Posted by kakalak on November 2, 2011, at 15:51:23
In reply to Re: Medical Leave - Advice! » kakalak, posted by B2chica on November 2, 2011, at 12:52:34
Thanks so much B2C. Your advice about what to tell my employer sounds perfect. I'm holding out as long as I can.
Curious about your situation. Were you on meds during your pregnancy & while breastfeeding? I stopped taking Depakote (for chronic headaches) and Buspar (for anxiety) prior to getting pregnant but remained on Effexor (for depression) the entire time under the close care of my pdoc. During my pregnancy the headaches almost disappeared. The anxiety was there but was manageable until a few weeks postpartum and my headaches returned too. The tipping point, total relapse, for me was at 12 weeks postpartum which coincided with my return to work. Unfortunately the depression & anxiety got so bad I had to stop nursing to switch meds. I was distraught about the whole thing and I couldn't tell if I got worse once I stopped breastfeeding.
I always hoped to have 2 children but I don't think I could ever go through this again if I knew it was a directly related to pregnancy. I knew I was at a greater risk for ppd, but never thought it'd be like this. I guess I thought that if I continued to take my meds I'd be OK.
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