PND

[Rachie1986]

If you see a dr and they think you have PND will they just suggest pills?

I don't want pills.

But I don't want to feel like this.

And I don't want to be a crap mummy.

I had PND with my first. I don't think I was a particularly crap mummy or particularly crazy. I reco

I reckon it is a rational response to how much your life has been destroyed by the baby!

The response of the GP will depend on resources in your area I'm afraid. My sister got sent away with pills; I got weekly counselling and a referral to children centre group sessions for struggling new mums.

I used the counselling to focus on who I was before the baby and to plan how I was going to recapture bits of my old life that I valued. It was incredibly helpful.

Hello rachie, I can't help sorry as I don't know the answer but your post struck a chord as I really struggled with feeling low after my LO was born. You could always go and chat to your doc and see what they suggest, and if you really don't want pills then reconsider when you know the score. Hugs. X

I was referred - very quickly, which was impressive - for six sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy. It really, really helped. I would actually have quite liked the pills but they wouldn't give me any.

Definitely see your GP ASAP. I left it until DS1 was six months old, but looking back, I was exhibiting depressive behaviour from his newborn days. I really wish I'd sought help earlier.

Hope you feel better soon

Thank you xx

Hi rachie,
I had pnd with my DD. I was worried about taking pills too, but only because of the ridiculous stigma that surrounds them. I tried to cope on my own, but eventually I decided to try citalopram and thank god I did!
Anti- d's are simply medication. You wouldn't refuse insulin if you were diabetic, and sometimes you just need some help! Pnd is a horrible illness, and it strikes when you feel you should be at your happiest. Please don't be afraid of ADs, I found all the myths about turning you into an emotionless zombie to be just that- myths!! Good luck, and take the cbt sessions too xxx

Thinking of you rachie. :-)