PND has come back?

[Mumoftwogirls12]

So I had PND after my second was born, regretting my decisions and feeling like having my second ruined everything. I couldn’t be alone with the children and needed a lot of help, even to get out of bed etc.
I was on 40mg of fluoxetine for anxiety anyway so was told to up it to 60mg, take quetiapine and have propanonol when needed.

I got better and stopped the quetiapine and propanonol a couple of months later. Fast forward a few months, after speaking to a doctor I reduced my dosage of fluoxetine back to 40mg.

It’s now a month and a half later and I feel like my post natal depression has come back?
I can’t cope being around the kids again, have resentment to my second born again and feel hopeless and like opting out completely?
Has anyone had PND come back? I feel so hopeless about the whole situation.

Sorry to hear you’re going through this. It doesn’t sound like it’s come back, it sounds like the meds were helping and maybe you reduced them too soon, or it could be withdrawal symptoms which can take a while to settle. Can you speak to your doctor again and see what they suggest?

I’ve been to the doctor this afternoon, he’s put me back on 60 of fluoxetine, quetiapine and propanonol. now I’ve just got to wait to start to feel ok again 😩

You poor thing. Has the GP suggested any therapy?

Yes he has but I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon.
Can’t be around my children today so I feel horrendous 😩 just want the feelings to go away

You’ve absolutely done the right thing in going to the GP and it’s hard now but will get better.

Does your HV know? She might be able to offer some support.

Remember that nobody choses to feel this way. None of this is your fault