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| *Women health>>>Depression |
I'm a 40 year old male with Fibromyalgia and I believe also that I'm suffering from Depression....? |
I would like to take something for depression but Prozac 20mg in the morning caused horrific sleep disturbance at night ...I woke up feeling unrefreshed...and the Nortriptyline 100mg caused me to gain a great deal of weight....any suggestions? Depression is a normal reaction to chronic illness, fatigue and pain. Depression, unless it is biochemical, is anger turned inward. The hard thing with fibro is that there is no where to aim your anger. What, are you going to get mad at your muscles or bones? You have lost your hopes and dreams, and your sense of identity. This is a loss just like a death. Depression is part of the process and part of the journey. You are probably thinking things like: Who am I now? What can I do? Will I get worse? Will I lose my independence? Why bother? I have no future. I will always be miserable. Am I on target here? I have SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus). I have a pretty good idea. Feel free to write me. You are not crazy. Find a copy of "Sick and Tired of Being (or feeling I don't remember) Sick and Tired." I think it is by Donoghue but I have lupus fog tonight. There is life on the other side of this. Maybe not a cure, but there is a healing. They are quite different. My thoughts are with you. I have info.Email me consult your doctor and to see what's best before taking anything else. explain to your doctor that the other med you were taking cause weight gain. Perhaps you could try St. John's Wort? If that doesn't work for you ask your Dr. for Cymbalta . It's one of the newer antidepressants with few side effects but is very hard to come off of due to severe withdrawal symptoms. I would try a natural herb first and maybe some yoga for both the physical and mental difficulty you're having. I have had depression accompanied by night terrors for close to 50 years (I'm 59) with all manner of therapy and drug treatment along the way, so I'm not sure how much ANY medication has to do with the connection between the two. Effexor seems to alleviate my depression without making my nights even worse, however, everyone's different, so this needs to be worked out between you and your psychopharmacologist. I worked for several years for a Rheumatologist (doctor who cares for joints). I am very familiar with Fibromyalgia and yes, is frequently goes hand in hand with depression. Anyone who is in constant pain will easily get depression and also have difficulty sleeping. What the doctor I worked for did for his patients is prescribe a prescription for Trazedone. Generally 50mg/day. It is taken at night about one hour before you want to be asleep. You will sleep soundly, wake refreshed and a bonus is that trazedone is a mild form of anti-depressant and assists with anxiety too. You can take it along with Prozac or you may wish to speak to your MD about switching to an alternative. You can feel better and have a better qualilty of life! Take care & I wish you well. Medical assistant for a Rheumatologist a few years ago. |
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