SEVERE PND

[Emily1998]

Hello, im suffering severe PND, i have 3 children 6yo (potentially adhd extremely violent to me & 2yo daily), 2yo (picking up eldests behavours so also hitting me daily), and 5mo and am not functioning, so angry all the time, screaming, no patience, becuase of severe PND which really crept up on me and was probably there during pregnancy if im honest, meds havent worked for me i react extremely to them, my husbands been off work over a month and is getting so stressed himself, i should really be on a mother & baby unit but worried my husband wont cope and end up same as me, and im due to see a perinatal phsyciatrist on 10th may and im wondering what else can be done? Ive heard of ECT?

I should note i have also looked into the possibility of copper toxicity as had tge copper coil and started suffering extremely with mood and anxiety shortly after, but no GP believes me, and my vitamin D is low which im being treated for

Anyone???

Hi Op,

I think it would be really hard for anyone on here to offer you some meaningful advice because your situation sounds so complex. You need to speak to someone professional.

I had severe PND, I did have a huge cocktail of meds that were changed and tweaked to get the right cocktail. So I had anti depressants, anti psychotics, tranquilisers, sleeping tablets and lithium. Psychiatrist commented I was taking enough meds to fell a horse but they didn't work and I still couldn't sleep. I was never angry I was just desparately sad. I had twelve sessions of ECT which didn't work for me but appeared to work miracles for a lady treated at the same time. I was sectioned around ds's first birthday and the combination of tweaked meds and rest did the trick.

Oh god that really doesnt give me any hope 😔

Due to speak to perinatal phsyciatrist on 10th may, but im almost certain they are just going to chuck more and more meds at me, im also fairly certain ive had copper toxicity from the copper coil i had fitted at 6 weeks postpartum, but the GP has completely dismissed this despite thousands of other women having suffered the exact same, my vitamin D was low as was my iron so im being treated for that, im certain this is hormonal so have asked for hormones and cortisol levels to be tested too

Hi OP, why do you think your husband wouldn't cope if you were admitted to mother & baby unit? Is he off work because you are unwell or some other reason?

I think you need to prioritise yourself as you've had a baby and are no doubt doing the majority of child care. You won't have the energy or patience required for supporting your 6yo or 2yo for that matter.

I've had PND and it's hellish, I couldn't function properly. Nothing can be sorted until you're on the road to recovery. You can get there, you need to focus on yourself. Please speak to the Perinatal team before your psychiatrist appointment if you can.

Best wishes

Hi
would it be possible to see another Gp?

But I recovered, I lived to see my children grow up and now I have grandchildren. Yes it was awful at the time and there was nothing I could have done to alter that but I survived and I am so glad I did because I really didn't want to back then.
You say medication isn't working now but that doesn't mean there is no medication that will help. I went through so many different ones and the ones that worked only worked when I took more than the recommended dose which was a pain as the chemist had to ask for authorisation every single time.
I know that everything feels really awful just now but don't see my post as a tale of doom and gloom because it really isn't, I'm here, I'm well, I even had another baby after the one where I landed in hospital. I'm hopeful that you too will get whatever help you need to get better too.