Finding things really hard atm

[Tasha2106]

Just looking for some words of wisdom really. My DS is now 11 months old and I returned to work on January 1st. After having him I suffered Postnatal depression and anxiety. Which was all very new to me as I’ve never suffered with anxiety ever in my life. Panic attacks daily sometimes a few a day and once when I was taken to a&zero because it was that bad. I’ve been on sertaline 50mg since DS was a month old. I started to wean with my doctors advice just over a month ago as I had started to feel 100% better HOWEVER for the last week I have had nothing but really bad anxiety panic attacks and low mood. All I want to do is sleep which is pretty difficult with a baby and working full time. On top of all this me and my partner have taken full time care of our niece for the time being at least as her mum is having a difficult time. She’s 3 and very demanding. I just feel like I’m slipping into the dark hole of PND again. Any advice on how to feel better is greatly appreciated.

It sounds as if you have a lot to cope with - perhaps not time yet to wean yourself off? How far have you got with the weaning?

Hi Sweetheart. My GP always tells me don't wean off Sertraline, unless your life is calm and you are not facing too much stress. It sounds like you were weaned off at perhaps not the right time? 50mg is a very low dose (I started at 50mg, went up to 100mg, but have been on 50mg for a long time now), so going any lower might just not be enough for you?

I’ve been taking one every other day as advised by my gp. However the other day I missed a dose as well will this have such an effect? I just feel like I’m right back at the beginning again

I think missing a dose may well have had an effect. When I was weaning off Ciprimil years ago, I was advised to take the full dose one day, then half a tab, then alternate for two weeks, then drop to one every other day. That worked well for me but my life was much more settled by then.

I think that’s where my problem lays there has been a lot of change in my life when I’ve tried to wean and maybe now is just not the right time

I would definitely agree with that.

I now have no appetite at all. Partner just made me my tea when I’d finished work and I can’t bring myself to eat it. Is this related to anxiety? Or the weaning? I just can’t help but think I’m back at the beginning of this journey again

No appetite is def linked to anxiety. Eating made me gag, sometimes heave. If you can try to eat little and often. Pls speak to your GP to get you back on track.