It's depressing to talk about depression.
But my wife has gone through depression 3 times now, with this latest episode being the 3rd. The first 2 times were counted as post-partum depression (PPD), but the symptoms that I saw were exactly the same: insomnia leading to muscle tension in the neck and upper back, heart racing, sweaty palms, loss of appetite, general lack of interest and motivation to do anything.
So, as much as it sucks to talk about something so depressing, this is something I must document, as my memory is starting to decay inversely proportional to the gray hairs that have been increasing on my head.
I went through my old emails from 2007, when my wife was going through PPD a second time in search of any clues. I discovered that she went to see some doctors who specialize in all sorts of post-partum issues including PPD. In fact, I was the one who drove her there, but no longer remember the experience, because... I really don't know why.
But what I did find out was that I reported to someone at my church that my wife started to get better not long after she went to visit the post-partum specialists. We were able to find the name of the doctor who was looking after my wife's case, but unfortunately, she has retired. However, we are in the process of filing some paperwork to obtain access to her records so that we can find out how my wife got better under this doctor's care.
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