Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
My son is three weeks old now and I'm told some anxiety is normal after labor but its not getting better. It's doing the opposite it's getting harder to deal with. Just sitting here with nothing going on its effecting me its like I have a constant feeling of falling and it's driving me crazy. To add to it the depression isn't getting better either I just want to lay here all day. I would love to go do something but I hate feeling the anxiety when I'm out somewhere. Any moms out there that can suggest a medication that helped or worked for them after baby and that was safe for breastfeeding.
Sorry you are having a time of it with anxiety though, that is a shame.
It could be hormonal, I suggest you see your doctor ASAP. Your doctor can offer you good advise and a safe treatment plan to help you feel less anxious. Try to get family or friends to give you some help while you are going through this uncomfortable time.
Hang in there, I am sure you will feel better soon. Post partum anxiety and depression are very common unfortunately, but can be treated.
Pattylyn
Why?
Because under 6 a child's brain is not properly developed enough to benefit from an increased level of serotonin. The last thing I would ever do is pump a antidepressant into its body, just because I was feeling sorry for myself. Especially considering what SSRIs did to my son.