Just wondering if anyone has experienced this and how long it took to settle down?
I had horrific perinatal depression - literally like a switch at 25 weeks pregnant. Took until DD was 9 months to start coming through it. Stopped BF abruptly at 18 months (there was no other way, she wouldn’t let me reduce gradually). Periods and depression restarted soon after. Now she is 2 (so 6 months later) and I’m still feeling horrific in the week leading up to and during my period. I’m on escitalopram at present (have literally exhausted all other SSRI’s) and while no longer acutely suicidal, I’m still unable to function, wash, stop crying etc for 2 weeks of the month. I’m about to lose my job because of it. I desperately need to get better for DD and for myself. I’m terrified to go on any oral contraceptive as hormones are what got me into this mess.
Does it get better by itself? Or is this not even a thing and I’m just having another breakdown and blaming it on hormones?