u/Over_stimulated93

Hello all!

Second time mom- new born is almost 3 months. After having her I got hit with intense PPA and PPD. Our first few nights home I couldn’t sleep even when she was sleeping and that spiraled into sleep anxiety. I had major sundown scaries and just had overall lost my joy for life with how miserable I was.

I was given Ativan to get back on track with sleep and then started 25 mg of Zoloft. Luckily I only took the Ativan for three nights then managed to start sleeping on my own without it. Zoloft gave me every side effect possible but I pushed through.

Luckily the Zoloft really seemed to be working and my psychiatrist told me to wait the full twelve weeks and we could talk dosage but since it seemed to be working we figured I’d stay this low since I’m incredibly sensitive to meds.

However this week I’ve seemed to have a set back week which I’ve heard is common adjusting to Zoloft (it also happened to me at week 3) but now I’m back to having anxiety around sleep even tho this past week with the ups and downs and the past 4 weeks have been great- falling asleep naturally, bay sleeps pretty much through the night, I wake up when she stirs but fall back to sleep easily. Now I’m getting nervous about sleep again and fearful of not being able to fall asleep which obviously only adds to my anxiety.

Im hoping this is just another temporary set back and won’t last much longer but I’m looking for women in similar situations and what helped them or how long it lasted. I’m also breastfeeding so I’m limited to what I can take):

Hope someone can relate. This has been the hardest on me mentally this time around postpartum.

Hi all-

This is my fourth time on Zoloft. Currently only on 25mg as my genetic test results said less is perfectly fine for me and in the past I’ve been on 50 and the side effects were horrible.

I had all the side effects you could think of during that start up week then felt a lot better. I already had a dip around week 3 and I’ve heard these can be common. But I’m also postpartum and experiencing hormone changes too.

But now after a great 4 ish weeks where I felt myself getting my life back so my psychiatrist and I agreed to stay at 25 til 12 weeks and reevaluate since I’m seeing results on 25mg. However this week I noticed increased rumination, anxious moments, some insomnia creeping in, diarrhea, some nausea and a major lack of appetite. Luckily it’s nowhere near as bad as week 1 or 3 but I’m over the ups and down and I get worried that it’ll be permanent.

Has anyone experienced multiple dips while still in the adjustment phases? Also, how long did it last for you- mine seem to last for about 7 days I think.

Thank you!
Hope I’m not alone): I just want to feel like my normal self again and how I felt much better last week and the last few weeks.