I had bad post partum depression after my 2 kids were born. What caused it?

Question

I wondered if it was related to hormone fluctuations. I am worried about going thru menopause because I am concerned I will be overwhelmed with severe depression since I was so clinically depressed after the kids were born. I am 42 yrs old and I know menopause is probably not far off. I still have all of my plumbing. Is there anything I can do now to prevent depression during menopause or am I worrying needlessly. I have tried to talk to friends about this, but they laugh it off.

Answer 1

i had the same things you talk about , I'm 38 now but when i was in my middle 30's is when all that unbalanced hormones really affected me . because i had baby blues after all my children [4] and never had any kind of treatment for it and it only just got worse until it got to the point where i was severely afraid of myself because i kept feeling like i was going to kill myself at any point soon. so my husband told me 1 day that i had to see the doctor and convinced me to go. and my doctor just told me that if i am happy 1 week out of the month than i am not depressed that i have a hormone imbalance from having kids and he put me on Prozac , and it has worked awesome on me , changed the whole way i think now , i can actually talk myself out of the feeling of wanting to kill myself , where as before i could not . after 1 yrs of being on Prozac , all my hormones are balanced and I'm totally off the med now and trust me I'm way better

Answer 2

symbalta its a anti depressant try it it works all over and you will be more elived if you sleep more and better. i know it seems tough but try to stay focused and remember that you are not alone hun. many women are experiencing this every day my mom did for 12 years it was bad but sh eis a new person now because she talks to people

Answer 3

hormone imbalance, relax.plenty of rest,balanced diet,talk to your dr.