Postpartum depression is a serious illness. It occurs within the first month after birth. It's a mess that lasts all day. You cannot enjoy anything. Things that used to give you pleasure are no longer giving you any pleasure. You don't want to do anything or talk to anyone. Sometimes there is excessive sleep and sometimes insomnia.
Even after the slightest activity, extreme fatigue, weakness, exhaustion occurs as if you have worked for hours. As if that weren't enough, there are traces of worthlessness and guilt. You feel as if you are a useless person and moreover, you are the cause of this situation or as if you are paying a price. You cannot pay attention to anything.
So much so that it is difficult to read a short column, even a drug prospectus. Appetite changes occur, leading to more weight loss or, more rarely, weight gain. Sometimes even thoughts of self-harm and suicide can be seen.
Evenings aren't particularly bright, but your feelings are usually worse in the morning. And the worst thing is that whatever you do, wherever you go, it doesn't get better. Stop taking care of your baby. You can hardly manage even your daily self-care. Yes, such a troublesome situation is puerperal depression. There is no single cause of postpartum depression.
Postpartum hormonal changes, relationship problems, past injuries, lack of support during puerperium, and social and socioeconomic difficulties are all responsible. Postpartum depression is also more common in those who have had depression during pregnancy or previous postpartum periods.
We know that if left untreated, postpartum depression can have a variety of negative consequences. For example, it can cause attachment problems with your baby and breastfeeding problems. Even your baby's future development is affected by this.
See, behavioral disorders, various mental illnesses, and social inadequacies in the following years in the children of mothers who had postpartum depression and did not receive treatment. It has even been shown that obesity is more common. Then we are talking about a condition that must be treated. First of all, you have to accept that this is a disease, whatever the reason for you.
This is not a deficiency or inadequacy. You should inform your family about this as soon as possible and ask for their support. You should specifically state that what you are experiencing is more severe than the psychological changes seen in every postpartum woman. For the sake of both you and your baby, you should consult a psychiatrist as soon as possible.
Sometimes this situation can have causes that you may never think of, such as various thyroid diseases or internal diseases. Moreover, depression that occurs during puerperium can be a precursor to more serious psychiatric illnesses such as bipolar disorder or puerperal psychosis. Early diagnosis of all these is extremely important for treatment. When it comes to medicine, maybe a psychiatrist will prescribe a medicine for me.
This drug passes into milk, thoughts like I cannot breastfeed may be coming. You and your spouse will decide together with your doctor what to do in this process.
There are many treatment alternatives. Sometimes psychotherapy alone is enough. Many drugs do not harm the baby. There are other treatment methods besides medicine, and most of them are more effective than you can imagine. As a result, when we calculate the benefit and harm, the benefit of consulting a doctor is always more than the harm of depression for you and your baby. The best thing to do is to act immediately.
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