My inbox is flooded, flooded, flooded with stories on postpartum depression, including more and more stories on research and new discoveries, which is so exciting. Today I'll share with you a story from KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Missouri. But you have to PROMISE to keep in mind, there are no magic bullets yet to fix PPMDs, and there are no complete answers as to what causes it. We can't say for sure whether the following postpartum depression treatment will really work for everyone, or what long-term side effects it may cause:

"Local doctors may be on the verge of a breakthrough for women who suffer from postpartum depression.

It's a treatment that doesn't even require new moms to take a pill. Doctors are using magnets to stimulate the brains of moms who are depressed after giving birth.

It's still in the testing phase, but it's helped Erin White so much, she wishes she had talked about her depression much sooner.

Every day for the past four weeks, she's had her brain stimulated by a magnet. The hope is the treatments will loosen the grip of her postpartum depression.

'I waited almost five months to say something and I kept thinking well maybe I'm just overwhelmed maybe I just need to get used to my new schedule,' said White.

The treatment is called transcranial magnetic stimulation. Discovered by accident, it actually changes the physiology of the brain and improves the mood.

So how does it work?

'The fact is, we don't know,' said Dr. Keith Garcia, a psychiatrist at Washington University School of Medicine.

But the preliminary findings of this research are promising. Magnetic stimulation of the brain does appear to be working in women with PPD.

'So far I think the findings are going to be pretty positive. In major depression it seems to be an effective treatment,' said Garcia.

Candidates for the study are carefully screened. Those selected get 40-minute treatments, five days a week for a month.

White said it's been time well spent and urges other new moms struggling with depression to reach out for help.

'Don't be embarrassed get help as soon as possible and that way you can enjoy your baby as much as you can!' said White.

Besides a tapping feeling, some women may also get a slight headache following treatment, but side effects are said to be minor.

Postpartum depression affects 15 percent of women who deliver babies. Symptoms include poor mood, lack of sleep, appetite, and concentration.

For more information, call Washington University's Volunteer for Health Office at 314-362-1000."