Post Partum OCD

[mumtobe2]

Does anyone have experience of this?Currently suffering something similar and would be helpful to talk to anyone else who has/is suffering

I know i im bfing but was so desperate that have gone on sertraline.Really do worry about it tho.Havent took so much as a paracetamol all this time and then to have to go on them.

ok you need an assessment, a treatment/care plan specific to you and how your OCD impacts upon you.OCD is a recognised illness,but like is still stigmatised

Sherby do you know if you can have olanzepine or fluoxetine while bf?

Please do speak to your GP again m2b2. They should be offering you more help. My lovely mental health nurse was calling me everyday to check how I was until last week, if I needed to talk at all she was always there.

I know it sounds overthetop but if it gets really bad dont forget that the samaritans are always there if you need an ear. And us don't forget

BTW I didn't have any complusions either I just have the obsessive thoughts, pureO its called.

I asked my gp about counselling and felt quite dissmissed.Dont think a lot of gps know what it is.She just muttered about pnd self help groups.Obviously didnt make enough of a noise as had already self medicated night before my appt in desperation so was a bit zoned.

I am still breastfeeding my 8mth old

TBH with you it became one of my obsessions checking and rechecking all the information I could get my hands on about breastfeeding and fluoxetine (I was prescribed at 6 weeks but didn't start taking until 4 weeks ago). DS is fine no difference at all, the amount a baby gets in the milk is so small, if you are not talking about a prem baby or very newborn there is no issue at all.

Olanzapine can also be taken when breastfeeding, my mhn phoned the breastfeeding tetralogy department somewhere to check and they said it was fine, very low transfer rate to milk.

I would ask quite directly to be referred for CBT. Also find out if there are any ways of self-referral, in case she is obstructive.

God i wish they were more helpful in this area or maybe i played the whole thing down too much

Well I basically went into the GPs office and had a mini breakdown

Please go back and speak to her/him. I know you probably don't want to but tell them the actual thoughts you are having, in words and how much they are distressing you. Say that you don't feel you can cope and really need some help today not tomorrow.

I think because my health visitor could see i was "coping"house cleanish,baby well cared for etc that maybe didnt get properly assessed she just urged me to visit gp.She has been very helpful tho.When i first told her was terrified she was going to tell social services and every knock at door/phone call for a while had me on pins.Only just realizing its a recognized condition and that is a relief in itself.Think may have to go back to gp next week depending on meds working to see about more help.

you must go to GP ask for referral and advice.
Look at NICE guidelines they recommend a range of interventions SSRI medication and CBT.

im going to have to try and get some sleep now.Meds had me awake all night last night.Exhausted.Thanks everyone for their advice .Hope to pick this thread up again tommorow .

CBT self referral not usually possible on NHS GP or Another HP referral required

m2b2, just looked and seen that you are on sertraline, it is basically the same thing as fluoxetine but you have to give it at least 3/4 weeks to kick in.

My friend who had PPOCD with both children swears it saved her life. She was collecting all the used nappies everyday because she was obsessed with how many wees her DS was doing. She took 50mg and it sorted her completely out.

I had the worries re SS too. But they assured me that there was nothing to worry about. They see tons of mums with this condition. In fact the MHN said to me 'look if I had come round here and you told me you were drinking 3 bottles of vodka a day to cope I would have to inform SS but your not, you are just suffering with some PP difficulties at the moment'. It made me feel much better

Feel quite angry now .All i was given were the meds.Nothing else.No other help was offered.Was feeling so depressed didnt fight for anything else.Shouldnt have self medicated.She never witnessed me in my raw state.May have been different then.

Also not sure on your financial situation but you could look into privately seeing CBT type person. Some centres do CBT for low income families. I pay £15 a session for mine (he usually charges £35 a session)

DD2 dad visiting tomorrow.Considering whether to tell him as we arent together but he has been quite supportive but how can he possibly understand?

so to go for this would have to go through gp?Am on maternity leave till September so income very low at mo but will look into it.

if you think he will support you, friends/family can be so pivotal to supportive recovery.are you both on good terms?.imo it is good to talk about this, stops you bottling up, makes it less shameful

Its a relief to know im not only one.The worse thing about this is the obsessions can be to ridiculous/embarrasing/frightening to admit so its hard ro compare them.Its a pretty awful thing because thats what prevents you seeking help.That and ss knocking on your door.

Prob will tell him but dont expect him to understand.Dont want him to think im not coping .

No I referred myself privately. But do go to your gp anyway and tell them how bad it is.

I really can't stress enough how much I understand about the embarrasing/frightening thoughts and how you don't want to tell anybody what they are. But I can promise you that there is not one thought that you are having that I or somebody else suffering this hasn't had already. Believe me, I think it was when I went to my GP and said listen I CANNOT SLEEP, I CANNOT EAT, ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS XXXXXX, I AM HAVNG 20+ PANIC ATTACKS A DAY, BLOODY WELL HELP ME that she realised I needed some help.

difficulty is people find mental illness hard/scary to conceptualise.put it this way if you had raised Blood pressure you would tell people, take medication, and get on with things. OCD can be scary/unknown for person experiencing it and their friends etc

good luck so deep breath go gp