Talking to your GP

[cheshire]

I read this somewhere and thought it was quite good.

Advice to GPs

Doctors must learn to read between the lines and not believe everything the sufferer tells them.

Often new mums will be putting on a brave face because they feel they should be coping.

They also feel guilty for wasting the doctor's time so don't stress the true nature of their feelings.

Sufferers find it very hard to talk about it and they should never be dismissed as just having baby blues or feeling sorry for themselves.

Advice to sufferers

They must try desperately to discuss and articulate their feelings.

No-one will think any worse of them if they breakdown and they must be honest about how they feel with their friends, doctor and family.

Symptoms to look out for include

confusion, poor memory, poor appetite, sadness, feelings of inadequacy, guilt, anxiety, tension, panic attacks, exhaustion, insomnia, obsessional and inappropriate thoughts, depression, extreme mood swings.

[littlelotty]

Hi Hopeful

Excellent list. I know the more honest you are with the GP the more help you might get. Also if you dont get what you want the first time keep going back until you get it.

LittleLotty
xx

[winegirl]

When I read this bit:

confusion, poor memory, poor appetite, sadness, feelings of inadequacy, guilt, anxiety, tension, panic attacks, exhaustion, insomnia, obsessional and inappropriate thoughts, depression, extreme mood swings.


I realised I had all of them! LOL x And it took them over a year to realise!