I know everyobody is different... i was given Paxil and told that I should start feeling better within a week and notice a marked difference in two weeks. If not, I was told to call my doctor and she would prescribe something else. For me, the Paxil worked, and i've been taking it for a month now, so i didn't need to try anything else. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing what will work until you try. Maybe this medication isn't the right one. Don't wait any longer and call your doc, they'll tell you if you need to try something else.
Hang in there, it does get better...I promise!! it's not like, bam!! two weeks have gone by and you wake up feeling great...it's a slow but constant recovery...every day a bit better...

Hi Tray,

I was put on Effexor and i noticed a Huge improvement within a week or two weeks MAX. Everybody is different and all medication is different, i agree with help2009 . You should contact your dr asap and perhaps try something different... But dont give up on medication all together..I was on my medication for prob 3 months and i was feeling great so i took myself off them , and that was the worse thing i could have done, i fell back into my depressed ways and i was just Sad all the time... Like you i used to ignore my husband and not talk to him...

Anyway my daughter will be two in a couple of weeks and i only now am feeling happy about being a mum and not sad all the time. I tell you this not to make you feel worse but to give you hope and to promise it really does get better. Hope i have helped you a little

Take care

:)

Thanks for the advice.Its been almost 2 months now.I feel good most of the time.I do still have bad days.The hardest thing to deal with is not bonding with my baby.She is 3 months old now.I love her to pieces and I take care of her and would never neglect her but I dont feel that special bond yet.
Did you all feel that way?

i did. sh is now two and it didnt really start until after her first birthday. the way i see it is that it means that much more when it does happen. and the best advice any one gave me was fake it till you make it. which you seem to be doing. hang in there the want to bond is a factor in actually getting one. just be gentle with yourself and give yourself credit for all you've done and all you've had to over come. Kudos to you. =)

Tray, To be honnest, it has taken me 15mths to feel a REAL bond, even though i loved her from day one, it took much longer to bond and have a real connection with her...

Thanks to all of you...I feel closer to her lately but still not that complete bond..I find myself avoiding her on my bad days but normally I am doing all i can with her..

good luck it's worth the effort. my Dd is now two and our hard work paid off sometime between her first and second bday. it's nice to see she is a big momma's girl now.

Hi. I had trouble bonding with my baby while I had ppd. She is now 7 and I love her with all my heart but when she was a baby, I never felt that special feeling I felt when her older sister was a baby.

Habits take between 6 to 21 days to have a life changing impact, so I am guessing that medication probably does the same thing, but I may be wrong, I am no expert in this area. It sounds to me though that you have other underlying situations in your life that you may not have properly dealt with yet, is this a fair observation perhaps?