Anyone with PND not on antidepressants?
Hi all,
I've recently been diagnosed with either PND or post traumatic stress.I've had a pretty horrible time recently, my son was born in January at 36 weeks, not breathing and with a few different problems. He's doing well now and improving all the time but it's left me feeling very low, very stressed, and anxious. My HV did the PND test with me on Thursday and I got a very low score. I also spoke to my doctor last week as I knew something was wrong. One good thing is that due to my son being on the neonatal ward for 4 weeks we were offered counselling with a children's health counsellor so have had a couple of sessions already, and finding its really helping. The doctor has agreed to let me continue the counselling but also offered me antidepressants. However, Im not keen to start these but would prefer instead to continue with the counselling and use more 'natural' methods to help me recover, mood enhancing foods, exercise etc. Has anyone else refused antidepressants? Did it help you?
I've recently been diagnosed with either PND or post traumatic stress.I've had a pretty horrible time recently, my son was born in January at 36 weeks, not breathing and with a few different problems. He's doing well now and improving all the time but it's left me feeling very low, very stressed, and anxious. My HV did the PND test with me on Thursday and I got a very low score. I also spoke to my doctor last week as I knew something was wrong. One good thing is that due to my son being on the neonatal ward for 4 weeks we were offered counselling with a children's health counsellor so have had a couple of sessions already, and finding its really helping. The doctor has agreed to let me continue the counselling but also offered me antidepressants. However, Im not keen to start these but would prefer instead to continue with the counselling and use more 'natural' methods to help me recover, mood enhancing foods, exercise etc. Has anyone else refused antidepressants? Did it help you?
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I refused them first time and I did get better myself but second time around I took them. I have another child and felt, even though the baby had no idea about how awful I was feeling my older child would - and did. I am still not better 8 months on but am getting there. However without the tablest god knows where I would have been. I take the highest dose of Sertraline after it being increased 4 times and I do not feel spaced out at all. I think it depends on how you feel. With my first I was happy to try without and it sounds like you Cas1980uk want to try. That is good. I couldnt do that this time and it is the best thing I did
I take sertraline which means you can still breast feed, if that helps any