Posted by BarbaraCat on March 24, 2002, at 15:43:06
In reply to Re: Anyone had success with ECT?ISO M Shelli R » Denise528, posted by shelliR on March 13, 2002, at 23:03:30
Hi Shelli,
I just read your prior post:
> And I hurt all the time horribly. So ect was a last resort <well, actually a partial opiate is my last last resort.>I don't know if we've discussed this before or not, but have you considered that you have fibromyalgia? I do along with severe episodes of depression. I've been through all the newer ADs (with some old TCA's thrown in) and am very treatment resistant. When either the fibro flares up, or I'm having a bout with depression (honestly, I don't think they're separate anymore) I get horrible pain throughout my body. Flu-like aches that move around my body, extreme fatigue and a bleak dark despondent hopelessness. Feels like every cell in my body is sick and poisoned. If you do have fibro it's very important to attend to that metabolic dysfunction along with your antidepressant regimen. YET ANOTHER cause of body pain is hypothyroidism. I (lucky me) also have that. I believe for me all these diseases are interweaved so I know that if I don't take care of one aspect, the others fail as well. - Barbara
poster:BarbaraCat
thread:97068
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020322/msgs/99900.html