Is post partum depression the same as normal depression?

Answer 1

Hello. The answer is yes and no. Some of the same brain chemicals are involved in both, but you can not have poast-partum depression without haven given birth.

Now, in many cases, post-partum depression involves psychotic thinking and hence is treated with antipsychotics as well as anti-depressants. In standard depression, most poeple are treated with anti-depressants.

Answer 2

Depression can be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. But true clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended time. Depression can be mild, moderate, or severe. The degree of depression, which your doctor can determine, influences how you are treated.

Depression that occurs during pregnancy or within a year after delivery is called perinatal depression. Often, the depression is not recognized or treated, because some normal pregnancy changes cause similar symptoms and are happening at the same time. Tiredness, problems sleeping, stronger emotional reactions, and changes in body weight may occur during pregnancy and after pregnancy. But these symptoms may also be signs of depression.

Answer 3

Postpartum depression, like "normal depression" is still a chemical imbalance, but is triggered by the hormonal changes caused by pregnancy and childbirth. It does not mean you have thoughts of harming your child, though. Women who suffer from it have the same symptoms that people with "normal depression" do. In some cases when the woman suffers from depression before pregnancy, childbirth can cause the depression to be more severe than before and harder to treat. I belief it is more serious than a normal depression.

Answer 4

No. Postpartum depression isn't the same as normal depression. Postpartum depression is depression that occurs about 3 to 5 days after giving birth. you may feel unloving towards your baby or feelings of lonelyness and afraid of being with your baby. This does not affect the mothers ability to care for their child, these symptoms should subside within 2weeks or sooner. If they don't you may want to contact your doctor.
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Back when I had children....there was NO such thing...I think people just make up EXCUSES....for what is called

SIN.

I mean like when they kill their children...

Answer 6

similar, but it is caused by childbirth.....