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Rapid cycling bi polar enquiry

Hi all, Thanks so much for your messages - this is really helpful. Just a few updates - she is calmer now and not openly mentioning suicidal thoughts - but...

Hi all, Thanks so much for your messages - this is really helpful. Just a few ...

Chaource

•9 hours ago

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Free online singing groups for mums with symptoms of postnatal depression

Hi all, The following information has been shared with us here at APP and we thought it might be of interest to anyone who might be struggling with depression...

Hi all, The following information has been shared with us here at APP and we th...

Jenny_at_APP

Partner•3 days ago

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really struggling

MESSAGE FROM APP ADMINS: This post contains potentially distressing information on the subject of self harm and suicide. If you are feeling vulnerable, do take...

MESSAGE FROM APP ADMINS: This post contains potentially distressing information ...

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•5 days ago

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My sister has been referred to ect - but the waiting time is 2 weeks

Hi all,Thank you so much for your kind messages with lots of really useful ℹ️! The Dr has said my sister will be referred for ect - which I think is a great,...

Hi all,Thank you so much for your kind messages with lots of really useful ℹ️! ...

Chaource

•9 days ago

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long term care plan post pp my own anecdotal evidence

Please feel free to share/add your stories in the comments. Hi all. I suffered from PP a little over a year ago. Fortunately the medications worked relatively...

Please feel free to share/add your stories in the comments. Hi all. I suffered ...

EquineBeauty

•9 days ago

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How to help my sister

Hi all, Just really confused how to help my twin sister who is in inpatient care. She is currently really depressed and wants to end her life and tells me...

Hi all, Just really confused how to help my twin sister who is in inpatient c...

Chaource

•10 days ago

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2nd baby after post partum psychosis

My little girl will be 6 when our second baby is born. I haven't ever spoken to our little girl about being ill after her being born. I suppose this is a bit...

My little girl will be 6 when our second baby is born. I haven't ever spoken to ...

Marshman

•11 days ago

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TMS for post partum bi-poplar symptoms?

Has anyone found TMS helpful for post partum bi-polar symptoms? e.g. severe lows and then being stable/well - where these lows appear every few weeks?

Has anyone found TMS helpful for post partum bi-polar symptoms? e.g. severe lo...

Chaource

•13 days ago

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Severe depression blips every 24 days -post partum

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had experienced severe depression blips every few weeks and then felt well and the same cycle repeated again? If so,...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had experienced severe depression blips e...

Chaource

•13 days ago

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Post-partum cyclical depression

Hello, my twin sister developed severe post-natal depression. Before she had a baby she had severe PMS symptoms just before her period and was very affected...

Hello, my twin sister developed severe post-natal depression. Before she had a ...

Chaource

•13 days ago

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Dont Know how to help?

I suffered with PP 10 years ago after the birth of my daughter. It resulted in me also being diagnosed with OCD. My daughter has lived through all of my...

I suffered with PP 10 years ago after the birth of my daughter. It resulted in m...

Hayleynevin

•20 days ago

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Darkness

Hi All, This past October I had another psychosis and was hospitalized. It came out of nowhere, triggered I think by reading a book, as was my first...

Hi All, This past October I had another psychosis and was hospitalized. It came...

KatMax

•20 days ago

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am I overreacting

I spent Xmas on the ward. I had my unwrapped presents 🎁 for my son and daughter at home. I was supposed to open them with the kids on my leave on Boxing Day....

I spent Xmas on the ward. I had my unwrapped presents 🎁 for my son and daughte...

Granolalover7777

•24 days ago

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PIP benefit

Hello everyone Just wanted to ask everyone if they are entitled to PIP what amount do they get? I think I was awarded the wrong amount and I'd be interested...

Hello everyone Just wanted to ask everyone if they are entitled to PIP what a...

Lavender456

•28 days ago

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Feeling suicidal

Sorry not been on here for a while. I was struggling with the loss of my peer support lady that has massively impacted on me as she was a massiv3 part of my...

Sorry not been on here for a while. I was struggling with the loss of my peer su...

pinkladystar

•29 days ago

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C-PTSD after ppp

Hi, haven't posted for awhile but was wondering if any one else has been suspected/diagnosed with C-PTSD or ptsd after their experience and episode of...

Hi, haven't posted for awhile but was wondering if any one else has been suspect...

Creativeyellow

•1 month ago

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Frequent uncharacteristic swearing….

Sorry to have made so many posts, this is all so new and I have so many questions…. My partner is still in the MBU and today, thank God, seemed to show a...

Sorry to have made so many posts, this is all so new and I have so many question...

FlorenceHoliday

•1 month ago

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Any thoughts on timescales for even the slightest cognitive improvement once in MBU and on antidepressants?

Hi All, I was writing this post but got a call and think the post was lost as not completed, so apologies if it appears twice. Since Thursday when my partner...

Hi All, I was writing this post but got a call and think the post was lost as ...

FlorenceHoliday

•1 month ago

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It’s awful, so hoping for peer support :(

Hi All, Our child (first child) was born at the beginning of November by C Section during early afternoon, it was only hours later that irrationality was...

Hi All, Our child (first child) was born at the beginning of November by C Sec...

FlorenceHoliday

•1 month ago

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Breastfeeding discrimination

Hi all I’m really struggling with a complaint and legal claim that I have made against the AMHP who was sent to assess me at A&E. After I had been waiting...

Hi all I’m really struggling with a complaint and legal claim that I have made ...

MsBeau

•1 month ago

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ppp & weaning relapse

hello ~ I had ppp back in Feb 2023 after baby #2 was born. I was able to continue breastfeeding and back in August/September 2024 I weaned her and got my...

hello ~ I had ppp back in Feb 2023 after baby #2 was born. I was able to continu...

Unicorn23

•1 month ago

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Adoption

Hi everyone, I hope you’re keeping well! I’ve seen a few posts advising people went on to have more children after PPP (which is AMAZING)! Just wondering...

Hi everyone, I hope you’re keeping well! I’ve seen a few posts advising peopl...

WonderWomanUK

•1 month ago

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Regaining cognitive function

How long did it take for you to regain your cognitive function after psychosis? I have started a job and find it harder to retain information now. Did anyone...

How long did it take for you to regain your cognitive function after psychosis? ...

Zebrawhite

•1 month ago

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Inability to sleep during a bout of cold and fear of relapse

Hello all, just wanted to post on here more as a PSA (public service announcement.) From reading many of your stories (thank you all for those that have so...

Hello all, just wanted to post on here more as a PSA (public service announcemen...

EquineBeauty

•1 month ago

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Seasonal self care webinar tomorrow

Hi everyone I just wanted to let you know that one of our peer support volunteers, Emma, is taking part in a free webinar tomorrow for Bipolar UK about...

Hi everyone I just wanted to let you know that one of our peer support volunte...

Ellie_at_APP

Partner•1 month ago

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long term outlook

Hi all, first time I am posting here. My wife was diagnosed with PPP a couple of weeks after we had our first baby. She spent about 1 month in an MBU and was...

Hi all, first time I am posting here. My wife was diagnosed with PPP a couple of...

Melomam

•2 months ago

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hypomania or just excited

hello, has anyone experienced what they believe to be hypomania and for how long? Reading on symptoms I am resonating with it but wonder if it’s within...

hello, has anyone experienced what they believe to be hypomania and for how lo...

Olanzapinelenny

•2 months ago

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Second pregnancy after PPP medication questions

Hi all, for those of you who went on to have another pregnancy and birth after your initial experience with PPP - I have a few questions. My psychosis happened...

Hi all, for those of you who went on to have another pregnancy and birth after y...

EquineBeauty

•2 months ago

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Finding a friend who has had pp

How do you go about trying to meet someone else who has also gone through pp? I really think having a friend who has been through similar could really help...

How do you go about trying to meet someone else who has also gone through pp? I...

Zebrawhite

•2 months ago

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Please help me to reduce Antipsychotics.Is there something I can switch to,that would stabilise mood that is less sedating than quetiapine?

Hi all, I have previously posted about aiming to come off antipsychotics for good (due to the negative side effects experienced + my belief/& my GPs, that I...

Hi all, I have previously posted about aiming to come off antipsychotics for go...

Dolly292

•2 months ago

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Posts - Action on Postpartum Psychosis | HealthUnlocked

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

Rapid cycling bi polar enquiry

Free online singing groups for mums with symptoms of postnatal depression

really struggling

My sister has been referred to ect - but the waiting time is 2 weeks

long term care plan post pp my own anecdotal evidence

How to help my sister

2nd baby after post partum psychosis

TMS for post partum bi-poplar symptoms?

Severe depression blips every 24 days -post partum

Post-partum cyclical depression

Dont Know how to help?

Darkness

am I overreacting

PIP benefit

Feeling suicidal

C-PTSD after ppp

Frequent uncharacteristic swearing….

Any thoughts on timescales for even the slightest cognitive improvement once in MBU and on antidepressants?

It’s awful, so hoping for peer support :(

Breastfeeding discrimination

ppp & weaning relapse

Adoption

Regaining cognitive function

Inability to sleep during a bout of cold and fear of relapse

Seasonal self care webinar tomorrow

long term outlook

hypomania or just excited

Second pregnancy after PPP medication questions

Finding a friend who has had pp

Please help me to reduce Antipsychotics.Is there something I can switch to,that would stabilise mood that is less sedating than quetiapine?

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