I thought I would start a new thread, that way, if you want to read it you can and if you don't you can avoid it.
I was reading the other thread and I felt the need to add my story.
I had my ds by a scheduled (medically nessecary) c-section July 17, 2006. The surgery went fine, recovery was better than expected, breastfeeding went without a hitch. 2 weeks later I started having the intrusive thoughts... mostly I was terrified I would be another Andrea Yates. I immediately called my OB and got an appointment for the next day. He, like most other OBs, prescribed Zoloft for me to take.
My experience with this drug over the last year has been complicated. It didn't take the intrusive thoughts away, though it did mute my response to them. I was still having them, I just ignored them instead of getting anxious about them. I did start some research when my ds hit about 9 months to try and fix my diet in hopes of fixing my ppd in hopes of ditching the Zoloft. I started taking Omega 3's in the form of fish oil capsules. I though I was taking 3,000 mg a day because the bottle said they were 1,000 mg of fish oil per capsule. 3 months later my dh was doing some research for a co-worker and we realized I was only taking 300 mg of the actual Omega 3's in the form of EPA and DHA. Once I figured this out and started taking the correct dosage things started going uphill. I also started taking a magnesium, zinc and calcium supplement on top of a really high quality multi-vitamin. I was feeling better than I had for almost a year. I immediately started weaning of the Zoloft.
I am completely off it now and I feel like a fog has been lifted from my brain. Really, I am thinking clearer, feeling more loving towards my ds and dh. All the intrusive thoughts are gone, even to the point that I can TALK about them now without feeling anxiety.
I totally believe, for me, that getting the right nutrtion for my body was the key. I have my own, not researched, ideas about how the maternal body deals with life while not being properly nourished. It makes sense to me (again, nothing to back this up) that if you don't have the right nutrients for optimal brain functioning that something is going to suffer.
I just wanted to say, while I think the other thread did not trun out like the OP had hoped.... we do need a place to post out stories. Especially the ones that could end up helping someone else down the road. Even if they are anti-"what every one else is doing."
I was reading the other thread and I felt the need to add my story.
I had my ds by a scheduled (medically nessecary) c-section July 17, 2006. The surgery went fine, recovery was better than expected, breastfeeding went without a hitch. 2 weeks later I started having the intrusive thoughts... mostly I was terrified I would be another Andrea Yates. I immediately called my OB and got an appointment for the next day. He, like most other OBs, prescribed Zoloft for me to take.
My experience with this drug over the last year has been complicated. It didn't take the intrusive thoughts away, though it did mute my response to them. I was still having them, I just ignored them instead of getting anxious about them. I did start some research when my ds hit about 9 months to try and fix my diet in hopes of fixing my ppd in hopes of ditching the Zoloft. I started taking Omega 3's in the form of fish oil capsules. I though I was taking 3,000 mg a day because the bottle said they were 1,000 mg of fish oil per capsule. 3 months later my dh was doing some research for a co-worker and we realized I was only taking 300 mg of the actual Omega 3's in the form of EPA and DHA. Once I figured this out and started taking the correct dosage things started going uphill. I also started taking a magnesium, zinc and calcium supplement on top of a really high quality multi-vitamin. I was feeling better than I had for almost a year. I immediately started weaning of the Zoloft.
I am completely off it now and I feel like a fog has been lifted from my brain. Really, I am thinking clearer, feeling more loving towards my ds and dh. All the intrusive thoughts are gone, even to the point that I can TALK about them now without feeling anxiety.
I totally believe, for me, that getting the right nutrtion for my body was the key. I have my own, not researched, ideas about how the maternal body deals with life while not being properly nourished. It makes sense to me (again, nothing to back this up) that if you don't have the right nutrients for optimal brain functioning that something is going to suffer.
I just wanted to say, while I think the other thread did not trun out like the OP had hoped.... we do need a place to post out stories. Especially the ones that could end up helping someone else down the road. Even if they are anti-"what every one else is doing."
