Couple Months of Crazy

I was somewhat surprised when I logged in and noticed I haven't blogged since November, but then again, not so surprised.

After Claire's birth I had a short stint of postpartum depression so it didn't catch me off guard when, six months after Sammy's birth, I fell into a funk again. I followed the same protocol as last time, calling a therapist, taking breaks, except this time that wasn't enough. After months of counseling and extra child care I still didn't feel better. It is no fun being a mom with no energy to care for your children.

When I talked to my GP about it he suggested anti-depressants. I've never been great at taking pills and I'm even worse on relying on them. Even so, I called a psychiatrist to discuss meds. Instead of jumping right into pills she did some blood work to make sure there wasn't something else lurking (after Claire's birth I had Mono). It turns out my Thyroid was not doing it's job - hypothyroidism. She explained that I was lethargic and irritable because of this and put me on a thyroid medication.

Now it's been a couple months and I'm feeling like my old self again. I'm so glad I went in to discuss my problems and got them resolved. It's really difficult to admit to having problems but I'm so glad I did. Family and friends got together and helped while my energy was still down and I've never felt more connected to my loved ones.

I feel so fortunate to have such support.