I've had PND with all 5 of my dc, worst with dc's 1 and 5. I was on meds for a year with dc's 2 and 3, 10 months with dc4 and nearly 3 years with dc1. I'm taking 150mg sertraline at the moment and dc5 is 21 months old.
I was just wondering if I should be pushing for more/better treatment. I see the GP every 3 months. She asks how I am, I say "up and down but mostly down". She makes sympathetic noises, asks a few questions from a checklist about if I'm eating (yes), sleeping (not much) and going out (not much). She then tells me I should stay on the same dose of meds and she'll see me again in 3 months.
Every 6 months or so I see the hv about one of the dc and she tells me the GP is really worried about me (but the GP never says this to me). She's nice but her only suggestion is that I go to a support group which clashes with dc5's SN baby group.
The sertraline helps but I'm still feeling awful. I know that without the sertraline I'd be back to the crying mess I was when dc5 was first born with no progress made at all. With the sertraline I can just about function.
My life revolves around the dc and their numerous appointments/activities. I worry that if I pushed for more help then I wouldn't have time to fit in any extra appointments for me and I would end up more stressed. I've talked to the GP about counselling and she says I should wait until dc5 is at school, which is 2.5 years away. The idea of feeling like this for another 2.5 years is scary.