tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post5127644034695765302..comments2023-06-29T07:14:06.482-04:00Comments on Did I Sign on For This?: Dr. Quack Quack and My Departure From Looney Bin 1Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07540383147928120212noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-38601407604156372032008-01-11T21:54:00.000-05:002008-01-11T21:54:00.000-05:00Hi Liz, I'm dumbfounded how similar our stories ar...Hi Liz, I'm dumbfounded how similar our stories are. I'm 33, brand new nurse and a brand new mom and it all happened withing 2 weeks. I gave birth one week before my finals. I felt what you describe, have been hospitalized, but luckily my psychiatrist was not so stupid. Anyways I THANK YOU very much for writing this. It helps me a lot to go on and hope for better future. I'm on Zoloft and Abilify. I'm doing better. My boy is 8 months now. <BR/><BR/>KSorangeshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741875635549259679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-90636353640244252742008-01-08T22:49:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:49:00.000-05:00I just found your blog. I have 5 kids. I had mil...I just found your blog. I have 5 kids. I had mild PPD after the first child. Got on meds after the second child and have never been off of them since. My dr recommended that I stop having children. I accidently got preggo with #3. i stayed on meds and the post partum period was ok. My dh was home for 5 weeks to help me out. We decided to have Him have a vasectomy to make sure it did not happen again. The dr he went to, has a 3 month wait policy to make sure you do not want more kids. 2 months into that wait, I got pregnant again.. WITH TWINS! no twins run in my family or DH's. I do love my twins (they are 16 months old) but it was the worst time of my life. I ended with with PPS like you had. I had no help. Dh was off work for 3 weeks, but had to go back to his 12 hr days. My mom only came for 2 days. The twins were preemies too. I have only recently come off of Risperdal. I am on Effexor and it works very well for me. <BR/><BR/>There were SO many times I would rage at my Dh, my 3 older kids would get most of it. There were times that I would try to drive my van into a telephone pole. My dh was and is the most supportive person in my life. I could not have lived without him. When we had no money, he hired help for me to help care for the kids in the afternoon. We put groceries and gas on the credit cards and paid the nanny the cash. It was the only way I could survive. I felt like an awful mom. My nanny or my DH could handle the 5 kids by themselves, yet I, the mother could not. <BR/><BR/>I am getting better. But I miss my old self. I fear I will never be the same again.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676641685643149677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-59195322655842610172008-01-08T20:29:00.000-05:002008-01-08T20:29:00.000-05:00That's sweet Danielle , but it's not your fault in...That's sweet Danielle , but it's not your fault in any way. You WERE very supportive. In fact, I talked (or emailed!) to you more than almost anyone and I can think of at least one situation in which you were super, super supportive when it would have been easy for you not to have been because of how we are related. So, no worries. <BR/><BR/>Though, if you wanted to make it up to me, you could just not move to AZ. Ha ha.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540383147928120212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-13444938317074854112008-01-08T17:08:00.000-05:002008-01-08T17:08:00.000-05:00I continue to read and am anxious to read your nex...I continue to read and am anxious to read your next post. Although I must tell you it makes me sad to read since I am your SIL, a mother and your friend. I wish I knew more of what was going on so I could have offered more support. I feel like I let you down in some way by not being there.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157684624743354994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-36412750709932243432008-01-08T14:56:00.000-05:002008-01-08T14:56:00.000-05:0020 years ago I'm not sure bi-polar existed.20 years ago I'm not sure bi-polar existed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-26114411788444780382008-01-08T14:53:00.000-05:002008-01-08T14:53:00.000-05:00Effexor is horrible! I will never ever take it ag...Effexor is horrible! I will never ever take it again. Did you get the weird electric tingles in your eyes? <BR/><BR/>I would not say my husband came around, unfortunately. We made it through and I like to think he would handle things differently is something like it ever happened again. It still remains a disappointment in my mind, but you have to go on.<BR/><BR/>I would love to hear your PPD story..Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540383147928120212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385646938235964536.post-50301252505939770162008-01-08T14:13:00.000-05:002008-01-08T14:13:00.000-05:00Ugh. I get so worked up and angry when it comes to...Ugh. I get so worked up and angry when it comes to incompetent doctors. The bad ones are so incredibly disappointing. I'm glad your husband eventually came around (I hope). I took Effexor in the beginning of my PPD and the withdrawl symptoms were horrible...it literally took months to get over them.<BR/><BR/>This is great Liz. It helps remind me how much can change...it's 5 years for me.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902864202769675856noreply@blogger.com