HAYDEN Panettiere has revealed she is once again having treatment to combat her postnatal depression.

The American actress took to Twitter on Thursday, and told her followers she is trying to fight the illness, which has impacted very aspect of her life.

She tweeted: “Rather than stay stuck due to unhealthy coping mechanisms, I have chosen to take time to reflect holistically on my health and life. Wish me luck!”

Hayden, 26 has talked openly about her ongoing issues with postnatal depression, which is also called postpartum depression.

She and fiance Wladimir Klitschko welcomed their daughter Kaya in December 2014.

Hayden spoke about her problem when appearing on US chat show “Live! With Kelly and Michael.”

She first entered rehab in October 2015, and told the hosts: “When [you’re told] about postpartum depression you think it’s ‘I feel negative feelings towards my child, I want to injure or hurt my child’ — I’ve never, ever had those feelings.

“Some women do. But you don’t realise how broad of a spectrum you can really experience that on.”

She added: “It’s something that needs to be talked about. Women need to know that they’re not alone, and that it does heal.”

The Nashville star went on to discuss the stigma which surrounded the illness.

She said: “There’s a lot of misunderstanding. There’s a lot of people out there that think that it’s not real, that it’s not true, that it’s something that’s made up in their minds, that ‘Oh, it’s hormones.’

“They brush it off. It’s something that’s completely uncontrollable. It’s really painful and it’s really scary and women need a lot of support.”

Postnatal depression is a type of clinical depression which can affect both men and women after childbirth.

Symptoms can range from sadness and low energy, to a reduced desire for sex.

Sufferers can also have changes in their sleeping and eating patterns, as well as crying episodes, irritability and anxiety.

Hayden met her fiance Wladimir back in 2009, and a coffee table book launch for a friend.

This article first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.