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Ok, its week 3 in the wean off meds for PND and things are going well. The doctor told me to start the wean off when I felt up to it and that if things didnt work out this time then just go back on meds again.
So 3 weeks ago I decided I was ready and talked to dh about it. He promised to tell me if I needed to go back on missed tablet if he saw me slipping. I m now only taking 6 tablets a week instead of 7, a small step I know but a step in the right direction for me (I hope).
Everything is going alright and I havent felt down even though my boys have been sick which normally stresses me out. We got some bad news last week about dh brother and although it upset me and I m still trying to get my head around it, I havent felt depressed. I m hoping I m strong enough to help dh and ds1 through this difficult time. Ds2 is of course oblivious to it all as he is too young but ds1 is 11 so we had to sit down and explain to him about his uncle which was tough. But we did it and I survived.
I suppose I know that the meds are there if things get too tough and it doesnt mean I m a failure if I go back on them. It just means I wasnt ready to come off them yet. So I m thinking of another couple of weeks at 6 a week and then drop to 5 and eventually off them totally. Its the start of a long road but with the support of my family and Mumstown I know I can do it.
Oh its not an easy step to take, but you sound like you have great support and your family around you… baby steps. You will get there and if you have to go back on your meds its not the end of the world… keep it up… great time to start trying sping and warm weather and summer holidays to look forward too… that will lift the spirits anyway..
Best of luckWell done Maria,
Sounds like you’ve decided in your head to give this your best shot and we are all 100% behind you. If you feel stressed or upset at all, just log on and you know you’ll get support straight away here.
And there are loads of events you can come along to if you need to get out of the house. Roller skating Monday nights, next Tuesday we have our bagel bar get together at 10am Laurence Centre and then at 2pm we have a get together in Scotch Hall with free baby massage classes and oils etc for everyone – might be something you’d like to try, can be nice to do some massage when the kids are unwell or if you’re feeling stressed – you can give your hubby a few massage tips and he can practice on you 🙂
Keep going and just take each day as it comes, well done, sounds like you’re doing great already but don’t put yourself under too much pressure, if you need help, please ask for it.
Good luck and take care, hope to see you next week. x
Well done that’s a huge step.
And even if there is in a future a small step back, it’s always a tiny one. And that’ll make you stronger and you’ll beat PND.Best of luck.
Fabienne.
maria30 , well done hun !
You are doing this with such postive views that it will helkp you in the long run, but as taylor said baby steps , and if you feel u are slipping u know u can go back to meds and u will have failed nobody but tried.
Well done , and we are all here if u need to let steam off or just chat 🙂
xx
yeah you will have failed no one if you need your meds again… i was off my meds, well i wasnt great at taking my meds before ds2 was born… but after he was born boy was i hit hard with pnd, much worse then first time around….. think it was down to him being sick and i felt like i was out of control….. im on my meds now and im not joking im loving them, they have me feeling so good, dont know where i would have been without them…… tbh the bottom of the boyne would have been one place……. meds for pnd arent a bad thing its just the general feeling "oh dont take those etc.." got that from my own mother.
Meds are great but one thing that operations transformation has thought me is that your diet has a huge part to play and you need to exercise it makes you feel so good…… so maybe find some you time and get out for a swim or a class or roller skating with the girls (which i know you liked but think your bum was as bad as mine 😆 😆 😆 )
Thanks everybody for all the encouragement. I would be lost without this site.
Definitely only taking baby steps and one day at a time. It has been a long road but I m a stronger person now than what I was before the PND. I think I m more confident now too which is very funny I think as I always would have doubted myself before the PND and never fully believed in myself or that I could do certain things but now I feel I could do anything once I put my mind to it. I have to say I probably wouldnt be here if I hadnt of taken the meds. They saved my life and my family. I m not ashamed to say I need to take them as they put me on an even keel and helped me through some of the darkest days of my life. If I ever needed to take them again I would have no problem and if I need to go back on them 7 days a week thats no big deal either as it just means I m not ready yet.
I will be at bagel bar next Tuesday but wont be there til about half 11 cos we have Jo Jingles on Tuesdays so only get the tail end of it.
Taylor, my bum is still a bit sore from the roller skating. If I sit too long on a hard chair I m in bits but no rest for the wicked. Still going for my walks, hunting down diggers and tractors for ds2. Dont know what I m going to do when they are finished knocking the coke factory down.
Hi Maria,
Just wanted to say good luck and hope everything goes as planned for you. You’re very brave and it sounds like you are very aware of you’re feelings and what you need. Well Done.
How are you Maria?
I think you’re a strong woman. i wish you all the sucess you deserve.
Talk soon,
Fabienne (very very well after a smal glitch on sunday).Hi Fabienne,
Thanks for your kind words. I think we will all have small glitches along the way. We just have to learn to recognise the PND glitches and the normal everyday glitches that life throws at us.
I had a tough week this week as my brother in law passsed away. So I was very upset and then trying to hold things together for my hubby and kids. But I survived it and even found the strength from somewhere to do a reading at the mass, something I never thought I could do. Its still hard but I know I havent slipped back into PND mode.
I had a tough week this week as my brother in law passsed away. So I was very upset and then trying to hold things together for my hubby and kids. But I survived it and even found the strength from somewhere to do a reading at the mass, something I never thought I could do. Its still hard but I know I havent slipped back into PND mode.
Good on you Maria, it shows how strong you really are…
Best of luck i everything…..Liz
Thanks Liz.
PND has definitely made me a stronger person. If we can get through PND we can get through most things.
Cant believe I m on week 5 now, time is just flying by.
Everything is going grand so far, no major hiccups. The only thing I m struggling with is getting some time to myself but I think that is a mammy thing anyway. We always manage to feel guilty about leaving kids for any length of time.
I did start the Zumba Salsa class this week which was great ( thanks Taylor). Exercise is definitely helping and its great to try something different and fun. I know that when PND was bad I would have avoided all contact with new people as I would have had a fear of saying something stupid and would spend days wrecking myhead about what I said and how it sounded and what people thought of me. I know now that I cannot control other peoples thoughts, I can only control my own and people will think whatever they want and I cannot do anything about it. It took a while for that one to sink in but it makes perfect sense and I also realised my hubby isnt a mind reader and neither am I. So now if I have something thats bugging me, I just tell hubby what it is and hope that he actually pays attention. 😀
Just going to get ds2 and neice ready to go for a walk seeing as its another lovely day.
You can’t beat the sunshine to help lift the mood 8) 8)
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