I'm posting anonymously here because I don't want anyone who knows me in RL to read this.
I'm struggling to know whether or not I have PND. DD is 8 mo. A while ago I went to GP and said I may possibly have PND. After a very rudimentary questionnaire the GP (not my usual) prescribed me ADs. After confiding in a work friend she pointed out that if my work find out there is the possibility it might affect my job prospects, I can't explain it, but it might, nothing I can do about it, just might stop them giving me certain jobs, for total bureaucratic reasons. After discovering this I came off the ADs and decided that I was fine, I felt fine actually after just acknowledging that I was struggling, but the ADs made me feel worse which was another reason for me coming off them.
Now I'm not so sure. I am miserable (though not all the time). I go back to work PT soon, I'm feeling bored, frustrated, tired, crap about myself, feel like I am failing, as a wife, mother, woman. Sometimes I am ok, I can be objective about it, so I don't know if it is PND. I don't want to think it is but is that just because I don't want it to be, esp because of work?
Anyway, my point is, is there anyway I can deal with how I feel naturally, without having it on my medical records that I am on ADs. I asked the GP for counselling, apparently unless I am under 25 or "seriously mentally ill" there is nothing that they can do for me. I can't afford private counselling. I know the usual exercise etc. I am getting out more, walking every day, but it doesn't seem to be making me nicer to my DH.
Sorry, this is a bit of a ramble. I'm not sure what I want. Answers that you probably can't give. Will this go away if I try hard enough. How do I know if it is just having a new baby stuff?
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How to deal with poss PND without ADs
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Anninnymous · 25/02/2008 22:19
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