Posted by Noa on August 9, 2000, at 12:02:25
In reply to Re: feeling ashamed of depression, posted by Barbara Malm on August 2, 2000, at 18:36:25
I can relate, too. Sometimes I feel like my health problems are seen by my doctor through a veil of the awareness of my depression, and taken less seriously because of it.
Don't let this discourage you from continuing to seek answers to your pain. Even if you take a "break" from the search for answers, for a while. Just because the docs don't know doesn't mean there isn't a reason. And suspecting that depression is the cause of the pain is just as much speculation as any other speculation and should not be considered the final answer.
I was having the hardest time figuring out what was wrong with me, with worsening and increasingly treatment-resistant depression, fatigue, swelling, brain fog, etc., until I found out it was hypothyroid. Treating it has helped tremendously, tho it is not a panacea for all my problems.
What about seeing an immunologist? Have you ruled out fibromyalgia? Or another auto-immune disorder? Have you seen an orthopedic specialist who specializes in the jaw, neck, shoulders, etc? I don't know, just some ideas.
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