Does depression include...?

[addysgurl]

Okay, truthfully, having three children has messed with my hormones in a HUGE way.  I have been through Paxil and Lexapro and a few others. Now I'm on Zoloft.  I started at 50 mg's three months ago. Then the dr. upped it to 100 mg's.  I am still sad alot.  I feel crazy. I can't always get my thoughts together. I swing up and down.  I can fly off the handle and yell.  ( I don't fly off the handle and hit or anything like that, so please don't send DSS to my flippin' door.)  I don't have a desire to do things like I used to.  I don't want to do much of anything. I love going out with my friends on playdates. But seriously, the life of a mom can get very aggravating.  Am I okay? Does anyone else feel this way?  Do you get easily irritated? Do you just not wan tto do things?  Are you up and down? Do you cry for what seems like no reason?  HELP ME PLEASE!!!

[bishop96]

Nov. 14, 2007 at 8:56 PM Has your doctor checked your hormone levels? If not, I would go back in and tell him you want a full blood work up that way you can see what's going on. I would definitely say if you have tried all three of those meds and none seem to be really working, then there may be some other problem that you are not aware of...I would make sure he checks your thyroid as well....my grandmother had a thyroid problem and before ti was diagnosed she had a lot of the same issues as you. Good luck

[CJ1230]

Nov. 14, 2007 at 8:56 PM Been where you are what helped me was Welbutrin...I am on Zoloft for other reasons but with the added med it helped thru the most difficult periods of PPD.

[goingbonkers07]

Nov. 14, 2007 at 8:59 PM

I would get an iron test done. I had low iron and was fatigued and irritable alot. I take vitamins now and that helps. Go out, excercise and watch what you eat. Stick to it for a week and you will notice a change :)   Otherwise go to the dr again, it could be a thyroid issue.

[runnermom60]

Nov. 14, 2007 at 9:16 PM Oh, addysgurl, I've so been where you are. On Zoloft, ready to "snap" (and not in a scary DCS kind of way, just a rip my hair out way), easily frustrated, not enjoying life much... but do you ever have the flip side? Days when everything seems ok? The kids are either listening better or you're just handling it better, things seem easier? I was on Zoloft after my first when I was diagnosed with moderate PPD and it helped me a lot. It took about 3 months to start working though-- maybe you're just not there yet.  Have you tried the daily exercise thing? Especially if you can get outdoors in the fresh air.  It helps me a lot.  Also, have you noticed times of the day when things are particularly worse (like when trying to make dinner?).  At the risk of sounding like a "quack" do you pay much attention to your thoughts or your "internal dialogue'?  I discovered (after a post-partum therapist pointed it out to me) that I was thinking things like 'I can't handle this." "I hate my life" "I'm a bad mom"-- and those kind of thoughts are really injurous.  They zap you of your ability to handle things well.  If you have those thoughts you've got to start recognizing them and battling them with the opposite: "No, I can handle things it's just a rough moment right now." "I don't hate my life it just sucks right now but it will get better." ... that kind of stuff.  Well, anyway, some thoughts.  You know, every mom in the world has days she hates life (no matter how much she loves her kids), but when it's an everyday thing, or an almost everyday thing, that's when it gets so hard to bear.  I know exactly where you are and if I could email you some strength and smiles I totally would. 

[mrspriss0506]

Nov. 14, 2007 at 10:05 PM girl ive been going through the same stuff----i was on zoloft though and it wasnt helping w/my depression at all! it did help with my anxiety and OCD but too much.....like  i quit caring about things all together. they just switched me to celexa so im waiting to see how it works out. they gave me xanax too on an as needed basis but the dosage dosnt do shit and when i take more than perscribed it just makes me feel loopy, like in a bad way, not like in a recreation drug sort of way....lol.....i wish i had something better to tell you, but keep trying the dif. medications they put you on. i have heard Lexapro is really good----maybe you need something more along the lines of a mood stabilizer instead of an anti depressent? that s going to be my drs next step if the celexa dosnt work....the only things w/ those is they can make you a totally dif person......via zoned out stepford wife style and all.....like lithium and lorazapam and adivan......i dont know? maybe go to the psychiatrist and have them screen more in-depth..........but im totally this way......and i could share quite a few stories and stuff thats happened especially due to my OUT OF CONTORL anxiety.....just gimmie a holler if ya wanna talk! :-)

[mrspriss0506]

Nov. 14, 2007 at 10:09 PM oh ps they checked my thyroid hormones and everything else under the sun.....i was all good.....its totally a mental/chemical thing in my case....and for the exercise shit.....it dosnt work, espeically when you feel like such crap all the time, the last thing you want to due is jiggle on the eliptical! honestly, go tanning a few times a week. that will naturally increase ur seratonin and you wont have to do any work...lol

[cyanextime]

Nov. 27, 2007 at 8:08 PM I have been there too girl.  It's the stress of it all.  The kids, husband, working, housework, I hardly ever sit down when I am home and when I do I crash.  It has to be a  pretty darn good video for me not to fall asleep before it is over.  I am glad to here you are feeling better.  Take time for yourself and get as much rest as possible.  Don't put too much on your plate!  Get a babysitter and go on dates with your husband.  Make time to enjoy your life. 

[calliemist]

Nov. 28, 2007 at 6:04 PM Ashley..I"m the same way as you. I am not taking anything. I don't want to while nursing. I hate this me.