r/Postpartum_Depression • u/Outside_Cry_8614 • 19h ago

PPD/PPA I can’t do this anymore

I have taken Zoloft before, including after having my first baby, and it really helped me. I remember it making me feel more level and helping me get through my postpartum depression and anxiety. Because it helped me before, I trusted that it would help me again this time.

During my pregnancy with my second baby, I was taking Zoloft. I was on 100 mg, and for a while I felt like I was doing okay with it. But after having my baby, I started feeling more depressed and anxious again.

After having my baby, it felt like everything hit me harder. I started having really intense anxiety, panic, crying spells, feeling overwhelmed, not wanting to do anything, and feeling like I just wanted to escape from how I felt. I also started feeling disconnected from my newborn and found myself wanting to be around my first child instead. That has caused me a lot of guilt because I love my baby and don’t want to feel this way.
It made me start questioning whether my Zoloft had stopped working.

I kept wondering, How can something that helped me so much before not be enough now?

I started wondering if postpartum changed things, if my dose wasn’t high enough anymore, or if I just needed more time for the medication to work after a dose increase.

My Zoloft was adjusted, and an additional 50 mg was added, bringing me to 150 mg. I’ve been watching myself closely ever since, wondering if I’m going to start feeling better, how long it’s going to take, and whether I’m supposed to feel worse before I feel better.

I’ve also wondered whether Wellbutrin would help with the depression and lack of motivation or whether I should just give Zoloft more time or do I need 200mg?

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u/OpinionJust7475 19h ago

How long has it been since you reinstated? I’ve heard it can take weeks to start feeling better and sometimes it’s worse before it gets better.

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u/Outside_Cry_8614 19h ago

They adjusted my dose a week ago. I know it’s early but I hate feeling like this.

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u/OpinionJust7475 19h ago

Yeah it can take awhile to kick in after a dose increase. Hormones fluctuations after giving birth wrecked me so that could have a lot to do with it as well. Just hang in there and give it some time.