Don't forget to tune in tonight for the launch of PBS' 3-part series "This Emotional Life". I'll be watching.
And pleasecheck out my latest post on the PBS website:"Don't Ignore Your Postpartum Depression".
It's all about the consequences you suffer by hopingpostpartum depressionwill go away all on its own. Not a good idea.
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.
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.
Shoot! I forgot to set my DVR! I'm off to go check for reruns now. Thanks for the reminder. And it's good to have you back!
It scares me to know that there's this kind of depression after giving birth but at the same time thankful that you're posting a way on how to manage it.
What I found most interesting (in Part 2 of the series) was the exploration of depression's affect on the hippocampus part of the brain. In depressed women, the hippocampus was actually smaller–a physical effect that calls into question any assertion that PPD is merely emotional or hormonal. The scientist interviewed also described how antidepressants not only work with the brain's chemistry, but also increase healthy cell growth. Depression actually changes the brain, and antidepressants can physically reverse that change.
I had NEVER heard this before. Can we now stop the fear and loathing of antidepressant use? Maybe more women would be more willing to take them if they knew that getting this treatment, and getting it as soon as possible, could not only make them feel better, but prevent or reverse damaging physical changes in the brain.