anti depressant medication for post natal depression?
i had prenatal depression before i gave birth 12 weeks ago which in turn has turned into post natal depression. My GP has put me on Citalopram tablets which dont appear to be working for me. As my mam put it i am high as a kite, almost hysterical, one day and need to be scraped off the ground the next. Is there anybody who is either qualified in this field or anybody who has been or is in this situation that can help me as i am trying to be the best mother and wife that i can but my state of mind is letting me down. Any helpful serious answers would be appreciated.
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Get the best vitamins that you can buy. Heavy on the Bs, A,C,E, Folic acid, and zinc. This worked well for my wife and a friend who gave her this advice. An anti depressant simply covers the fact that your body has been depleted of these vitamins. Also eat salt with iodine.
Going through pregnancy and birth is difficult enough without all the emotions and feelings that go along with it…I am not so sure you have depression and maybe some kind of anxiety…Is this your first child?…I have taken citalopram in the past for a different kind of depression and I hated it…I felt so unlike myself…If you have somebody to take your wee one for a couple of hours at some point I would do something that makes you feel like your old happy self…even something really small like reading a favourite book or having a long soak in the bath to having a lovely meal out or visiting your favourite people…as important as it is to take care of the baby right now it is equally important to take care of you!!…blessings…take care…x