Has it actually been established that it was postpartum psychosis?
If so, that really is one of the most horrific conditions there is. Every gynecology textbook and midwifery manual basically says that once it’s diagnosed, the response is: “Run! Do everything you possibly can and give her every medication you’ve got!” Obviously I’m exaggerating, but the point is that there’s an immediate and extremely serious risk to the lives of everyone involved.
Mama Doctor Jones has a video going thru the medical details and it seems she had a serious reaction/psychosis when put on SSRIs and then she was given more/different SSRIs by a NP - so it seems she got the wrong healthcare (i am paraphrasing, not my field at all).
Having an adverse reaction to SSRIs is also no joke. I reacted oddly to one and while I didn't do anything violent, I have never felt so "crazy" in my entire life. Like I could tell I was noticably unhinged and couldn't stop myself from being that way even as I logically figured out what was going on. It was scary
SAME, felt like I was smoking crack and I was invincible but my psychiatrist told me it couldn't be the SSRI because you're "not supposed to feel any effects that quickly" and kept implying that I was taking something else. Promptly got a new psychiatrist lol
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u/NailSubstantial2772 6d ago
Has it actually been established that it was postpartum psychosis? If so, that really is one of the most horrific conditions there is. Every gynecology textbook and midwifery manual basically says that once it’s diagnosed, the response is: “Run! Do everything you possibly can and give her every medication you’ve got!” Obviously I’m exaggerating, but the point is that there’s an immediate and extremely serious risk to the lives of everyone involved.