What is postpartum depression?

Postpartum depression (PPD), also called postnatal depression, is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, after childbirth.

How do members experience postpartum depression?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with postpartum depression*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for postpartum depression*

*Data from patients with postpartum depression, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with postpartum depression*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Wellbutrin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
postpartum depression (3)
Treatment

(Cymbalta)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
postpartum depression (1)
Treatment

(Zoloft)
Perceived effectiveness
for postpartum depression (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
postpartum depression (1)

*Data from patients with postpartum depression, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has postpartum depression on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 249
30s 762
40s 707
50s 489
60s 256
70+ 98

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 74
Female 2,493