Hi there i myself have suffered d epression for 16+yrs now. I have written an article and read articled here on minti about depression! You are doing the best thing that you can which is admitting that   you may have depression it sounds  to me that you do. YOur dr will point you in the righ direction. I myself have just been placed onto a mental health plan which involves nyself seeing dr and phycologist reguallry i also take medication which helps to a point! If you ever need to talk or chat minti message me and if you have messenger/hotmail minti message me and i will give you my hotmail addy as minti  does not as yet have a chat group there are alot of us on messenger that chat about everything and trust me it is great to be able to talk to minti mums online! They are all just so understanding and wonderful people!! Good luck in health

hey there. although i have not had children i have suffered from depression since i was 18. even before that time i didn't even believe in the condition (thinking it was a cop out) i thought i was a happy teenager. i wish i had your courage to admit that something was not right and seek a drs opinion. PLS PLS PLS minti mail me at any stage if need be. i will always reply and no question is ever too stupid.

hiya i suffer from depression. have done since i was 13. ihave some days where i cry all day and others where i need someone to watch me as i get really suicidal. if you ever need someone to chat to just minti mail me. :)

Liz

Hi,  I suffered from PND after the birth of my daughter ,I am glad you have made the 1st step in realizing you have a problem and making that DR appointment.There are many of us here on Minti that have suffered from Depression and some still are battling it.So If you ever need to chat we will all be here for you.Make sure you tell the Dr evey little thing you feel , for me it took months to get a  the diagnosis right.

                                                 Cham

Hi there,

I'm glad to here you are goin to the doctors for help. this is the 1st step. admitting there is something wrong. I myself wouldnt admit there was anything wrong, not even to myself until it was almost too late. I tryd to pretend i was fine. but everyone knew i wasnt. I spent days at a time in bed, then totally flip and couldnt sleep for days, lost interest in everything, I couldnt b around my kids (any1 that knows me, this is definatly not me) i would cry all day, everytime my partner would come and try to talk to me, i would scream at him 4 no reason. This was the darkest & lowest point for me. I went to see my gp, she was wonderful. i was so ashamed and embarrased to tell any1. It was so hard for me to explain how i was feeling. She (gp) put me staight onto a course of anti-depressants. I had to go back and see her (gp) everyday for a week. She wanted to monitor me as i was having suicidal thoughts. I am doing wonderful now (althought its been a long and hard road). Im still taking the tablets. For the 1st month i had every side affect possible,. The amount of times i considered stop taking the tablets because i was so ill due to the side affects. ive been seeing a wonderful psychiatrist as well, that is really helping me deal with everything, and ways in which to cope.

Stick in their, the sun will come out from behind the clouds, and brighten your life again. Good Luck with everything. If you ever need to just chat, or a friendly ear to listen i'll always be here. Drop me a line sometime soon and let me know how you go with everything.

 Rach

Hi I'm sorry to hear you are feeling this way
There is a lot of help here
www.minti.com/search/
 if you click on this link you will find articles, comments even groups for those of us with depression. I am a depression sufferer myself so have found some great help on here
Minti mail me if I can help in any other way
xxx

Hi, I was diagnosed with Major Depression (unipolar) a few years ago. Luckily I have come through it and made it out the other side in one piece!

Glad to see you are going to the drs.

My symptoms were similar to yours but my heart used to race for no reason especially in public. I felt like I had been lost and didn't belong in society. Glad I got help and feel MUCH better now :o)

Take care Txx

I suffered from depression after the birth of my son, it was horrible and I was on an anti depressant for a year, I am now not on anything.  It helped but still it can make you tired and some even weight gain, its good to discuss this with your doctor, it might be something else besides depression, my dr took blood work just to make sure. 

I know exactly where you are coming from!!! It is good to hear you are going to the doctors!!! It took me ages to find the courage to do that but when i finally did go it was a big help!!! I got depression after my 3rd child(who is now 21mths old) and at first did not want to admit it. My partner noticed the changes in me and urged me to go seek help and im glad he did. I was on medication but have gone off it as im now preggers with my fourth child but i feel great!!!! I have learnt to replace any negative feelings i have with positive ones, but it helps heaps to speak to someone who is going thru the same feelings. The best advice i can give you is to speak up about how you are feeling and you will begin to feel alot better just knowing that you are not alone. MAKE SURE YOU TELL THE DOCTOR EVERYTHING and if you have to cry then let the tears flow baby. Will be thinking of you