I am a little worried that I may suffer from this even though I have do not have a history of depression. I am an always happy kind of person. Does this happen to everyone? Who suffered from post-pardum?

I realized a couple of years ago that I was an accidental pregnancy. Not only that, but my mom told me that if she had her chance over again, she wouldn’t have had me. Even though I’m a very cheerful and happy person generally, whenever I think about this, I feel very sad and sometimes unloved. I imagine what life would have been like if I had been aborted and it’s a really horrible thought – I have even lost sleep over it! I feel sad almost to the point of tears when I think about all those babies who have been aborted and whenever I read about abortion in the media, I constantly think about what if that baby was me. I have an awesome life other than massive issues with my mom – loving & committed relationship with girlfriend, very healthy, generally happy and doing really well at college. It’s only this I worry about and I worry about it constantly. Any thoughts – might I have depression?

I have always wanted kids. Ever since I was 13, I have dreamed of the day I would become a mommy. After a tubal pregnancy a few years ago, I was told I could never have kids, and although I believed it, I couldn’t help but feel the pang of jealousy when a friend or a coworker told me they were expecting, or when I saw a baby in the store.

In November a hose plant in my small community laid off 65 people. My boyfriend was one of them. There are no jobs available now, but we knew we would be ok on my income and our savings.

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so, i had my baby august 9th!!! yah!!!! anyways, ive had postpartum depression, and even though it has mostly faded, i feel so low about myself still. i dont ever look in the mirror and think i look good. i feel like im driving my boyfriend away cuz im overly jealous now. im so scared and i have no idea what to do. i feel psycho or something. i dont even like for my b.f so see a womans breasts on television! i know its because im very self conscious because i trust him completely. im not happy with myself, and i dont know how to fix it. ive lost 30 lbs in 7 weeks, and i work out every other day….. but i still feel low about myself. anyone have some tips on overcoming self esteem issues?

ps i dont think im like this just because of the pregnancy, i was pretty much the same before i got pregnant.

I have been taking Lexapro for two years and I just had my baby four weeks ago. She is precious and I love her with all my heart. The problem is, I cry all of the time and feel so overwhelmed..I feel I am an emotional wreck! My question is, shouldn’t the lexapro have prevented me from experiencing postpartum depression this time? It helped me overcome PPD after my last pregnancy and I was thinking it would prevent me from having the condition this time. Any input is appreciated. Thanks.

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depression, possible pregnancy, so stressed and only 15 :’(?
I’ve been suffering serious depression recently over a teacher i fell in love with him and i went crazy i was in so much pain and in such a dark place. I attemped suicide many times but unfortuntly all failed pathetically i began self harm to a very serious and nasty state and slit open my wrist at school and had to have stiches thats when my parents found out i self harmed and i got some real help.
I now see a pro councillor at the hospital.
During this i met a boy same age and very simillar like he says im the female version of him. He used to self harm but had long stopped by the time i met him. We had a rough start as there was antother girl involved.
We are now happy together and in a very strong relationship. but we have started being sexually active and im having to lie to my mum and everyone and its making me feel more distant to her and when i was really depressed i really fell away from all my family and i dont want that to happen again.
this major depression was like 2/3 months ago now
I still see my councillor and have feelings for this teacher but now my bf is around they arent half as strong and powerful.

Just lately i’ve been really worried im pregnant because my period hasnt come although thats been late for a while and no ones sure why. My mum and councillor think its coz i dont eat really and ive lost weight, so they are taking me to be weighed and measured and have a blood test to see if im anemic.

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I am 18 weeks pregnant and wondering if anyone out there has ever taken antidepressants while pregnant. I have suffered from postpartum depression in the past (after my second child was born) and was put on antidepressants for it then. I came off and have been doing relatively well until I got pregnant for a fourth time. I got pregnant when my third baby was only six months old, so I am not sure if it is a postpartum depression or possibly just a combination of postpartum and being pregnant again so quickly. I am very unsure as to what I can take in terms of antidepressants or natural remedies. I have heard that if I take antidepressants while pregnant my baby will have to go through withdrawal once her or she is born and I don’t think I want to do that to my baby, but at the same time right now I feel like I am losing it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much.

I would like to know If anyone has taken Welbutrin for depression during and after pregnancy, and If they had any side effects. It is hard to find any clear studies on this. I am trying to get pregnant and would like some opinions on if I should ween myself off first or continue taking it. And if i find I should stop what are some alternative solutions for depression?

i was 22 weeks pregnant when i lost my baby june 27th of this year and i felt like i was dealing with it ok up until like 2 months ago, i feel very sad and tired all the time and i’m being very mean to my fiance but nobody else. can you have postpartum depression even if you didn’t go through a normal pregnancy? or am i developing regular depression? what’s the difference? and who do i go to for help, my OB who i saw for my pregnancy or like a psychiatrist? i need help really bad, i’m ruining my relationship and i have no motivation to do anything but sleep and i’m just sad all the time.

Have any of you out there taken Lexapro while pregnant, if so when did you start taking it during your pregnancy and has your child(ren) had any adverse side effects whether temporary or long term. I have tried to come off of it but cannot and the stress/anxiety/depression has caused my ovulation to be messed up so I am having trouble pin-pointing my ovulation to conceive, last month I didnt even ovulate at all. Ughh