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Actress-vlogger Lakshmi Menon, who shot to fame through her comedy reels with her husband, RJ Mithun, recently revealed in an interview the various mental struggles she has been dealing with. During the conversation with RJ Gaddafi, she said she had a tough time postpartum. Lakshmi, who had starred in the action-comedy film Chatha Pacha, said that she had no issues for the first three months after the birth of her daughter Tanvi. "It was like I had to wear a hibiscus flower and run on roads," she said in jest during the conversation.

Lakshmi says she was quite excited to have her baby. "I felt like I got a Barbie doll upon the birth of my daughter," she said. Apparently, everything was fine in the initial months during her bed rest, when all she had to do was feed the child, change the diaper and relax. "After a while I started losing sleep," said Lakshmi, who apparently also had to cook, do laundry and do the household duties alongside taking care of the baby. "I had someone to clean the house, but didn't have support for anything else. Thankfully, I got to stay in Kerala for four months with my mom. Once I had her food and got some rest, I was fine," she recalls. Up to the time my daughter turned 2 years old, I had a tough time, Lakshmi says. 

The health department reports that postpartum depression causes severe physical and mental repercussions in women. Photo: iStock/valentinrussanov
The health department reports that postpartum depression causes severe physical and mental repercussions in women. Photo: iStock/valentinrussanov

When does postpartum depression begin
According to the Cleveland Clinic, postpartum depression (PPD) occurs around six weeks. In some women, it can also start during pregnancy. In certain cases, it develops within the first few weeks after childbirth or gradually over a year, or even later. Interestingly, it can affect not just the mother. Surrogates and adoptive parents also go through it at times. 

Types of postpartum mood disorders
The three types of postpartum mood disorders are:
a) Baby blues
b) Postpartum depression
c) Postpartum psychosis

US health officials approved the first pill, Zurzuvae, specifically intended to treat severe depression after childbirth, a condition that affects thousands of new mothers. Represenational Image: AP
In some women, postpartum depression begins even before the birth of the baby. Represenational Image: AP
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Symptoms of postpartum depression
a) Feeling sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness, guilt
b) Excessive worries
c) Loss of motivation
d) Loss of energy
e) Excessive crying

f) Difficulty focusing or thinking
g) Difficulty eating
h) Lack of interest in baby
i) Anxiety around the baby
j) Lack of interest in things you enjoy
k) Difficulty sleeping

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