Posted by antigua on December 25, 2003, at 23:02:01
In reply to Re: When are meds justified? emotional flatness, posted by Waterlily on December 25, 2003, at 15:14:55
Waterlily, I agree w/you 100%. Being a new mother is the hardest thing possible and fogmama, give yourself a break, you can't get it all done right now. You have to make so many more choices now and they are so difficult! I now realize how depressed I was after my first child was born--I loved my son w/a passion, but I had a lot of ups & downs that first year (lost my job, too). My second child was better, but w/the third I was on prozac during and after the pregancy. It was the very best decision I could have made. Although I was dealing w/the demands of three kids, a husband and a freelance business, I was definitely much calmer, happier and centered. I know it was the med. I went off it when my youngest was 2. This past year I was hit w/another debilitating round of depression and I recognized I had to get back on something. This time it's Effexor and while I don't like the SEs I knew I needed to do something.
So hang in there, meds don't HAVE to be a lifelong thing but if you can think about them being there when you need them (if they work for you, of course) they can be a godsend.
One last thing. I am a writer too. I can't believe how many writers there are on here. Maybe we should start a writer's group! I worried about prozac flattening my creativity, but the energy that was released from no longer having to deal w/my anxiety was a real bonus. I don't know about the effexor yet. I haven't been working too much right now, but I'm planning to get back into working next year (my New Year's resolution) and I'll see what happens.
Good luck and enjoy the baby. It goes by so very fast, you won't believe it.
antigua
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