I had an upset stomach due to antibiotics after birth which still hasn’t settled during the middle of the night. I’m waking between 1-3am and going for a number 2- tmi.
Anyways, the GP suggested I try sertraline and I reacted badly with a swollen eye on the second dose so she told me to quit as it was only two tablets. A week after she told me to try Citalopram which made my stomach symptoms worse and I couldn’t stop throwing up right after the 3am toilet run. I gave it up after two days. It’s been a week now and I’ve had severe insomnia and I still feel sick.
Is it possible to have withdrawal after only taking two doses? I suppose it’s 4 doses as I previously also had the sertraline in my system.
Feeling really rubbish and like I will never feel better. Wide awake and it’s 4.23am. Stomach cramps and just like I have a stomach bug. I’d really appreciate some stories about people who’ve recovered after just trying these damn antidepressants.
sunflower1993 · 07/10/2020 04:35
Hello 
I'm not a doctor but I think what you're experiencing is probably side effects to taking a new medication & not withdrawal symptoms.
Anti-depressants absolutely saved me from my extreme anxiety and obsessional OCD. I resisted for so long but slowly I started to feel like the person I was before... again!
Don't give up on your journey to find what medication works for you. There were a few that didn't agree with me before I started fluoxetine which has honestly changed my life!
Mehripoop · 07/10/2020 04:47
Hi @sunflower1993 the thing is that I’m not really anxious apart from the nightly toilet runs which aren’t settling.
Now adding the nauseous feeling into that is making me feel rubbish. Could I still be feeling this rubbish after only trying the medication? My body is super sensitive and I hate feeling like I need to vomit daily! Thank you for replying at this silly hour lol
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