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just started zoloft for ppd. can anyone tell me about weight gain/loss and any other side effects? not completely sure I want to be on any medication to be honest.
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10.26.09, 07:45 AM [ Flag ]
- Did not take zoloft though dr recommended an anti-depressant. Did not want to be on meds, never had been before, so I threw the prescription away and got myself a regular babysitter. Depends on your severity but for me I need sleep, an extra hand at home, and time to resume my normal work out schedule.HTHs
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  10.26.09, 07:48 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - ^^PS I mentioned it only b/c you said you weren't sure you wanted to be on medication.
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    10.26.09, 07:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - yes, thank you. do you feel a lot better? all that is a big part of it for me, esp. the sleep deprivation. I do have help during the day thank goodness. I just feel not like myself--very angry and often hopeless about things getting easier. I just want to take it for a little while so that I can get a handle on things, but feel ambivalent because of the side effects. as I am still losing pg weight, I really don't want any weight issues or to feel weird. thanks again.
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    10.26.09, 08:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - There is so much needless pressure for a mom to bond with a little child. Did you know the term "bonding" wasn't coined until the 1970s? Having a new baby is a radical life style change, and it's really hard work that comes with a lot of fear that things will never get better. Ds is 3 now and I can honestly say it gets so much better and so much easier. Sleep deprivation has been used by armies for torture for hundreds of years. You'll feel better when baby is sleeping through the night. And when you get lose the baby weight. And when you can socialize again w/o worrying the baby will catch a cold and have to go to the hospital. I think everyone has those times when they think "OMG, what did I do? My life was great before this". Give yourself a break and know that it gets easier. HTHs.
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      10.26.09, 08:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - thanks, I appreciate and agree with you. I have newborn twins and a toddler. bonding hasn't been an issue really, but I think that it would be better if I could just sleep through a night. I totally agree though that no one tells a new mom what it's really going to be like!
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        10.26.09, 08:19 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Maybe try a baby nurse? You can arrange to have one 24hr/day or just at night. They can help you get the twins on a schedule which will make the transition a bit smoother. Good luck, twins and a toddler. Mon dieu!
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        10.26.09, 08:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]