Here's why talking openly about mental health issues can go a long way
Heather Loeb
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I’ve struggled with mental illness for a long time, but it wasn’t until after having kids that it worsened and things got scary.
My doctor and I butted heads about breastfeeding while on antidepressants. I stopped breastfeeding, only to be met with post-weaning depression, with which my psychiatrist was not experienced. I tried to find another psychiatrist, but my insurance only covered a couple in the area. So I stuck with him. What choice did I have?
He prescribed different antidepressants, anti-psychotics and benzodiazepines, but it was pricey — about $300 a month for just one of the medications. I spent a lot trying to find the right drug. Desperate, I abused my anxiety meds, because I felt nothing was going to work.