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amyable
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Posted: Oct 05 2005 at 8:46am \| IP Logged

We had a thread many months ago about Postpartum depression. I was just wondering how everyone was doing half a year later.

I've had a baby since then and am dealing with postpartum anxiety attacks, but very little depression, praise God! The anxiety is bad enough though, lol.

Praying that everyone is doing well.

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Posted: Oct 21 2005 at 6:27pm \| IP Logged

Hi Amy,

Thanks for thinking of everyone and for sharing your positive take on your postpartum struggles. My struggles have been mainly organizational...which can easily lead to anxiety (if not actually attacks.) I thought I had cleared way for baby but found I needed to clear more...and more...and, well you get the drift. Here's the link to our first go around with
post partum depression . I'm praying that all are doing well and perhaps would like to share some gained wisdom.

Love,

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Posted: Oct 21 2005 at 6:49pm \| IP Logged

Amy,

I'm glad that you're not going through post-partum depression!

Previous experience with anxiety attacks has shown me that often a magnesium deficiency is the cause. Once I started taking a magnesium supplement, they went away. Magnesium is pretty safe even in larger doses (I wouldn't take more than 1000mg on a daily basis though).

There's lots of research on the net regarding this - a googal search will give you a ton of links. But what really convinced me was reading it in Marilyn Shannon's book Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition (available at the Couple to Couple League and at Amazon.com).

Good luck!

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Posted: Oct 21 2005 at 6:56pm \| IP Logged

Of course, personal experience with extra magnesium convinced me the most

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