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Post by ropeyladybird on Jun 24, 2005 17:04:15 GMT
Hi my name is Donna and I have 4 children. I live in Cheltenham. I had a baby 15 weeks ago and have the tell tale signs of pnd. I suffered with it after my middle two children. I had a very stressful pregnancy and i think this has helped contribute to my pnd this time around. I am hoping that I can get by without anti depressants this time, not sure if it is possible as I have had them after my middle two children. What do you think?
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Post by Veritee on Jun 24, 2005 18:46:25 GMT
Hi Donna
And welcome to this forum.
You are very welcome to post her or in any other section and to reply to others. As you will know there are not any experts on here and al any of us can do is give you our opinions based on our own experiences and offer you support.
And You sound like you are very experienced in terms of coping with PNI - but it is still horrible isn’t it , even when you know what it is - to contemplate going through this again.
As to the Anti Ds
Of course it is perfectly possible to get though PNI without them and in fact many women do this - and the common point of view is that all women recover in time whether or not they have medication.
However I will say that this may be right - but at what cost?
I actually did not take any medication myself for reasons that had noting to do with my PNI and I will not go into it here - but I had reasons why I just would not consider Anti Depressants when I had PNI.
However I suffered for 5 years and with only one birth - and when I say suffered, I mean that I felt that I suffered almost every minute of that 5 years. And while I truly believe my child has not been damaged I do feel I have been left with scars from the experience.
In retrospect I feel that the trick with PNI is not to try ot find treatment or expect treatment that will 'cure; your PNI as this seems to be self limiting and indeed we all get better, some sooner than others and for some like me it goes on for years rather than months .
But the trick to getting through whatever length of time you have it is to find effective ways of limiting the damage to you your child/ren and your family and to relive your symptoms as much as you can and to find ways to promote your well being and get you through.
Retrospectively while I managed this in part with a mixture of support, alternative therapies and counselling - if I had PNI again I would probably take the Anti Ds as well! I also think that taking medication just might shorten PNI also - probably because it gives you a respite to get your like back on track and feel better about yourself even though you still have PNI.
Anyway whether to take medication is entirely up to you and as I did not myself I do not feel I can advise.
But I would say by all means try alternatives and if you are not going to take medication cognitive therapy can be really useful if you have scary and obsessive thoughts or panic attacks.
I would say that if you do not take medication you really need more day to day support than otherwise - but this is just my opinion.
Any way if you want to tell us about yourself and how you go through you last 2 times with PNI we would love to hear ands I am sure this will help others and we will try to support you
All the best
Veritee
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Post by yorkslass on Jun 24, 2005 19:04:40 GMT
Just want to welcome you to the forum Donna, and hope that we can help you through this.
Melx
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Post by wendabell on Jun 24, 2005 21:12:52 GMT
hello donna, Im so sorry if you are going throught this again but glad you have found us and hope we can be of some support to you and offer advice. have you spoken to your gp and explained how you feel and also about the anti depressents. maybe he could sugest a course of councilling,exersice,alternative therapy,diet. there are a lot of ways we try to gain recovery. welcome too also. I think its good that you recognised that you are feeling this way too as for me i was oblivious to the illness each time it was my hubby that had to tell me.How bad are you feeling at the moment?
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collette
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Post by collette on Jun 25, 2005 19:32:07 GMT
hello there donna
Just wanted to say welcome to the forum and that this forum has certainly helped me out and I hope you can benefit from it.
I can only repeat what the others said, and of course yes it is up to you whether or not you actually take the anti ds. As Wendy says maybe you could speak to your GP about an alternative course of action.
Remember that we are all here to support you and each other in whatever you decide to do. We will help you as best we can.
Love Collette x
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Post by Veritee on Jun 25, 2005 22:27:18 GMT
I forgot to add
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Post by wendabell on Jun 26, 2005 4:33:43 GMT
oh hope your birthday went ok happy belated wishes
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Post by yorkslass on Jun 26, 2005 10:32:22 GMT
Yep happy birthday for yesterday
I did send you a PM Donna
Melx
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