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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Guilt or self blame
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*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.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for postpartum depression*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
224
Tried for
postpartum depression
(3)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
471
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.
Compare treatments taken by people with postpartum depression*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
postpartum depression
(3)
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 | 211 | |
| 30s | 768 | |
| 40s | 753 | |
| 50s | 503 | |
| 60s | 273 | |
| 70+ | 117 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 79 | |
| Female | 2,542 |
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