Postpartum Panic Attacks Give Way To Postpartum Joy
[Editor’s Note: When I asked the members of the Postpartum Progress Facebook Page for their stories on postpartum panic attacks, I was actually surprised by how many moms had them. I was fortunate not to experience a panic attack, but I’ve had postpartum...Does What Gwyneth Paltrow Says About Postpartum Depression Affect You?
I read last week that Gwyneth Paltrow said she plans on avoiding having any more children to head off any potential recurrence of postpartum depression. The UK’s Daily Mirror quoted the famous celebrity as saying: “Looking at Moses makes me want to have another...
Postpartum Panic Attacks: One Mom’s Experience with Full-Scale Fear
Some moms start suffering postpartum panic attacks as the chief manifestation of postpartum anxiety. Panic attacks can involve having a racing heart, tightening in the chest or chest pains, shortness of breath, hyperventilating, dizziness or feeling weak, numbness and...Is Your Antidepressant Working?
I often think the stories on depression, and particularly postpartum depression, are lacking on popular medical and health websites. Usually a lot of fluff and not much that really helps. I actually think this brief slideshow from WebMD, however, is pretty good: Is...
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.