If you are under age 20 currently use
alcohol take illegal substances or smoke
as these also cause serious health risks
for the baby did not plan the pregnancy
or had mixed feelings about the
pregnancy had depression bipolar
disorder or an anxiety disorder before
your pregnancy or with the past
pregnancy had a stressful event during
the pregnancy or delivery including
personal illness death or illness of a
loved one a difficult or emergency
delivery premature delivery or illness
or birth defect in the baby have a close
family member who has had depression or
anxiety have a poor relationship with your significant other or our single
have money or housing problems have
little support from family friends or
your spouse or partner
science and symptoms some of the most
common symptoms a woman may experience
include feeling sad hopeless empty or
overwhelmed crying more often than usual
or for no apparent reason
worrying or feeling overly anxious
feeling moody irritable or restless over
sleeping or being unable to sleep even
when her baby is asleep having trouble
concentrating remembering details and
making decisions experiencing anger or
rage losing interest in activities that
are usually enjoyable suffering from
physical eggs and pains including
frequent headaches stomach problems and
muscle pain eating too little or too
much withdrawing from or avoiding
friends and family having trouble
bonding or forming an emotional
attachment with her baby persistently
doubting her ability to care for her
baby thinking about harming herself or
her baby diagnosis
your doctor will usually talk with you
about your feelings and thoughts and
mental health to distinguish between a
short-term cause of postpartum baby
blues and a more severe form of depression as part of your
life.
your doctor may ask you to complete a
depression screening questionnaire order
blood tests to determine whether an
underactive thyroid is contributing to
your signs and symptoms order other
tests if warranted to rule out other
causes for your symptoms treatment
treatment and recovery time vary
depending on the severity of your
depression and your individual needs if
you have an underactive thyroid or an
underlying illness your doctor may treat
those conditions or refer you to the
appropriate specialist your doctor may
also refer you to a mental health
provider postpartum depression
postpartum depression is often treated
with psychotherapy also called talk
therapy or mental health counseling
medication or both psychotherapy it may
help to talk through your concerns with
a psychiatrist a psychologist or other
mental health provider through therapy
you can find better ways to cope with
your feelings and solve problems
set realistic goals and respond to
situations in a positive way sometimes
family or relationship therapy also
helps antidepressants your doctor may
recommend an antidepressant if you're
breastfeeding any medication you take
will enter your breast milk
however some antidepressants can be used
during breastfeeding with little risk of
side effects for your baby
work with your doctor to weigh the
potential risks and benefits of specific
antidepressants medication when your
safety is assured a combination of
medications such as antidepressants
antipsychotic medications and mood
stabilizers may be used to control your
signs and symptoms
electroconvulsive therapy or ECT if your
postpartum depression is severe and does
not respond to medication ECT may be
recommended during ECT a small amount of
electrical current is applied to your
brain to produce brain waves similar to
those that occur during a seizure.
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