How many bad days do you need to have to realise you are depressed going to gp

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I have been feeling down for weeks at a time then will have some really good days and then it happens all over again.I have had pnd twice but the third time I tried very hard and had help and didn't get it.It hasn't been easy though.
My daughter is four now.I have so many things going on in my life at the moment and over the last year.I feel angry alot of the time like I have pmt.I don't feel like i want to end my life but don't want to go on either.
Is this making sense.I don't know if I have deppression now or something else?

A friend once said to mark the days on a calendar. For good days mark them with a pink cross, for bad days mark them with a blue cross. If the bad days are exceeding the good days then it's time to get help!

Are you on any medication at the moment? You could try taking St Johns Wort (but not if you are on the pill). Go to your GP and see what they suggest. You could ask for a Community Psychiatric Nurse if you feel that there are issues you need to deal with or you want to explore alternative treatments other than anti-depressants.

"I don't feel like i want to end my life but don't want to go on either."

i think it's time to go to your gp good luck.

Just come back from the gp and he has given me something.Thanks for listening to me I am just going to see what they are now

he has given me an antidepressant. I didn't read your posts until I came back.I think i do need to talk to someone though and will ask next time

Take the ads if you feel they will help you get through, then you can talk to someone about what could be causing this. But right now you need to get through the day to day things, once you are coping ok with that you can start to explore why you feel this way and hopefully make progress so that you can begin to come off the ads and still be ok!

Good luck!

Thanks Rubarb xxxx