What are the symptoms of postpartum depression? How is postpartum depression caused?

Everyone must have heard of many diseases in life, but do you know about postpartum depression? Today, let's learn about the symptoms of postpartum depression and the causes of postpartum depression.

The symptoms of postpartum depression vary from person to person. They are mainly manifested in the mood of depression, frustration, indifference, and even anxiety, fear, irritability, etc., which are aggravated at night. Sometimes they may be lonely, unwilling to see people, sad, and crying. Self-esteem will be reduced, and they will become self-destructive, feel guilty, hostile to people around them, and have an unharmonious relationship with their family and husband. Creative thinking is impaired, initiative is reduced, and there is a lack of confidence in life. Life feels meaningless, and symptoms such as anorexia, sleep disorders, and decreased libido appear. In severe cases, suicide may occur, and sometimes they may fall into a state of confusion or sleep.

1. Physiological factors

In the late pregnancy, the endocrine system of pregnant mothers will change. For example, estrogen, progesterone, corticosteroids, thyroid hormones, etc. will increase to varying degrees. At this time, pregnant mothers will feel very happy and joyful. However, after giving birth, these hormones in pregnant mothers' bodies will drop rapidly, so they will have different degrees of depression symptoms.

2. Poor sleep

Many new mothers take care of their children alone, whether during the day or at night. This can easily make new mothers feel aggrieved, irritable, and angry. Especially in the busy night, when the baby is easy to wake up and move, it is difficult for new mothers to have a good sleep. Sometimes they even complain about their husbands not being by their side, and resent their innocent babies.

3. Pressure from family members

In some families with old-fashioned ideas, the gender of the child is particularly important. When a mother gives birth to a baby, the family members will show dissatisfaction with the new mother when they see that the baby is not the gender they want. These negative emotions can easily bring pressure to new mothers and make them feel wronged.

4. Economic reasons

Having a baby in the family is a very happy thing. However, at the same time, material factors cannot be ignored. The child's diet, clothing, health, education and other factors also need to be considered. All of them are not small expenses. At this time, some less wealthy families may not be able to make ends meet and fall into financial difficulties. At this time, new mothers will easily become anxious about the future life of their children.

After giving birth, some women will experience postpartum depression during the confinement period. This is due to endocrine disorders during pregnancy and childbirth, which leads to postpartum depression. Its treatment is a comprehensive treatment process. If postpartum depression is found, the patient should be given psychological counseling, physical therapy, appropriate chemical drug treatment, and comprehensive treatment with the cooperation of family members. Because the mother breastfeeds after giving birth, anti-depressant chemical drugs will be used during the treatment process, and the growth and development of infants and young children should be considered. The chemical drug components in breast milk cannot affect the development of infants and young children because of breastfeeding, so this is a very serious, rigorous and serious issue for clinical doctors. Overall, the treatment of postpartum depression should be very effective and the prognosis is good. However, in the process of treatment, in addition to considering the recovery of the mother, the problem of the baby's joints should also be considered. Therefore, this is a problem that professional doctors attach great importance to, and it is also a more delicate, complex and rigorous problem to deal with. In clinical practice, it can only be carried out with the cooperation and guidance of specialist doctors.

1. Antidepressant drug treatment. Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants are not recommended, nor are monoamine oxidase antidepressants. The first recommended treatment is norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as venlafaxine, duloxetine, or citalopram, paroxetine, etc.

2. Research has found that IPT, or interpersonal therapy, is very effective in treating postpartum depression, and patients can be given IPT treatment.

3. Transcranial magnetic therapy is very effective for postpartum depression. This physical therapy can be given. The three methods are carried out simultaneously, which is very effective for the treatment of postpartum depression.