ds is 16 months. Does it even count as "pp"d anymore? When he was around 5 months I started celexa.. after several months of that I decided the side effects didn't justify any minor benefit I was getting and stopped. For a couple months now I've been seeing a therapist weekly. For a couple weeks, I've been taking a ton of supplements (inspired by the natural remedy thread) and I still do not notice any difference! Meds didn't work, I don't know if therapy is helping much, we're spending hundreds of dollars a month we can't afford because I can't dig myself out of this hole. I just put the mood cure on hold at the library, so at least after reading that I might not be just buying expensive supps willy nilly hoping I find the right blend.
I have a ton of support from my husband. He telecommutes, working half in an office he rents and half at home. He'll take the kids in the morning MOST days so I can sleep. He does most the housework and cooking. He'll come home early if its a *really* bad day. It really makes me feel like a worthless contribution to the family
I scored in the 70s on that quiz.
I have *no* coping mechanisms for stress what.so.ever. GD? Forget about it. I might know exactly what to do, but I'll be damned if I can actually DO it. Its not like I forget in the moment. In the moment, I'll know exactly what the "right" thing to do is. But I can't cope with my own inner responses enough to be able to implement any kind of positive strategy. No impulse control. I just yell. I DO get "me time". dh will take the kids to the store with him. I go to ICAN meetings every month, there's church activities with nurseries provided. So what gives? Meds, supplements (those two not together though) therapy, supportive dh, regular breaks.. with all this, why do I ALWAYS feel so shitty? I'm constantly on edge, irritable, and ready to bite just about anyone's head off.
I'm taking:
12 grams inositol
500mg l-tyrosine 2x day
fish oil..err.. 3 capsules a day, I know it comes to over 1000 EPA/day, and a little less of DHA
GABA 500mg before bed
vitamin d - 5000iu
prenatal vit
I have a ton of support from my husband. He telecommutes, working half in an office he rents and half at home. He'll take the kids in the morning MOST days so I can sleep. He does most the housework and cooking. He'll come home early if its a *really* bad day. It really makes me feel like a worthless contribution to the family
I have *no* coping mechanisms for stress what.so.ever. GD? Forget about it. I might know exactly what to do, but I'll be damned if I can actually DO it. Its not like I forget in the moment. In the moment, I'll know exactly what the "right" thing to do is. But I can't cope with my own inner responses enough to be able to implement any kind of positive strategy. No impulse control. I just yell. I DO get "me time". dh will take the kids to the store with him. I go to ICAN meetings every month, there's church activities with nurseries provided. So what gives? Meds, supplements (those two not together though) therapy, supportive dh, regular breaks.. with all this, why do I ALWAYS feel so shitty? I'm constantly on edge, irritable, and ready to bite just about anyone's head off.
I'm taking:
12 grams inositol
500mg l-tyrosine 2x day
fish oil..err.. 3 capsules a day, I know it comes to over 1000 EPA/day, and a little less of DHA
GABA 500mg before bed
vitamin d - 5000iu
prenatal vit