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Postweaning anxiety and depression

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laurajm2601 · 19/02/2021 08:46

Hello, I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else! I stopped breastfeeding my little boy at 15 months and one day I just woke up as a completely different person! I’ve had terrible anxiety which I’ve never had before I just feel constantly panicky for no reason like my heart is beating faster all the time and wakes me up too and I’ve had bad depression which I’ve never had before either! Have such a foggy head and it’s all came out of nowhere , I have good days and bad days but even my good days are just the better bad days when I’ve managed not to cry! Don’t know what’s wrong with me! I did read a blog online from someone called ‘cup of jo’ which is exactly what I feel I’ve gone through however she said she waited 6 weeks and then it suddenly just went away as she got her period however I’ve had a period during breastfeeding this whole time anyway but I have waited 7 weeks now and it’s still not gone away now I wish I started the anti depressants sooner as it’s going to take even longer to feel better and I feel like I’ve felt like this so long already I have forgotten what normal feels like and like I’ll never get better :( I haven’t driven the car since it started either as my head just feels constant foggy I couldn’t concentrate on it. Doc has prescribed me with sertraline and I’m on day 2 and start with half a tablet . Will these actually work on just scared incase they don’t work and I just feel worse it’s horrible.

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BunnyRuddington · 19/02/2021 21:56

So sorry you're going through this. The Sertraline should work and if it doesn't, I'd speak to the GP again Thanks

BunnyRuddington · 23/02/2021 19:27

How are you getting on now @laurajm2601?

laurajm2601 · 24/02/2021 07:11

Not very good :( keep feeling sick and can’t eat and can’t sleep and depressed it feels like torture :( . I’m on day 7 and just gone up to 50mg just now and just scared :(

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