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Post Pardum Depression
Now I am dealing with both anxiety and depression, the depression being the worst part. I still don't feel like I have fully bonded with the baby and the ...
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- T., Please do not take any supplements or herbal "treatments" when taking prescribed antidepressants. There can be dangerous interactions. If you do decide to go...
- Are you nursing? I can help with herbs but I need to know for safety. e-mail me and I'll tell you more :)
- Remember it can take up to 2 weeks to feel the effects of the medication. Have you thought about getting involved with other moms and their babies-Mommy Group? Are you...
Anyone on Anti-depressants/anti-anxiety Meds During Labor & Delivery???
From someone who has suffered SEVERE anxiety and depression, my recommendation is to NOT go off the drugs...whatever minimal effects it will have on the ...
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- I have been taking Effexor XR for about 5 years now, and was concerned when I became pregnant with my second son that I would need to stop taking it or switch to somet...
- I went in to be checked for depression & learned that I was pregnant. Prior to the pregnancy test, my doctor was going to put me on Zoloft but then, changed to Prozac...
- My OB put me on Prozac about 3 weeks before I gave birth to my daughter in 2001. (She was 4 weeks early, but nothing to do with the meds.) I was crying and yelling u...
Has Anyone Else Been on Prozac for Anxiety Related Issues?
I had no idea she was on it until about 6 months ago when I started having problems with anxiety and depression myself, and she shared her experience with ...
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- i am not a doctor but my husband is a chiropractor and my father was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia in 1970. before he was under regular chiropractic care, getti...
- D., Why would you resort to drugs that nobody knows what they really do to you? Have you tried natural approaches? I can e-mail you some info if you are open to i...
- Hi D. I have taken prozac and it did work for me. I also had problems w/Lexipro. My Doc switched me to Effexor , but I also have depression issues. (I believe it w...
Anxiety Meds
You just look up the drug and the online doctor will have posted a response if it is safe or not - they have pain medication, anxiety and depression ...
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- I have a history of depression and anxiety, and I always erred on the safe side by not taking anything while pregnant or breastfeeding. This worked out OK for me, but ...
- Hi J.: Here is a website that is used for the La Leche League as a reference for drug use during breastfeeding. You just look up the drug and the online doctor wil...
- I used Lexapro 5mg while I was pregnant & have continued to use it while nuring - my daughter is now 9 months old. I used it under the permission of my ob & my family...
Does This Sound like Postpartum Depression?
Her SIL has a history of severe anxiety and depression and is already on a low- dose of meds ... However, you meantion the history of anxiety and depression, ...
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- That's so sad... it's good she's breastfeeding at least that's supposed to help ward off depression and help with bonding. Perhaps your friend can check in regular...
- I agree with Alison, I think it's to early to diagnose ppd but this isn't "normal" behavior. In some ways, I felt like that my first week or so. I was so exhausted ...
- While her behavior is not what I would consider "normal" it is also not consistent with pp depression. PP is typically only diagnosable after about 6 weeks, when your ...
Depression
I am not fond of taking medicines to stop depression, I think they just make your body dependent on them, .... anxiety depression · the great depression ...
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- I am a newer christian, and I have kind of dealt with on and off depression throughout my life...but recently I was getting very depressed and I wasnt snapping out of ...
- Hi C., I turned 40 on the day you wrote this post--October 6th. I have to say, that was a bit of a depressing day for me even though my wonderful family worked har...
- C., I went through a lot of things during my second pregnancy from an abusive husband in everyway possible, to a cheating husband, a separation and all sorts of other ...
Pregnancy and Depression
Another good book is "Healing Anxiety and Depression" by Daniel Amen. Anyway, it might be worth a try. Also, eat lots of protein so your body has the amino ...
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- I have been on anti-depressants for about 10 years now and can't live without them. With my first pregnancy I was on Lexapro and just weaned off them about a month bef...
- I am currently taking Celexa for depression. I took it throughout my last two pregnancies, with no effect on my babies. Depression can have physical causes, it's not a...
- A., First of all, I am SO sorry that you are having to deal with depression on top of being pregnant. I had the same problem when I was expecting my son (who is now a...
Anxiety- Prozac? Cymbalta? Paxil?
I manage my anxiety and depression with Zoloft. I even took it while pregnant with my daughter with no complications. It seems that what works for one ...
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- I would go back to the Paxil. It gets in your system fast. I have been on it for a long time for migraines. I don't have many side effects at all.
- Hi. I work for a psych. While I am NOT a dr or even a nurse, I can tell you what I see all day. Everyone is different and sometimes meds need tweaking. IF prozac h...
- Hi! I take Cymbalta, and it has saved my life. I actually thought i was going crazy from anxiety. Every person is different, and just because it does one thing to s...
Depression During Pregnancy
Read all 6 responses: "Has anyone experienced depression during their pregnancy? My unborn baby's father left 2 months ... Post Partum Depression/Anxiety ...
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- I'm so sorry for what you're going through. I find excersise the best antidepressant there is. It's probably difficult to do 8 months pregnant, but even walking is...
- Hi! I have suffered depression most of my life and was on medicine for it. I went off of it when I got pregnant, this is my 2nd pregnancy. My first one was a smooth h...
- M., I suffered depression through the majority of my pregnancy w/my daughter. Her father's 'antics' nearly cost my unborn daughter her life many times. It developed i...
Post Partum Depression
I was put on anxiety and depression medicine and was seeing a therapist. ... Unlike you I have been battling depression, panic attacks and anxiety pretty ...
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- Look into Evening Primrose Oil - It will re-balance your hormones and help you get back on track.
- Jewish Family and Children's Services has a support groups for moms with PPD and related issues. They are called "This isn't What I expected." They are located in Wa...
- Hi I am going through the same thing except my son is 17months old it started when he was about 1. I just got put on medication too but I hate to take anything too. I ...
