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Action on Postpartum Psychosis

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Dealing with olanzipine side effects

Does anyone have any advice for dealing with the drowsiness and fuzzy headedness from a high doze of olanzipine? I feel like my thinking and memory is slower...

Does anyone have any advice for dealing with the drowsiness and fuzzy headedness...

•4 years ago

Second episode olanzapine resistance

Hi all, I’m writing as the husband who’s wife is currently experiencing her second PPP episode following the birth of our second son. She is currently in an...

Hi all, I’m writing as the husband who’s wife is currently experiencing her seco...

•4 years ago

My Independence day...

The United States recently celebrated Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th and for me, personally, it was a day to celebrate my “independence” from menstrual...

The United States recently celebrated Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th and...

•4 years ago

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How to deal with negative family members?

I've just let my close family know that my partner and I are about to start IVF and that I've stopped taking my mood stabiliser (but am staying on my...

I've just let my close family know that my partner and I are about to start IVF ...

•4 years ago

A poem

Hi all, I came across a poem I wrote 5 years ago and thought I’d share it here. Love to you all, Jenny x Tick Tock Tick tock, tick tock There’s no going...

Hi all, I came across a poem I wrote 5 years ago and thought I’d share it here. ...

Partner•4 years ago

Our Postpartum Psychosis s01 ep03

Hello you wonderful people! I would like to say a big "thank you" for all the support i'm getting from you! It is such a great feeling to know that you are not...

Hello you wonderful people! I would like to say a big "thank you" for all the su...

•4 years ago

Repeated PP episodes

I am so worried for my sister who is experiencing her third PP eposode since the birth of her son over 19 months ago. Everything i read suggests that usually...

I am so worried for my sister who is experiencing her third PP eposode since the...

•4 years ago

A good book to read

I came across a book about a lady who suffered from PPP. The name is "What have I done" by Laura Dockrill. I highly recommend it. It is very motivational. The...

I came across a book about a lady who suffered from PPP. The name is "What have ...

•4 years ago

Family History

Hi Everyone, Thinking of you all as you all as you work through and come to terms with the challenges of PP. I was sectioned and spent 8 weeks in hospital...

Hi Everyone, Thinking of you all as you all as you work through and come to ter...

•4 years ago

ECT

Hello. I am a third time mother who experienced postpartum psychosis about 4 months ago. I am feeling absolutely horrible during this recover period . It is a...

Hello. I am a third time mother who experienced postpartum psychosis about 4 mon...

•4 years ago

Has anybody whose suffered from PP with previous pregnancy gone on to have a natural birth 2nd time round

Hi ladies forgive me for not updating you lot, currently 17 weeks pregnant. Spoke to my consultant on Monday who’s kind encouraged me to go for a natural...

Hi ladies forgive me for not updating you lot, currently 17 weeks pregnant. Spok...

•4 years ago

Worried about support ending

Hi lovely people :) I had a good phone consultation with psychiatrist today and she doesn't want to see me for another six months. I told her I was worried...

Hi lovely people :) I had a good phone consultation with psychiatrist today and ...

Volunteer•4 years ago

Accepting I need help but scared to admit things

Hi All, I’m a 25 year old Mum from the Uk. I was recently diagnosed with Post Partum Psychosis after my baby was born in 2018 and it’s been a rollercoaster...

Hi All, I’m a 25 year old Mum from the Uk. I was recently diagnosed with Post P...

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•4 years ago

Our Postpartum Psychosis s01 ep02

Hello everyone! First i would like to thank you all for the support, the guidelines, the infos and your kind words! It means the world to me and you have...

Hello everyone! First i would like to thank you all for the support, the guideli...

•4 years ago

I'm New Here.

Hi, I'm new, My Postpartum psychosis was pretty severe. I had hallucinations of my baby not breathing, severe anxiety attacks, and days and days of just laying...

Hi, I'm new, My Postpartum psychosis was pretty severe. I had hallucinations of ...

•4 years ago

Weird Feeling

Hello. I am 4 months into my postpartum psychosis episode . I am currently taking zyprexa , lithium, lamictol, and Zoloft. I have been feeling this weird,...

Hello. I am 4 months into my postpartum psychosis episode . I am currently takin...

•4 years ago

Psychosis after PP

Hello all, One of my biggest fears since experiencing PP in 2015 was having another psychosis. The trauma that my episode of PP caused meant the idea of this...

Hello all, One of my biggest fears since experiencing PP in 2015 was having ano...

Volunteer•4 years ago

Our postpartum psychosis

Hello there. So, last August my wife gave birth to our beloved child. At mid January she had a postpartum psychotic episode. It was out of the blue and fast....

Hello there. So, last August my wife gave birth to our beloved child. At mid Jan...

•4 years ago

Working on Olanzipine

Hi All, How did you deal with Olanzipine sedation while at work? I'm worried it will make it harder to do my job and I struggled a bit before...

Hi All, How did you deal with Olanzipine sedation while at work?...

•4 years ago

PP feeling low

Hi I’m new to this forum - it has been recommended to me by my perinatal team who are fab but would love to chat to others going through or having experience...

Hi I’m new to this forum - it has been recommended to me by my perinatal team wh...

•4 years ago

Chat and support

Hi there, my little girl is now four. I had PPP back in 2016. I have very little support, her dad left me at 7 weeks pregnant and my family live mainly in...

Hi there, my little girl is now four. I had PPP back in 2016. I have very little...

•4 years ago