I think she probably suffers from both.
and I think the post partum amplified it.
I have pretty much thought all along it was post partum and was suprised no one ever thought this a huge possibility considering she had two children back to back and that she was able to leave her newborn so many nights in a row to go party. She probably felt disassociated from her baby. Hope she gets better! I think she will and come back better than ever she just needs time to heal and grow.

I had PPD and was given Zoloft which then triggered my undiagnosed bipolar disorder. There are manic phases (shaving her head) and depression phases, where you can be in either state periods of time, or cycle between them both, sometimes even within the same day.

Bipolar.

I love Brit - have since she was just a kid on Disney. I pray for her and want so much to see her get well. Bless her heart.

I know a couple people who took ecstasy and their undiagnosed bipolar disorder came out.

BOTH!!

I hope she can stay with treatment, as I imagine medication will be prescribed and it can be terribly hard to STAY on meds for depression and/or bipolar disorder. Mental health meds come with a ton of unwanted side effects and many folks want to quit the meds almost as soon as they begin them. I wish her some peace right now. She is obviously suffering and crying out for help.

How common is Post-Partum Psychosis versus PPD?

I was taught in college that bipolar cycles were quite long and at most several cycles a year occurred. Is fast cycling just not that common, or was the class just outright wrong?

It could be both. I had very bad PPD and I can tell you it was the worst time for me. Hormones are very powerful and you cant even explain how you feel, because you feel like nobody would understand. Support is needed and I hope she gets the help she needs, for her and her babies.

pp psychosis totally. I feel for her. To sum it up, I agree with everything in this Dooce post:

http://www.dooce.com/archives/daily/02_22_2007.html

I hope she gets herself together.

I always thought it was ppd and its a sad thing so i hope the wolrd will give her a break now. I hope she gets well i know she will

Bi Polar

Rosemary - that Dooce post is amazing! Only mothers who experienced those hormone changes could <i>really understand</i> how possible it is to lose yourself after a birth. Thanks, I enjoyed reading it!!

none of those lol!!
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