does this sound like mental health/depression

[cantbeliveitsme]

Name changed for this

I used to be a very bubbly confident self assured person, Looking at me now I don't even recognise myself.

looking back I think this has been going on for quite a while possible since the birth of my ds who is now almost 5. I am 90%sure I had undiagnosed postnatal depression with him which I now think I am over.

I have always had a low sex drive and now I feel like I have none.

I am paranoid, I feel no one likes me, I have no energy,I have gained 3 stone in 4 years. I have a low opinion of everyone, I feel constantly tired one day and full of energy the next. I overanalyze everything everyone says. I always feel I sound silly and uneducated in conversations even though this is not the case.

I have no really friends since moving house and job before ds was born. I have lots of acquaintances.

I don't feel like this every day but quite often.

I approached my GP a few months ago saying I felt tired and awkward, and I said I was not sure if this was down to weight gain or depression. he did bloods which came back fine. He also did a questioner with me which asked questions like was I suicidal (which I am not).

He said he did not think I was depressed and gave me weight loss meds. I cant remember what they are called but they are where ones were you must eat low fat or you have anal leakage. I did not take them, I just don't have the energy to but in the effort.

Should I go back to my or another gp and talk this out again I just feel so low?

sorry to bump. I really wanted to know if it is normal to feel this way. I don't want to make a fool of myself at the drs

I would go back to your GP and talk to him again, you sound so low and sad :( Would you like to try anti depressants or counselling.

Did he do a thyroid test? I thought I had PND after my DD2 but it turned out to be an underactive thyroid.

I had weight gain, tiredness, depression, no libido.

Do you mind me asking what your sleep and appetite are like? Is your mood better at certain times of the day than others? How are you managing with day to day activities? Sorry for so many questions.

Summer I don't mind the questions at all, I sleep really well usually get 7-8 hours sometimes less due to early work starts 2 days a week but 7-8 would be the norm.

My appetite is good. Diet is okish. I have a very sweet tooth which I try to keep under control on a good day. That goes out the window on a bad one, I think I console myself with sugar. I would usually have a late breakfast at about 10am, toast and philly. wholemeal and tuna roll at lunch. Dinner could be usually pasta or rice dish with veg and meat or if I don't fancy what everyone else is having I would have cereal. I pick constantly in between. On a bad day I just snack even though a cook a good meal for dc's and dh.

I always get day to day thing done although on a bad day everything is such a struggle. I will be thinking about it for a 1/2 hour before I do it. beds might not be made washing stacks up etc. but the children are always feed, clean and happy.

On a good day I could have alot done before dc's even go to school beds changed, bathrooms cleaned etc. I always feel just normal on these days not elated or over excitable but more organised like today. I enjoy seeing people, dress better with make up. On a bad day its like there is a cloud of doom over me. I think over thing that I and others have said and done. I am snappy with Dh. I have no energy.

I think I have a bad day on average of once a week.

I am having a good day today and when I read back on yesterday's post it feels like I am talking about a different person than how i feel today. Maybe this is normal. Bad days happen everyone.

coco I had my thyroid checked when my bloods were done it was fine. I thought it might have been that to.

I have Insulin resistance (metaboilc syndrome X) from PCOS.

It's where your body turns insulin into fat instead of using it for energy. Symptoms include, weight gain, fatigue, fuzzy head, low sex drive, depression like symptoms,sugar and carb cravings.

I have to cut back on my sugars and refined carbs. A low GI diet is recommended.

Do you think it could be something like this?

coco that sounds very like my symptoms everything except the fuzzy head.

Can this just develop over time? I have not always felt like this, just in the last few years.

The thing that gets me is these are not constant problems, they come and go. If I felt like this all the time I would say I had depression and be banging down the gp's door, but I don't.

shall go and google. (if I'm not back wicky has said its terminal)

Yes it can, i was convinced it was my thyroid but the 2 things are sort of linked.

If you did have it you might feel worst on certain days because of you had eaten. It's sometimes called pre-diabetes.

I put on so much weight on my belly I was

almost all my weight is on my belly too, I was once a hourglass figure I am now most definitely an apple. I look about 6 months pregnant.

I also carried a lot of fluid while pregnant with ds my feet, one in particular has stayed swollen. I have spoke to my gp about this again it was blood tests and then brushed aside. This might also be linked.

I think I will make an appointment and get this pushed further. I will suggest metabolic syndrome X if it is not that it has to be something.

If you post on general health about thyroid levels someone will be able to tell you what to look for in particular, or if you search through you'll find some threads on it. A lot of times it is thyroid but Drs read different levels or something

here's one there is definitely more.

Do you have any gynae problems?