Please or to access all these features

Mental health

Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you have medical concerns, please seek medical attention.

Is this post partum depression?

1 reply

Shefliesonherownwings · 21/08/2023 20:02

DS2 is almost 15 weeks and I am struggling. My emotions are so extreme, I’m happy and loving life one minute, then wanting to just not be here anymore the next. I’m not struggling to bond or look after DS2 but I’m just so up and down and then inbetween I’m just miserable.

The complicated thing is that I know a lot of these feelings are grief and PTSD following the death of my DD 4 years ago. I feel like the grief has come back so intensely but also my moods are crazy. I’m crying every day.

Ive had a lot of therapy since we lost DD but never had medication. I went to my gp last week to see what help was out there. The gp was so uninterested and just treated it like a tick box exercise. He said he’d do a counselling referral and offered antidepressants but didn’t really give me any info about the meds so I said I’d think about it. I’m nervous of starting medication and feeling worse to start with and then not feeling anything. DH has been on and off antidepressant’s so I know what they can do but I’m just nervous of being numbed. I also can’t carry on like this. I’m so lost.

OP posts:
Jamtartforme · 22/08/2023 18:34

I’m so sorry you’re going through this, it sounds like your emotions don’t know which way is up at the moment. I’m not an expert but it doesn’t sound like PND. Is there a crisis team in the area you can get in touch with? Your comments about not wanting to be here warrant getting in touch I think, especially as you have such a small baby 💐

New posts on this thread. Refresh page