Posted by SLS on May 3, 2011, at 11:55:11
In reply to Re: emsam start + diet question » floatingbridge, posted by floatingbridge on May 3, 2011, at 10:44:34
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Fibromyalgia generates stress.
Stress triggers depressive disorders.
Depressive disorders increase stress.
Increased stress worsens both depression and fibromyalgia.
Worsened depression and fibromyalgia increase stress.
Increased stress worsens both depression and fibromyalgia.
Etc.
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It is a self-reinforcing pattern. It seems to me as if stress were the thread that drives the comorbid processes. It may be that controlling anxiety would help break the comorbid dynamic.
Do you have anxiety?
Are you being treated for anxiety using anxiolytics? (BZD, Buspar, Lyrica)
Using antidepressants that show efficacy for treating generalized anxiety disorder might work without the need for using anxiolytics.
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