Anxiety and Depression

Hi girlies,

I thought I would start a thread for all of us who suffer and have suffered from Anxiety and/or depression.

Thought it might be a good outlet for us and a place we can get and give advice from people in a similar situation.

I developed anxiety and depression when I was 19 at university - lucky it is now under control but I still have this intense fear of developing PND as my therapist told me I may have a higher chance of getting this.

I'm pretty scared of getting PND too. I have a family history of depression and I've had it since I was about 15 (have been OK for 2 years though touchwood).

For me it's kind of sinking in with the hormones of early pregnancy and I keep crying. Hopefully that will settle down when I'm past that stage though. Good idea to start this up.

emz, I spent a hell of alot time of crying & feeling blue in early pregnancy too - it comes & goes.. unfortunately, the hormones keep taking us through it even to late pregnancy..

hope you're feeling ok today

i didnt get PND with my daughter but have been diagnosed with anti-natal depression about 8 weeks ago but i refused to go on medication for it.
mine isnt caused by being depressed or upset that im pregnant ( as im sooooo happy about it i love being pregnant) it was that i had such severe mood swings and i had no control over things i said to people or my moods and seing how upset it would make my partner would make me histerically upset.
but the more i tried to control how i was feeling the more upset id get.
now tho it seems to have gone well almost, after i was told to stop trying to control my emotions as it was probably making them worse, and i think its worked.

I don't mean to be rude or anything ladies, but we have a section in the forum dedicated to anxiety and depression issues, and you're welcome to ask questions there too if you want. I understand if you feel more comfortable here though !

I experienced huge anxiety issues after my daughter was born, and have been down this road before, both with anxiety and depression. Initially I was misdiagnosed with PND and put on medication that made my anxiety and panic attacks worse, but I eventually got on the right track. I wouldn't have made it without the support of friends and family, and especially my wonderful husband. I can't take this particular medication whilst pregnant though, so at some point in the future I will look at weaning myself off them under the supervision of my GP, as we would like to have another baby sooner rather than later.

I second joshierocks' recommendation of MMH (Maternal Mental Health), I found them to be a fabulous resource and very supportive.

Shows how much attention I pay lol

Sorry I started the thread was not aware of the other one - oops.

Ok there are lots of us August mummies in here - strange huh.

I dont really suffer from it at the moment however need to be careful and make sure I take my meds on time otherwise it can set me off. I try to limit the stress in my life hence why I dont work so much.

Hubby has been the best and most supportive he is what got me through the bad times - just before our wedding I went throught the worst I had it and am suprised he still wanted to marry me - I love him so much and am so lucky.

Am nervouse about PND I had to tell DH to stop saying that he thought I would not get it as I have always wanted babies and this is my calling - I told him that this may put pressure on me so to stop he totally understood and said he will be on special watch to see if it happens.

I worry alot that something will go wrong - I am sure all mothers do it but it can eat away at times.

Yeah I have found that meds can be the best thing - some people are worried about taking them while pregnant - I know that doctors etc would not give them if they were not safe.

before getting pregas hubby and I went to a psychologist to sort out meds (to see if I should stop or change) he said that there is no harm being on them (as long as it is baby freindly) and in most cases it is worse if you dont take them and suffer through it as you are putting the stress on the baby.

So I changed to a baby freindly type. Therapy was the best thing I did - a life saver really.

lilnutnut wrote: Yeah I have found that meds can be the best thing - some people are worried about taking them while pregnant - I know that doctors etc would not give them if they were not safe. before getting pregas hubby and I went to a psychologist to sort out meds (to see if I should stop or change) he said that there is no harm being on them (as long as it is baby freindly) and in most cases it is worse if you dont take them and suffer through it as you are putting the stress on the baby. So I changed to a baby freindly type. Therapy was the best thing I did - a life saver really.

Yeah, when my doctor said she was prescribing them for me the first thing i said was "are they okay for the baby?" then after thought that was a silly question cause its not like the doc is going to put me on anything that cauld harm the baby is she?

I've only started to feel anxious since being pg this time. PND hasn't affected me with the previous 2 children. I think a build up of things have affected me this time around. I went to see my Dr last week to see if I needed to go on anti-depressants, but since I don't have a history of depression or anxiety she's given me some sleeping pills as due to not sleeping well I was exhausted. Hopefully in a few weeks after getting some decent sleep I start to settle down. If not I'm going to visit my Dr again.

Unfortunately my Dh doesn't seem to be as supportive of me at the moment. Maybe he has issues of his own which he's not sharing with me, but it's definitely making it harder for me to get through this.