Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Location: sacramento, ca
Postpartum Depression & the Nuva Ring Posted: 08-21-05 20:17pm
I have a 10 week old baby, and have had a
moderate case of ppd since he was born.
I think i've always had a slight case of
depression and mild anxiety (even before
pregnancy), but haven't ever treated it.
Anyway, I went on birth control a little
over a week ago - the nuva ring which
releases hormones. For the past 4 days
or so, i've had pretty severe depression.
I cry almost all day when i'm alone (no
adults), and on one day, I thought about
driving the car into oncoming traffic
(just for a split second) because my baby
wouldn't stop crying.
Because of my mood, these last few days
have been pretty bad with my husband
because i'm feeling so trapped, worthless,
guilty, depressed, etc., and i'm taking it
out on him.
My question is - has anyone had ppd that
really didn't show itself in a big way for
a while (it's been 10 weeks since he was
born)? Or has anyone gotten depressed
from the nuva ring?
Thanks for any help / advice. I'm to the
point where I just want to get zoloft or
something tomorrow to try to fix this.
