please help! please respond!

[astjaj1]

I have a question. Has anyone had a relapse that lasted a month or longer? I was back to normal and then bam! I'm in this dark hole again. It is so scary! has anyone ever had a really bad relapse? How long did it take to get over it? I really would like some insight because this time is so scary and I just don't have the energy to deal with this. I'm so tired. Any info. would be great!

: Amanda

[Al Dente]

I didn't want to read and not respond. I hope you get the advice and support you need here. ((((HUGS))))

[Warda_Rose]

I don't have any PPD experience but could you have a nutritional deficiency? I get tired and depressed when I don't take a supplement (I take a tbs of molasses these days) And I hope you feel better!

[newcastlemama]

Amanda,
Like the PP said..when I get stressed and stop eating as well I tend to go downhill. When I get in a hole I am super strict on sleep, eating well (Lots of meat, raw milk and veggies), walks, calling friends, and finding a relative who wants to spend time with ds. Keep things to a minimum and just try and get by until your body starts cooperating again.


I hope you feel better soon
s Jennifer

[provocativa]

there is no doubt in my mind that any lapse in nutrition would floor me. begin megadosing now!

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

Were you taking any antidepressents? I am so sorry you are going thru this. :

[mama2girls]

Have you recently started to menstruate again? I know that for me the down days can be quite cyclical. And totally related to the time before my period when my hormones are starting to drop.

[Gale Force]

Depression is cyclical in nature often. You have reasonably good periods and then, wham, there it is in all it's glory. The rough times should get less rough and the good times better and longer.

Get back to the basics right now. Sleep as much as possible. Eat as well as possible. Try to get some babysitting help if possible. Call in favors on friends. It all makes a difference. Take a B complex and Omega 3 fatty acids (cod liver oil is the gold standard)

You will get better. Until then, keep posting and take care.

[astjaj1]

response

I am on Zoloft 100 mg but like an idiot I missed a few doses! Ever since then, I have been in a really dark hole. I really hope this gets better. I am nine months post-pregnancy. I thought that I was done with this mess. Anyways. Thanks for all who responded. More responses would be encouraging as well.
Amanda

[ollineeba]

I hope things start to look up for you once you're back on your meds.

[Gale Force]

Amanda,

You will get better. Sometimes these things take much longer than we would ever care to think about and each day feels like an eternity as it is.

Amanda

[fek&fuzz]

Are you getting any exercise? I know with depression you can feel like not doing anything, but exercise, even a short walk in the sunlight can make a difference.

[astjaj1]

better

I am starting to feel better! I don't want to jinx myself though. But I really do believe I'm getting better. Thanks to everyone that posted. I hope that everyone here gets better and never has to deal with this again!:

Amanda

[tullyleague]

I did. I was fine for about 6 months and then.....it was like history repeating itself. I started on Lexapro and finally started to act like myself again. Now that I'm pregnant again, I'm not taking anything and it's been a bit of a struggle, but I'm hanging in there.

Hugs to you.

[RiverSky]

[forthebest]

to you Mama, I had horrible ppd for over a year with my first and when she was 4 days old could actually see the blackness descending it was wierd. Good advice from pp's on nutrition,exercise,rest and stuff. I wasn't on meds but it got so bad mebbe I shoulda looked at that. I found the stress was unbearable and my then partner was not supporting me at all and I was exhausted which I reckon helped bring it on in first place. He wouldn't even let me get a sleep by not watching our baby so I coulda felt safe to just sleep.That sleep coulda helped prevent my ppd but I just didn't get it, was fine with my next 2 kids births and after(uc)so I think support for new moms is vital, hope you start to pick up soon,it's hard if you were depressed through life before as I was.