Experiences with

Postpartum psychosis

Coming out of a long post partum psychosis episode, trying my best to regain what was broken within my brain.

Trigger warning: section, separation from child, self-harm Hi 👋🏻 My first time posting, I've just discovered this forum which is a bit gutting for me, wish I'd known about it sooner. During my 2019 pregnancy I was flagged as at risk for PP due to a family history of my mum experiencing it. Following

my sister in law just was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis following the birth of her daughter, 2 weeks ago. It was a very traumatic time for all family involved to watch this young mom struggle with all aspects of life. Is there anyone out there that has been through this and has any advice as

Hi I have recently recovered from post partum psychosis. I was prescribed Olanzapine for a few months and tapered down to 2.5 mg. When I tried stopping it, I was suddenly faced with anxiety issues and had to go back on Olanzapine again for a few months.

I have always suffered from anxiety and ocd. After I had the baby it got worse. I bonded well but it got too much. I ended up staying with my mum for a few weeks and leaving the baby with his dad. I basically went to jump off a bridge but bottled it. Then a little later on I had the urge to stab myself

Hi everyone I'm currently 2years in recovery from postpartum psychosis and I am struggling quite badly with anxiety and depression. I have the overwhelming fear that something bad is going to happen to my son. It's overwhelming. I am currently medicated , olanzapine, fluoxetine and low dose diazepan

Had baby in March birth fine but was diagnosed with post partum psychosis however this was Debated between staff and only on tablets for 3 weeks and stayed at home I never hurt myself or baby and back to self. I’m finding it hard to bond with baby.

Hi all I got pp last year after birth of my son in July and I’ve always had bit of aniexty but it seems to have gotten worse so I get anxious going to places or seeing certain people and end up going quiet round people or my aniexty gets worse. Does it get better ? I’m still currently on medication but

Hi ladies, I hope you are all keeping well! It looks like I will be staying on Olanzapine (5mg) for my next pregnancy. Has anyone else remained on it during pregnancy? Did you have any issues? Thanks so much

Hi my wife was diagnosed with ppp and treated a little over a month ago. She was released from the hospital and has been home for a month now. I am just wondering if it is has happened to others to have bad days where you are unsure what reality is, almost like slipping back into psychosis? I would love

Hi Everyone, This is my fist time writing. I had my pp episode back in July. My psychiatrist recently diagnosed me with derealization/depersonalization disorder because I am struggling to get back to my daily life and I find it difficult to connect to anything. I keep saying that it feels like someone

Hi all, I’m new to this and wanted to find some other mammas that can maybe give me some clarity? My story can be seen on my profile. I have recently received a letter from vehicle licensing to state that because of my psychosis I am required to have a special medical license in order to be able to

Hi, Following the birth of my daughter in Aug 2020, I developed pp like symptoms, although I didnt have diagnosis of pp. It was very similar, closer to a bipolar episode (as I have a previous history of one bipolar episode). My husband and I had been planning to have a second child. And today I found

Hi 👋🏻 After posting on the forum for the first time the other week I just want to first say thanks for the supportive welcome. I experienced late onset PP last year after stopping breastfeeding my first little one. I'm now expecting with our second child due any time in the next couple of weeks. I'm

Hello, I’m new here. I had ppp 2 years ago and I was put on 50mg of Olanapine and it got very slowly lowered. I am now on 5mg, I tried stopping the 5mg 6 months ago and symptoms of intense paranoia and anxiety returned. I’ve been going to therapy for a few months now and I feel that I’m in a good place

Do anyone have a zoom recommendation for counselling or psychologist with psychosis experience? I want to talk about the traumatic experience of labour and the afterwards before I received helped. I have a current councillor but she has no experience in it. I been reliving the labour and the Psychosis

Hi All. I am a mom of a 34 year old daughter who is suffering from PPP but is hopefully on the road to recovery. It has been an absolute rollercoaster for our entire family. Her second baby was born last August and since September the PPP has been building, escalating to a hospital stay late Feb early

I’ve wrote on here a few times and always value the response I get then I tend to forget about the page as life is so busy. I was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis after the birth of my son 3 years ago and we spent nearly two months in a mother and baby unit. Previous to his birth I had a long history

My son has been put on for challenging behaviour. Does anyone have experience of using?

I was diagnosed when I gave birth 19 months ago but recently have another episode of psychosis. How long will this illness last for?