Understanding Perinatal Depression: Signs, Symptoms, and Seeking Help

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Pretty much all of us have heard about postpartum depression,
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but something that many women aren't as familiar with is perinatal depression.
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So this essentially is a depression that develops during pregnancy.
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And this, much like postpartum depression,
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is due to or can be due to a shift in hormones, life changes,
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you know, getting pregnant can be very exciting, but can also be very,
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very scary, all of that impending change.
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And genetics can also play a factor. You know, if depression runs in your family,
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you might be more susceptible to developing perinatal depression.
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And a tricky thing about perinatal depression is, especially if it's not too
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intense, is a lot of the symptoms can feel pretty similar to pregnancy symptoms, right?
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Fatigue, mood swings, cravings, some anxiety, feeling overwhelmed,
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having like a fuzzy brain.
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Of course, if it gets into the realm of a woman feeling suicidal, like she shouldn't.
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Be here like everyone would be better off without her that
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is definitely an emergency and requires immediate attention
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from a professional but you know
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if you are experiencing some of these symptoms and
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if you feel like it is really impacting your
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quality of life even if you think you know these are probably just
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normal symptoms of pregnancy i still
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highly recommend that during a prenatal visit
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you let your care provider know you know let them know
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how you're feeling and say do you have
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any ideas on what i should do you
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know can you help me determine if this is actually
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perinatal depression or if this is just something that's kind of
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fleeting um and that's one way to kind of tell as well
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is you know say you have some circumstance that happens and
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it really bums you out and you're feeling like extra down extra
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moody for about a week or so but then it goes away that's probably
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just circumstantial but you know if you just consistently feel sad like you
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don't feel like doing the things you normally want to do like you're just so
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exhausted you can like barely lift a finger and again if it's really really
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impacting your quality of life your work your relationships i think it is definitely
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worth speaking to your care provider about.
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If your doctor suspects that you do potentially have perinatal depression,
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they will likely refer you to a mental health specialist who specializes in
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pregnancy and depression.
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And if it is severe enough, they might recommend medication.
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And there are antidepressants that can be prescribed to pregnant women.
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In so there is potential relief out
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there if you're really really feeling down during
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during pregnancy you know don't suffer
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in silence go and seek that support if you can like subscribe comment that would
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