Depression and breastfeeding

Hey there…. first of all hugs! ❤️not currently BF but I did pump for a while… I just wanted to share that I’ve noticed myself struggling more PP Than I did after having my son. My anxiety has been insane and even caused physical symptoms such as pins and needles/numbness all over. I went down a rabbit hole thinking it was MS, Brain tumor etc and it caused me to go into a total panic attack Christmas morning middle of the night….. keep in mind I’ve barely had bad anxiety prior to this…. Long story short I was prescribed Zoloft. Is anyone in your family on any sort of meds? They say that if your family member is on something and it works for them it’s likely to work well for you! Just wanted to say you’re not alone… PP is hard. Hang in there. 🥹🫶🏽

@Rachel how was the first month? I have read that sometimes it can get worse after starting a med before it gets better.

For Zoloft I didn’t have any worsening symptoms really. I will say, I have never been suicidal or thought about hurting my baby. Please know that I don’t judge anyone either when I say that, I’m just lucky that mine was more so anxiety related (with that said, I have been super concerned about death but not like suicidal thoughts if that makes any sense… more like afterlife etc)…./even some OCD. Overall I think I felt better at week 3!