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Question: My daughter of 33 years has been married for seven years and has produced a daughter on December 5th 2014. Her first child. She was in perfect health right up to and until two weeks thereafter. Since then she has gone into total withdrawal. She breast fed for about seven weeks. She now seems to have no relationship with anybody. She goes most of the day with monosyllabic replies to approaches and even with the baby she just holds her and feeds her but does not communicate with her in any way. Two years prior to her pregnancy she suffered the same symptoms and spent two weeks in a clinic. The treatment was successful but we do not know what it was. She and her husband live in Paris and I live in XXXXXXX which makes close contact difficult but after the baby's Christening last w/e which I attended I told him I would do what I could to help as although he is totally supportive of her I imagine that eventually the pressure will get to him if there is no improvement in her condition. I would very much like some professional help as I am only a retired farmer.
Kind regards
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My email address is:- YYYY@YYYY
Kind regards
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My email address is:- YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
Daughter
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I just read through your question.
What you describe is common. It sounds like classic post partum depression. Her past history of illness only makes this diagnosis more certain. In cases like this it is imperative that she get help. You encouragement and support and the encouragement and support of her husband, is vital. These cases sometimes lead to medical treatment of depression. If help is received soon, the outcome will be outstanding. But this must be done immediately.
Daughter
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I just read through your question.
What you describe is common. It sounds like classic post partum depression. Her past history of illness only makes this diagnosis more certain. In cases like this it is imperative that she get help. You encouragement and support and the encouragement and support of her husband, is vital. These cases sometimes lead to medical treatment of depression. If help is received soon, the outcome will be outstanding. But this must be done immediately.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is there a possibility that this could be associated with a thyroid problem?
Brief Answer:
follow up
Detailed Answer:
Yes. Behavioral problems can sometimes be associated with thyroid. That is something that would presumably be looked at at an initial evaluation. This to can be treated and should be done sooner rather than later.
follow up
Detailed Answer:
Yes. Behavioral problems can sometimes be associated with thyroid. That is something that would presumably be looked at at an initial evaluation. This to can be treated and should be done sooner rather than later.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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