Post by Gardengirl on Jul 13, 2016 0:07:55 GMT
Hi there.
Ive been diagnosed with pni with my second son when he was 6 weeks old. I was getting a lot of physical symptoms.
It started one day just going for a stroll with my two children. And all of a sudden felt like i was going to pass out. Went straight back home where i was getting dizzy spells, nausea and feeling like there was something terribly wrong with me. I had numb face and arm that was tingly..and hot patches on my face too, bad headaches and feeling very heavy headded and foggy. This carried on for days and my first visit to the doctors said it was a virus. After another week of no improvement and crying my eves out every day believing i was going to die. I went to the doctors again crying, convinced i had a tumor or that i was suffering from a stroke. I had a blood tests and a heart scan which were normal and my doctor did visual tests for a brain tumor, poking my toung out and walking in a line etc. She reassured me that everything appeared normal and she believed i had pnd. Which was so strange to me.. as I completely love my life, my hubby and my two children.. and i wouldnt have been feeling so terrible if i didnt have all these symptoms..
Anyway i decided to trust her and go on antidepressants. Its been 4 weeks on and feeling so much better. Im not crying everyday and most of the physical symptoms i had are gone. Although i still worry everytime i get a headache (which are really frequent) and my bach sholders and neck are really sore. I keep thinking still that it might be something else. And im constantly battling with my head.. telling myself not to worry its pni.. but then thinking.. but what if??. its driving me crazy!! I just want to fèel like my old self again. I feel so guilty that i cant be the mother i want to be to my children. Or give my beautiful husband any energy. Im also so tired all the time.. how long will it take to feel better? Every little ache still makes me question my health.. Are the headaches going to freak me out forever? So tired of this mess that i am at the moment..
Kat xxx
Ive been diagnosed with pni with my second son when he was 6 weeks old. I was getting a lot of physical symptoms.
It started one day just going for a stroll with my two children. And all of a sudden felt like i was going to pass out. Went straight back home where i was getting dizzy spells, nausea and feeling like there was something terribly wrong with me. I had numb face and arm that was tingly..and hot patches on my face too, bad headaches and feeling very heavy headded and foggy. This carried on for days and my first visit to the doctors said it was a virus. After another week of no improvement and crying my eves out every day believing i was going to die. I went to the doctors again crying, convinced i had a tumor or that i was suffering from a stroke. I had a blood tests and a heart scan which were normal and my doctor did visual tests for a brain tumor, poking my toung out and walking in a line etc. She reassured me that everything appeared normal and she believed i had pnd. Which was so strange to me.. as I completely love my life, my hubby and my two children.. and i wouldnt have been feeling so terrible if i didnt have all these symptoms..
Anyway i decided to trust her and go on antidepressants. Its been 4 weeks on and feeling so much better. Im not crying everyday and most of the physical symptoms i had are gone. Although i still worry everytime i get a headache (which are really frequent) and my bach sholders and neck are really sore. I keep thinking still that it might be something else. And im constantly battling with my head.. telling myself not to worry its pni.. but then thinking.. but what if??. its driving me crazy!! I just want to fèel like my old self again. I feel so guilty that i cant be the mother i want to be to my children. Or give my beautiful husband any energy. Im also so tired all the time.. how long will it take to feel better? Every little ache still makes me question my health.. Are the headaches going to freak me out forever? So tired of this mess that i am at the moment..
Kat xxx