Causes of Postpartum Depression

The exact causes of postpartum depression are unknown,but rapid hormonal changes that accompany pregnancy and delivery may trigger depression. Levels of the hormones estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol fall dramatically within 48 hours after delivery. Women who go on to develop postpartum depression may be more sensitive to these hormonal changes. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a condition that describes a range of physical and emotional changes that many mothers can have after having a baby.

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Here you can find some common depression symptoms which will help you to understand the basic symptoms of depression in initial stage. The person always feels sad and lonely, start avoiding friends and family. You can observe the unusual change in behavior like feeling stressed out or tired all the time and also go through pains and acne in neck shoulder, leg, head etc. Usually there is a change in weight may be gain or loss in weight and concentration. One becomes weak which results in poor work performance and difficulty in making decisions. Many a times there is a change in menstrual cycle of women.

Gather the information about the depression symptoms according to the type of depression of an individual.

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Research shows that depression runs in families and that some people inherit genes that make it more likely for them to get depressed. Not everyone who has the genetic makeup for depression gets depressed, though. And many people who have no family history of depression have the condition. So although genes are one factor, they aren’t the single cause of depression.

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Although pregnancy depression has always existed, it is only in recent years that it has been acknowledged as a medical problem, and that women have been allowed to talk about it without shame.  Many women will suffer from some level of depression during their pregnancy.  In some, it can become a very serious problem.

If signs of depression are ruining what should be a happy and wonderful time in your life, do not hesitate to talk to your doctor.  Help is available, and keeping yourself happy and mentally healthy is just as important to your baby as your physical well-being.

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Postpartum Depression that occurs during pregnancy or within a year after delivery is called perinatal depression. The exact number of women with depression during this time is unknown. But researchers believe that depression is one of the most common complications during and after pregnancy. Often, the depression is not recognized or treated, because some normal pregnancy changes cause similar symptoms and are happening at the same time. Tiredness, problems sleeping, stronger emotional reactions, and changes in body weight may occur during pregnancy and after pregnancy. But these symptoms may also be signs of depression.

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I have a lovely baby girl on 17th November 2009. Since then, I keep experiencing various strange feelings like dizziness, nausea and the rest, people told me they will soon be over that its just a “baby blue” thing, that withing 6 weeks of my delivery, everything will come back to normal. My baby is now 3 months plus, and those strange feelings is no better, infact, its evern worse. Of recent, I always felt, great burning sensation all over my body. Sometimes, I will feel so weak I cant even life my hands up for a few seconds, those weird pregnancy symptoms I experienced then come back again and is evern worse. In an hour, I will feel like I want to die, in another hour, I felt just fine as if nothing ever happened. What could be wrong with me, are these suppose to be my hormones going back to normal or is there something else. And dont tell me it could be post partum depression because I love my baby alot, but my feelings makes me not to have much time for her. I experienced dizziness, imbalance, and sometimes I cry for no reason. Sometimes also, i feel like i should just die, but no, looking at my pretty angel in the face makes me think again. And for your info, I started seeing my period on 7th of February 2010, and have unprotected sex on friday 12th of february and on monday 15th of february, so I dont know if these symptoms could be related to it also. Please your help will be highly appreciated. God bless you all for your answers

my boyfriend and I never use condoms. we believe he is sterile. this past week i have not been acting like myself. ive been very hormonal and ive been having mood swings from massive depression to rage. i suffer from a anxiety disorder and have been having panic attacks left and right. Ive been feeling sick, waking up with headaches and i got so upset this morning i vomited. I usually keep track of my periods in my cell phone calender but my phone broke and i have no idea when my last period was. though i feel like i may get my period any day now.

ok. my girlfriend just got on the shot about a month ago. we started having unprotected sex two weeks after. now she is experiencing symptoms of pregnancy but also side effects from the shot but they are both very similar. pregnancy symptoms she is having: stomach ache, nausea, throwing up, headaches, mood swings, very very sensitive, sometimes body aches. also her stomach makes noises which is really weird. anyways. side effects:change in sex drive, change in appetite or weight gain, depression, hair loss or increased hair on the face or body, headache, nausea, sore breasts. these are both closely related. i also read that the shot will throw off a home pregnancy test so i think the best thing to do is to get blood tested. i would like your opinion. pregnant or just symptoms?
the side effects listed are side effects from the shot. those are not the ones she is experiencing. the side effects she is having is listed under pregnancy symptoms.

I had a miscarriage on October 31st last year, and was seemingly mentally doing reasonable until recently. I’m now crying at the slightest little thing, moody, and just generally feeling very low, and lost. Could this be post partum depression?

Lately I’ve been getting abnormal symptoms since Wednesday (the 31st)… High depression, intestinal upset (burning, cramping), stomach upset, heartburn, and nausea. Normally I get intestinal upset the day before and during my period. I am gluten and lactose intolerant but I know for sure I didn’t eat any of it (and I used lactaid). The depression strikes me as odd because I am not under any stress at all, in fact I’m really quite bored lately. I eat perfect… chicken once a week, lots of fruits and veggies, raw nuts, sugarless peanut butter, brown rice… I drink my 8 glasses of water practically every single day. I am hypoglycemic but my blood sugar is very stable. Also, I’m chemically sensitive but I know I haven’t been exposed to anything abnormal.

I cannot explain why or how these symptoms are coming about. Could pregnancy be a possible issue? I have VERY irregular periods so I never know when or how long it’s coming. I had my last period starting on the 13th, and intercourse on the 20th and 27th. I was very careful and used condoms (none showed signs of tears). Could pregnancy even be possible with that small time frame? If so… when and how do you test? Or is it best to just wait out the whole month of april until I get a period? Could it be something else entirely?