How long did you take

How long do you normally take an anti depressant for postpartum depression? anyone know? My doctor said something about a year..? I don't think that's happening for me. I'm prescribed Celexa..

Sometimes it's 3 months, sometimes it's forever. You have to listen to your body.If you still need it for a year, take it for a year. A pill a day is better than hating life. It's not your fault your body is creating the hormones that it should, no shame in fixing that.

Quoting Red Bottom:" Sometimes it's 3 months, sometimes it's forever. You have to listen to your body.If you still need it ... [snip!] ... day is better than hating life. It's not your fault your body is creating the hormones that it should, no shame in fixing that."

if im on the medicine and I feel great how will i know when to be taken off of it ?... I know it takes 6 weeks to take full effect, but i was thinking taking it for a few months and thats it..

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tiffany Gillette:</b>" How long do you normally take an anti depressant for postpartum depression? anyone know? My doctor said something about a year..? I don't think that's happening for me. I'm prescribed Celexa.."</blockquote>




Most antidepressants take weeks to work! Like 6-8 weeks is the standard... Listen to your doctor and do some research!

Quoting Tiffany Gillette:" How long do you normally take an anti depressant for postpartum depression? anyone know? My doctor said something about a year..? I don't think that's happening for me. I'm prescribed Celexa.."

Celexa didn't work for me. Then I went on Effexor. That turned me into an over eating drug seaking maniac. I have been on welbutrin for about 6 months now and I am doing fine. I expect to be off them enitrely in the next few months. We are all different. Some a year, others longer. It helps if you are getting counseling

but if im on it & i feel good, how will i know if i will b okay if i'm off of it ? how will my doctor know? because he isnt me.. lol
ugh im so confused about all of this.

Quoting Tiffany Gillette:" but if im on it & i feel good, how will i know if i will b okay if i'm off of it ? how will my doctor know? because he isnt me.. lol ugh im so confused about all of this."

They usually give you about a year or so. I actually didn't even know I had PPD until I stopped nursing.

Quoting Tiffany Gillette:" but if im on it & i feel good, how will i know if i will b okay if i'm off of it ? how will my doctor know? because he isnt me.. lol ugh im so confused about all of this."

If you feel fine, it's working. Generally they'll try to wean you off in small amounts to get you off of it to see if you still need it.

Quoting Tiffany Gillette:" but if im on it & i feel good, how will i know if i will b okay if i'm off of it ? how will my doctor know? because he isnt me.. lol ugh im so confused about all of this."

I quit taking mine when life got back to "normal". I was use to the babys schedule, and when my hubby and I got comfortable with our new adjusted life of taking care of a baby and it was not so stressful. I think it's just something that you just know when you don't need them anymore. The anti depressant i was on did not make life all butterflies and rainbows, it just made things easier to deal with, yet I still had some stress and worried about some stuff. *not sure if any of that makes sense. If you feel like you don't need it anymore, ask your doctor about how to get off it so you don't have any side effects with quitting cold turkey. If you find that you still need it after you have stopped taking them, then just start back on it again. The world won't end if you quit before you are ready to. It will be ok  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Cady Browne Kendrick:</b>" I quit taking mine when life got back to "normal". I was use to the babys schedule, and when my hubby ... [snip!] ... taking them, then just start back on it again. The world won't end if you quit before you are ready to. It will be ok   "</blockquote>


Thanks. Yeah i hvent even started mine..i was just wondering what the general rule was. I just feel like a freak and like i dont want to be on something to make me normal. I wanna be normal on my owm so if i dont need it i dont wanna be taking it.