tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post3708058055053786729..comments2023-06-29T07:14:06.482-04:00Comments on Did I Sign on For This?: Journey Part 3Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07540383147928120212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-78231756357764173922007-12-18T16:56:00.000-05:002007-12-18T16:56:00.000-05:00Michele,I am glad you are hanging in there. If I ...Michele,<BR/>I am glad you are hanging in there. If I may, please make sure you get to a doctor as quickly as possible. PPD can get bad very quickly. You wouldn't know this because I have not written it, but two weeks after my initial hospitalization, I took a bottle of Zanax in front of my husband and children. Luckily, the medicine was four years old and I made myself throw up after doing it. I could have easily died. It was at least two months after that before I started to improve significantly. Antidepressants usually take several weeks to kick in.<BR/><BR/>I absolutely understand not being able to get in to see a doctor, but if you feel you are getting worse before your appointment, please do whatever it takes to get help, even if it means walking in to an ER.<BR/><BR/>I would be happy to talk to you if you need any more information or just need to talk. My email is liselstone@yahho.com. Please contact me if you need to.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540383147928120212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-26675401755802888382007-12-18T15:54:00.000-05:002007-12-18T15:54:00.000-05:00Lisel,This is wonderful..well, not that you went t...Lisel,<BR/>This is wonderful..well, not that you went through it, but you explain things so well. I am currently suffering from PPD and tried different things. We first thought it was just hormones and changed birth control. From there, I went to a counselor who said it was hormones. So, I wait and deal with my feelings of crying, worry, obsession of the little things and it just gets worse. I finally took the plunge and I am going to a doctor in a few weeks. Kinda booked with the holidays and such. Your words hit home and give hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck on your book and I CANNOT wait to read it.<BR/>Michele first time mommy to Leanne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-92126031781855818992007-12-14T19:53:00.000-05:002007-12-14T19:53:00.000-05:00Wow, this is a pretty amazing description of a dee...Wow, this is a pretty amazing description of a deep clinical depression. I didn't experience depression after my children were born, but I went through one after some family members died. I so get what you're saying. There is no way to cheer or buck up in that frame-of-mind. For me, pharmaceuticals were a life saver. They still help me to this day.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing. I look forward to reading the rest.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.com