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I had severe enough postpartum depression that I eventually ended up going to see a doctor and was prescribed medication which I took for the next 4 years or so.  My son is now 6 and I haven't had to take it for the past 2 years however.  It was horrible, I had no idea what was wrong with me all I knew was that I was constantly crying over nothing, feeling angry at the world, and I had no interest in anything.  I was a stay at home mom for the first year and I felt extremely overwhelmed and didn't receive much help from my son's father.  He felt that since he worked all day and I stayed home with our son, that his sleep was more important than mine so he wouldn't get up in the middle of the night to feed our son or comfort him, which meant I was up all night every night so the lack of sleep only added to the depression.  Thankfully I finally realized I needed to seek help and I've been great ever since.