Feeling numb
At 5 weeks postpartum I went to my doctor with concerns of postpartum anxiety/depression. It was pretty debilitating and based on all the symptoms I was experiencing my doctor recommended medication. It’s been 2 weeks since starting the meds and I’ve started to feel kind of numb. I still love my baby but for some reason I don’t feel as deep of a connection to him which absolutely kills me and my emotions in general are kind of muted, for example I haven’t cried once or felt the urge to cry since starting the meds when before I was crying everyday. I’m glad I’m not crying because of sadness/frustration now but there isn’t even happy tears anymore. The anxiety is so much better but I’m starting to not feel like myself. I’m going to book an appointment with my doctor but do all meds cause this to happen? Would switching make a difference? I might just ask if I can stop taking them because I really do not like this feeling at all.
Following! I’m starting meds tomorrow but based on what I’ve read on here, these meds do take away like bad and good emotions . I know my doctor said I’ll have mood swings the first two weeks and then by 4-6 weeks everything should be balanced out. Starting sertraline tomorrow