Tag Archives: Postpartum

Essential Reads: Zuranolone for Postpartum Depression

In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved brexanolone, marketed by Sage Therapeutics as Zulresso, as a treatment for postpartum depression (PPD).  As a neurosteroid, brexanolone represents a novel approach to the treatment of postpartum mood disorders.  One of the most exciting things about brexanolone is the rapidity of the response, with the initial… Read More »

Essential Reads: How to Screen for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Postpartum Women?

When obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) occurs during the postpartum period, women may experience typical OCD symptoms related to contamination and cleaning, catastrophic thoughts and checking, or symmetry and ordering.  However, many women with postpartum OCD, as well as those with other postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, have intrusive, ego-dystonic thoughts of harming the infant.  These intrusive… Read More »

How long on antidepressants for postpartum depression

We requested missing how from investigators for possible and sought data to allow intention-to-treat analyses. Antidperessants, delivery, and postpartum care FAQ Also effective is venlafaxine, long serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor SNRI. Background Postnatal depression is a common condition. Typically a physician will recommend postpartum to treat postpartum depression depression they can effectively relieve many major symptoms.… Read More »

Long-Term Outcomes of Postpartum Psychosis: What is the Risk of Recurrence?

Postpartum psychosis is the most severe form of postpartum psychiatric illness. It is a rare event that occurs in fewer than one out of every 1000 women after childbirth. Many women who have suffered from postpartum psychosis (PP) wonder about their long term prognosis. Will they have another psychotic episode if they have another child?… Read More »

What Postpartum Depression Feels Like

If you add the women who never report their symptoms or the women who don’t know what postpartum depression feels like, the numbers could be much higher than the statistics show. February 27, 2020 by Georgiana Leave a Comment By Georgiana Baileh Before we dive into what postpartum depression feels like, and what you can… Read More »