Depression and anxiety & future risk of Post natal depression etc

so, if you look through my previous discussions you'll see i had anxiety and depression which was CAUSED by antidepressants, as i was put on an SSRI for sleep issues by a clueless GP, had an extremley bad reaction to it and within days of being on it i was diagnosed with depression and anxiety when i WAS NOT like that before meds, i was then put on an array of different meds all of which made me worse to the point of being the S word and no longer being in control of my emotions, i cannot describe how awful the experience has been, i constantly told drs it was around monthly time id get bad, and that i wasnt like it before i was put on phsyc meds no one listened, until finally a phsyc nurse believes it caused hormonal imbalances and im now off them and weaning off an antiphsycotic my GP stupidly had me on (which is making me feel depressed and anxious as a withdrawal despite me going slow), however ive felt better wince being off the SSRIS

now, i have a almost 3 year old i find very hard to cope with, i always have to be honest as she was always very clingy and quite hard work but it never made me depressed etc, but i did let my partner be too hands on with her as i was easily stressed as she was quite difficult even as a newborn, so therefore he has more of a bond.

at the moment ive started to think that becuase ive experienced this issue with my mental health for the past 10 months, ill now be more prone to PND and therefore ive now scared myself that ill never have another baby due to having fears i wont cope or that i'll get PND (I didnt get it with my first that i noticed)

becuase of the issues ive had with the meds messing my head up, ive noe lost all confidence in myself as a mother as my partner had to take most responsibility on as the meds made me not able to cope i could barley take care of myself most of the time let alone my little girl which killed me, so now im scared of ever having another baby...

is there anyone out there that has had MH issues and gone on to have a baby and everything been fine?

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