'I smoke cannabis every day to feel ‘normal’ after my battle with postpartum psychosis – but I’m still a good mum'
A MUM who heard voices threatening to kill her baby during a battle with postpartum psychosis says smokingTerrified Olivia Humphrey hit the panic button after she clearly heard a man making the threat in her ear, as she lay in the maternity ward with newborn Josh*.Credit: Triangle News
But she says she's only felt "normal" since she started smoking cannabis three months ago, despite experts warning the drug can cause make mental health problems worse.The mum says the drug has transformed her family's lives and should be legalisedSpeaking exclusively to Fabulous Digital Olivia, who is married, said: "It’s transformed me and my family’s life.
Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, a manic or depressed mood, loss of inhibitions, paranoia, restlessness and acting out of character. . “And for patients with depression, we have certainly seen encouraging results on how medical cannabis can elevate their mood and help with related symptoms, such as energy levels.”
She was taken down to theatre and put on a drip to make her contractions stronger, and Josh was finally born.By then, Olivia hadn't slept for five days and was delirious."I was numb and just wanted to sleep but I couldn’t – my mind was racing and I was hyper.""I went from being a normal mum excited to be having another baby to a woman who could hear voices telling me they were going to do awful things to me and my children.
I went from being a normal mum excited to be having another baby to a woman who could hear voices telling me they were going to do awful things to me and my childrenOlivia has even felt suicidal since being diagnosed with postpartum psychosis - and was terrified when she discovered she was pregnant again with baby Poppy, now eight months."I was on the Pill, but I must have missed one. Discovering I was pregnant was a total surprise and I panicked.
Cannabis is known to make users feel anxious for hours at a time and stronger forms can induce panic attacks.
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