PND?

[TwentiethCenturyHeffa]

I posted this in 'General Health' yesterday but didn't get any responses so re-posting here. DD is 6 months, and I've been feeling quite ill lately (viral bronchitis) as well as having an iron deficiency. My GP told me that the iron deficiency might be causing unusual tiredness and minor depression, both of which I have had problems with of late.

I've been having real problems with anxiety at night since DD was born to a certain extent but it's recently become much worse. Lately, I find myself lying awake for hours, terrified of any sounds I hear (although all are completely normal sounds around the house - boiler, cat etc). Some nights I've ended up sleeping on the floor of the bathroom, with the door locked and lights on because it's the only way I can sleep. Last night I was wandering around the house switching on all the lights and carrying a torch to check but still felt very nervous even once I'd proved to myself there was nothing there and ended up sitting awake in a bed with a torch pointing at the door

I finally realised last night that this isn't entirely normal. I took the post-natal depression questionnaire which said depression was likely (18/30). I don't feel particularly depressed but I do feel very anxious (hence the night worries I guess). I do often find that I'll just start crying randomly during the day. Does anyone have experience of PND manifesting like this? What's the best way to proceed - should I go and see my GP?

Sorry if I post and run, I have to go out today and DD will probably wake up soon

Hope you don't mind me joining in,My DS is 7m old and i've seen my dr today for ADs as i've spent the last month accusing my dh of having an affair (he's not). I have a history of both Clinical and PND, so thankfully managed to catch it early this time.
It's so hard to try and convince people that a) you're not insane, and b) things don't change just by 'thinking positive' or 'getting out more'. My grandmother was a great advocate of the latter.

Mine manifested with irrational behavior and anxiety this time, bit for me but my dr was very supportive. My HV was very good after dd2 too.

Hope you're all doing ok?

Hope things are going well for others posting on here, LoveJules3, think your grandmother's ideas have managed to find their way into my head. DS2 has just turned 1 and I try to convince myself I can shake out of it, as I've always been against ad's when suggested for me as I see them as a sign of weakness (why do we beat ourselves up over these things?), but after another bad few days am beginning to think that maybe I do need them after all. It's reassuring for me to see other positive comments on ad's as it 'allows' me to change my views and consider asking the doc for another prescription, (got them and put them in a cupboard just to see if I really needed them and now can't find them!!) in the early days I kept saying it's just lack of sleep and demanding toddler, things will get better, just wish I could see the end in sight! Sorry for posting on someone else's thread, am new and not sure how to start new thread!