Is postpartum psychosis the same as schizophrenia?

does ppp come on suddenly?

No. Postpartum psychosis/depression is experienced by some mothers after giving birth, it has to do with insecurities,the way she looks after the pregnancy, after giving birth, jealousy over the father of the baby, anxieties on raising the baby, etc. Schizophrenia is split personality, which can affect anyone, especially the ones who had a very bad experience as a child. Most causes of schizophrenia can be traced back to childhood.

Symptoms of Postpartum Psychosis include Hallucinations, delusions, illogical thoughts, refusing to eat, extreme feelings of anxiety and agitation, periods of delerium or mania, suicidal thought, homicidal thoughts, and insomnia (Although this is also thought to be a cause of Postpartum Psychosis).

no...postpartum depression just has to do with you being depressed about your body and stuff like that...it's just feeling fat and ugly b/c at least before there was a good excuse for being fat...
schizophrenia has to do with having different personalities...when something happens to a person and they can't deal with it emotionally, sometimes they pretend to be someone else and sometimes they pretend so well that they end up believing they're that person...but they always revert back to the person who was hurt and when it gets to be too horrible again, they revert back to that personality that can beat anything...usually it's the complete opposite of who they are...someone who can beat the evil of the world...who doesn't care and can't get hurt...
Sorry, but you guys are perpetuating false myths about schizophrenia. It is not multiple personalities. It is diagnosed thru a complex of multiple symptoms, the most outstanding being auditory and/or visual hallucinations and/or delusions. Schizophrenia is most commonly diagnosed between the ages of 28-35. While research is not 100% complete by any means, the chemical imbalances in the brain that contribute to schiz. seem to be @ least familial, if not genetic. It's cause is not related to abuse as a child. You're thinking there of multiple personalities and borderline personality disorder.

Postpartum psychosis, while not schizophrenia, is also not the same as postpartum depression. Depression is being depressed, known for years as "the postpartum blues".This is considered to be a result of the drastic hormone shifts in the 2nd-3rd wk after pregnancy, which is when pp depression often begins. This problem can resolve itself with time, reassurance of mothering capabilities and pampering for a little while, in most cases. Of course, some cases can be more severe, but not usually.
A diagnosis of pp. psychosis requires the presence of hallucinations, aka a psychotic episode. No one knows exactly why this happens sometimes. Could it be a precursor to full-blown schizophrenia? Doesn't seem to be, as women can and do recover fully from this with no further psychiatric problems. In contrast, schizophrenia does not have a cure. Medications are used to alleviate symptoms, not cure the disease.
It's clear that some folks out there have a lot of these terms confused, and misconceptions about psychological diseases are present. I don't want to see mistaken information disseminated, and I know you don't want that either.
Now please, no more psy-- words, this was really getting to be hell to type!
RN, with specialty experience in psychiatry, prenatal, and postnatal (as well as L&D, the fun part!)