how do feel when you have recovered..?

[kittykatt]

I know this is an old thread but I wondered if some of the more recent mums might add to it? My baby is now 10 months old and I feel like I can finally say I am in recovery. The professionals have told me it is a very up and down road to recovery. Two weeks well and feeling normal is my maximum so far. I am now into my fourth crappy day. How long does it take of good weeks/days before you can say you have recovered? I still feel like I am totally shocked by the black veil that is the bad days and, after 8 months, still hopeless at dealing with them. Feel like I've just started to get somewhere then I'm knocked back down again. Why is recovery such a bumpy road? Surely, if you are on the right antidepressants this should not be the case?

KittyKatt

[sarajay28]

Hi KittyKatt,

I have been a member of this forum for nearly 5 years now and i have to admit that things have been very bumpy for me over these last 5 years! Although alot of it is to do with hormonal problems and not just PNI so don't be alarmed by my story!

I have been on meds since my son was 5 weeks old and am still on them but again this is due to subsequent probs not PNI.

One of the worst things about PNI is not knowing any timescales....... if you had a broken bone you know that 6 weeks after it being put in plaster you 'should' be all better!! but unfortunately PNI isn't like that. And in my 5 years of being on this forum this is probably the question we are asked most!!

As time goes on you will develop coping strategies that work for you, the black days will get less frequent or pass quicker, you'll find yourself more able to concentrate on things that you enjoy and the things associated with your PNI will lessen.

Don't be disheartend by a slow recovery, it will happen and you will get through it, it just takes time!

Hope this helps.xxx

[winegirl]

Hey hun

Just wanted to reiterate what sarajay has said really. I would go weeks with feeling fine, then weeks feeling bad, this would continue until teh good weeks got longer and the bad ones shorter and so on.

4 years down the line, I did go very well for a year without meds, but took a turn for the worse last september triggered by personal issues..but now back to good weeks bad week and know it will soon be all good again.

The most frustrating thing about this illness is its unpredictability, some are fully recovered in a few months, some can go on much longer. There is just no definitive answer.

But it sounds like you are very well down the recovery road and doing good, so hang in there mate and know that the crap days will pass again soon.

WG x

[doodles]

I haven't visited this site in quite a long time. I am now fully recovered from PNI. It was an awful and very long journey for me, but now i am there, although i still often think about how bad it was and i do think it has changed my relationship with my son, it isn't an intrusive presence in my life and i feel that without having been through it so much of my life would be different. It has given me skills that i wouldn't have had otherwise, changed my outlook on life i guess and now, when i am happy and enjoying my children i am so grateful that i am well and have the opportunity to feel that way about them. I hope you find your way to recovery soon.

[monica]

Wondeful to hear from you, Doodles and that you have recovered. I think it can take a while to fully reocver from the nightmare that pni often is after all it's such a painful journey. Saying that there are positives too adn iso pleased you have embaced these.

Sending you much love

Monica