How is everyone coping?

Give plunket a call love, that is what they are there for, or even make an appt to see your GP.

That sucks Heaf, if you feel she's not right then I'd go back to see your usual doctor. Maybe you'll feel more comfortable talking to her. When I first mentioned it to my doctor, she said do the Edinburgh quiz and bring it back to her. My answers from that were enough to show her something was really wrong and then we went from there. Did she ask you many questions or rely on what you said? You seem unhappy with her response which would indicate to me that you don't feel it is right... Don't give up

I just googled and you can do it online http://www.testandcalc.com/etc/tests/edin.asp

or http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/depression/inpregnancypostnatal/self-test.cfm

I also found this site helpful

http://www.mothersmatter.co.nz/default.asp

Hi, i just wanted to share that I fairly recently listened to a program on depression on National Radio. Scientists have linked a lack of Omega 3 to depression and they spoke of this being a possibility with PND as women lack omega 3 after birth as we lack in most vitamins. I therefore have taken Omega 3 tablets (fish oil and flax oil) for about 2 weeks and have felt an improvement in my depression. So I wanted to pass this on in the hope others might feel an improvement. I was previously on prozac but wanted to come off. I have not been sucessful in coming off before. But at the momment I am feeling very positive so I would encourage others to try it. A lack of Zinc has also been linked to PND.

Thanks for the tip escadachic - I'm off to investigate some tissue salts for myself! Cheers

Yeah I think it's a dumb name Escadachic cos it would put people off!

I am weaning off my meds at the moment, gone from one a day to one every second day, then next week I'll do it twice a week, then should be able to go off them after that. That's how my doctor told me to do it anyway. So far no ill effects really, apart from feeling a bit tired and headache but that could be anything.

Im feeling in a good place and ready to do it as I feel Ive learnt strategies to cope over the last year with some of the trying moments. I don't think I'm depressed anymore which is really cool.

Im sure I'll always have a tendency to get depressed though, ie I guess I have the depression 'illness' but I will adress it if and when it happens again.

Re fish oil I find fish oil and evening primrose oil, as well as an iron fizz (iron and b12) tablet each day really help me to feel good.

Hey everyone

Hope you all had a good xmas and new year.

I have been trying to come off loxamine but the withdrawls have been absolutely hideous, so my doctor has put me on to citalopram which I am to stay on for a month or so and then try getting off that as apparently its an easier drug to withdraw from than loxamine.

I have to have a few days then I start taking the citalopram.

Can I expect all the symptoms you would usually get starting antidepressants even though Im on another one at the moment, so my system has something like that in it?

Has anyone switched between antidepressants like this? Any advice?

I was feeling really good and ready to come off my meds but in the process of doing so have had some really anxious and angry moments which makes me wonder if I'm ready to, so I might see how the citalopram goes and stay on for a bit if its better than loxamine (which I havent found that great overall)

*lurker in*
I suffered from terrible panic attacks a few years ago after a car accident, long story short I was seeing a chiropractor due to the damage in my neck and she mentioned a friend of hers back in America who had been severly depressed for over 10 years started taking Omega3 pills (about 3 times the dose suggested) with amazing results. I think it would be worth testing the idea as I was put on Loxamine for the panic attacks (they believed it was anxiety related) and after 3-4 days on it I could not have possibly felt worse about life! If it weren't for my parents insisting I stay with them and come off the pills i'd hate to think where I would have ended up.
Best of luck to you all, hope 2012 brings you to a much better place :)
*lurker out*

You're doing so well with the weight loss Kelly, just looking at your ticker , and yea, expensive cafes are nice but not affordable at the moment that often.

Everything's going ok here, will be so glad when the holidays are over

hey everyone! hope u are all doing ok. I, on the other hand, am having a really sh*tty time. trying to come off escitalopram. is HORRIBLE. cant sleep, vomiting, feel really down- trying to study, plan my sons birthday, a wedding, keep the house clean etc etc etc running on empty! anxiety attacks getting more frequent.
off to the doc soon. hopefully my son sleeps b4 we go!

Conndog.

Sorry to hear you are going through that. It's not a great place to be in. Is there anything you can get to help with this period?

Free2BeMe. I hope those vitamin D tablets help. And glad that book is helping you.