Does anyone have any hair salon recommendations in the Westside/OP area? I just moved here and want to find a salon that knows how to cut curly hair. I’ve had too many bad haircuts in the past. 😭
I have been on Pristiq for four weeks now and oh my gosh, the anxiety is killing me. Every day I wake up in a panic and it’s like that until I go to sleep. I originally got on meds for my Postpartum OCD and anxiety and this is making both so much worse. I’m trying not to give up because this is the fourth medication I’ve tried and I don’t have it in me to start a new medication again.
I just want to hear some positive success stories because I’m really close to giving up. But I’m trying to keep fighting because my baby needs her mom.
I started taking Prozac for postpartum OCD that was making my life a nightmare. I took Zoloft for one month but it was making me worse so I switched to Prozac. I’m on day 9 and the panic attacks are getting so bad. I can barely even care for my baby. I don’t know how much longer I can handle everything. If this medication doesn’t work, I’m not sure if I have it in me to keep trying other medications. Not sure what I’m looking for here. I just want to hear things get better because life feels incredibly hopeless at the moment. 😔
I have been combo feeding since my baby hit 4 weeks because breastfeeding has been such a struggle. She has been screaming while breastfeeding since she was two weeks and would often refuse to eat. I tried exclusively pumping, but I one, hated it. And two, she just seemed to really struggle with my milk for some reason. Had really bad acne, reflux, diaper rash, etc. I find she does better with the formula, but wanted to continue combo feeding as long as I could.
My PPD has continued to get worse and has heightened my OCD. I took Zoloft for one month and it made me the worst I’ve ever been, so I stopped it. My doctor recommended we try Prozac next, but if I start it, I have to stop breastfeeding.
I feel so much guilt. I feel like I’m failing my daughter because I’m putting my mental health needs before her health. I know that’s not true because I have friends and family that our formula fed and are thriving and I know you can’t really tell the difference who was breastfed or formula fed. But I still feel so much guilt and shame. My baby is seven weeks now and I know she needs a healthy mom. But I also know that once I stop breastfeeding, I won’t be able to start it up again. And my worry is, what if the Prozac doesn’t even work. And I give up breastfeeding and still feel the same way??
Not sure what I’m looking for here. I don’t really have any friends or family to talk to and just wanted to let my feelings out. Any encouragement is appreciated!