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What Causes Fear In Mind After Delivery?
hi, my wife has given birth to her second child 2 months ago. Now she keeps saying that she is having some sort of fear in mind. Always negative thinking keeps coming in mind and she is unable to sleep. she was ok for the first month of delivery but now keeps crying almost everyday. kindly help
Fri, 27 Jun 2014
hello,
She looks like she is suffering from postpartum depression. This should be taken seriously as it may prove dangerous for both patient and newborn.
You can do following things to help her-
1. try to help her with baby's work
2. give her company anytime you can
3. try to praise her for all good works she does or has done in past - this will help to boost her morale
4. make her eat well and if possible take her out for some change
5. if possible- you may call her parents or siblings to accompany her for some time.
Along with all of the above she should be seen by a psychiatrist and might need and anti depressant - like sertraline or escitalopram.
Her sleep can be helped with zolpidem 12.5mg at night but care should be taken that she dosent feed the baby for next 5-8 hours or the drug might reach baby through breat milk.
Wish you good health.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsyhiatry
She looks like she is suffering from postpartum depression. This should be taken seriously as it may prove dangerous for both patient and newborn.
You can do following things to help her-
1. try to help her with baby's work
2. give her company anytime you can
3. try to praise her for all good works she does or has done in past - this will help to boost her morale
4. make her eat well and if possible take her out for some change
5. if possible- you may call her parents or siblings to accompany her for some time.
Along with all of the above she should be seen by a psychiatrist and might need and anti depressant - like sertraline or escitalopram.
Her sleep can be helped with zolpidem 12.5mg at night but care should be taken that she dosent feed the baby for next 5-8 hours or the drug might reach baby through breat milk.
Wish you good health.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsyhiatry
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