Anyone else suffer from post partum depression and on medication?!

Anyone else suffer from post partum depression and on medication?

what were/are your symptoms? i just got my meds today and i sure hope it works. i was just wondering how common it really is. did your depression go away, make you feel better?

My daughter is 2y.o. now and I suffered from moderate/severe postpartum depression. I had difficulty sleeping, eating and I just didn't feel like myself. It was if somebody else occupied my body and life. I cried a lot and just felt like I could never get out of bed (although one must with a newborn).
I joined a support group at the hospital where I gave birth for mothers with postpartum and was surprised and somewhat relieved at how many people really suffered. Just know that a lot of women suffer in silence so they don't really admit that they're having a hard time.
My depression did lift--thank goodness. I started taking medication and it took about 2-3 weeks for relief. The support group got me through those weeks before I felt the medication was really doing its thing.
Don't give up! Things get better. At the beginning it's exhausting. There is a strong correlation between the sleep deprivation and postpartum. What is your support system? Do you have anyone that can help during the day or night just for an hour or so? In order for the brain to completely "reboot" a person needs 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I could never get that because my daughter woke up every 2 hours and very rarely got back to sleep very easily. I had to learn to lean a lot more on my husband and ask for help when I needed it. Anyone who's been through it knows how hard it can be. Good luck--it gets better with time. Good for you for taking the first steps in taking care of yourself.