re: Mommies w/ PPD Share your Stories Here

Quoting my lipgloss b poppin':“ is there anything you do besides take meds? if you take these meds can you still bf?”

I was told you can take zoloft while bfing

you can also take Paxil and Lexapro whilebreastfeeding

Quoting aimeeintx:“ ”

Ok, yea the same thing happens to me when I forget to take my zoloft a day or two. I feel like I'm on drugs [oh wait...I guess I am..haha]. Like I get all weird and feel like I'm zooming lol.

wow I'm glad someone finally responded to this post! I have suffered from PPD after the birth of each of my three children. Each time it has gotten worse. I am on Effexor 112.5 mg twice a day. I know some of you were wondering what medications are safe for bfing. A lot of times the doctors will decide based on the benefits and risks associated w/ the medication. Medications do pass thru the breastmilk, but depending on the medication your doctor may decide that the benefits to you outweigh the risks to the infant. We have to remember that most of these meds aren't tested on pregnant or lactating women. They're tested on lab rats and given 100 times the recommended dosage for that of an adult. Yeah its gonna give that damned rat defects lol. As long as your phsysican knows that you are breastfeeding, you shouldn't worry about the meds he/she prescribes to you.
I really think that if more women came out and talked about the problems they have after the births of their children it wouldn't be so horrible to talk about. I remember feeling so guilty about the way I felt after the birth of my oldest son. While I felt horrible and soooo sad all the time, all of my friends talked about how perfect they felt and how perfect their babies were. It wasn't until after I had my second son, that I found out all my friends who felt perfect and had perfect babies, really felt like crap and all there babies cried uncontrolably and didn't sleep thru the night lol. It helped me a lot to know that I wasn't the only one who felt like a bad mom because I let my baby cry for 10 minutes so I could take a shower!

I was diagnosed officially this evening. I took my first Zoloft tonight...so far, the only side effect I've had? I just woke up, I'm kinda hungry...and I don't feel like eating. I will be ecstatic with joy if this continues.
However, my MIL called tonight. I told her about my doc visit, and her response? "Oh, it's not PPD- you only get that within a few weeks of the birth!"...*sigh*...I declined to go over to see them with Jay because I didn't feel like hearing about how this is "all in my head" (well, duh, of course it is), and how I don't need medication. I'm sorry, I don't WANT to be on zoloft, but if it's going to make me want to take care of my kids and make me feel human again, then I need it.