PP Anxiety?

[lizard]

My youngest is just two months old. I've been having terrible anxiety at night. I went to the doctor and she prescribed me zoloft. I haven't started it yet. In your experiences, is this something I should be seeing a psychologist for as well? I can sort of pinpoint it to basically my fear of getting sick and not being able to take care of the kids.

I hope it's just hormone related and I'll relax as they return to normal.

[pugz]

I take zoloft for anxiety and it works really well for me.

[lizard]

Thanks for responding. I'm really having a hard time with it and am nervous about starting Zoloft.

[pugz]

I started at 50mg and felt better at 4 wks and then she bumped me to 100mg and i felt amazing at 8 wks. I have no side effects. Therapy just was not enough for me as it is truly a chemical imbalance for me. I stayed on while pg and now while bf and have stayed very level.

[lizard]

It is a low dose to start. I guess I'm nervous it either won't help (ha) or it will work against me somehow with side effects. I really appreciate your insights. I'll start it tomorrow night.

[8675309]

I'm curious, for those of you that take Zoloft how did you know you needed it? Was it just over-worried mommy stuff or did you have panic attacks? I'm asking because my post Monday asking about whether I'm experiencing anxiety or bitchiness due to lack of help has me wondering if there is also something else there with the anxiety.

For instance, if I feel overwhelmed or things aren't going right with DD or DS I feel like I am going to snap. Not in a bad way (towards them) but my heart races out of my chest and I have to walk out of the room to calm down. I am also extremely impatient. I chalked it up to me being type A but I also wonder if it's something more.

[8675309]

Thanks Jenny. Sounds like I'm on the right path now that I started running again. Working out does do wonders for my mental health.

[aspentosh]

I am on 50mg of Zoloft (third week) and am already feeling much better. Less worry, stress, emotional swings, fatigue, etc. I wrote it all off to job stress and moving, but it was much more than that.

I'll also be starting therapy next month. I, personally, would prefer to be in therapy than on medicine, but if I need both then so be it.