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meldav
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/30/2008 : 15:39:58
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hi,
i have recently joined this forum, and have 2 of the books (im about half way through both)
I have been suffering from Chronic Back,neck,shoulder,spine pain for 4 years
anyway, im suffering from Depression (i believe its quite bad and getting worse) My GP has increased the anti-depressants to the maxium dose about 7 weeks ago, but still i feel its getting worse.
back to my qestion,
can someone recover from Chronic Pain if they have depression ?
mel xx |
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pmazzdog
USA
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Posted - 03/30/2008 : 15:44:08
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The answer is yes. I think with chronic pain many of us do suffer depression. I never took medicine but I was depressed for 2 years and I think there is a correlation between it and my pain.
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meldav
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/30/2008 : 15:53:06
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hi
many thanks for your opinion,
so sorry i put this question in the wrong section, so i've put it in general forum now,
thanks mel xx |
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drewski28
USA
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Posted - 04/04/2008 : 09:06:53
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Yes absolutely. My wife and I both have depression.
Seeing doctors who understand TMS, asking for help,
and in her case medication we can manage our pain.
Start by trying to finding a doctor who believes
in the Sarno TMS theory.
Good luck and best wishes.
Andrew
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wkampers
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2008 : 07:50:30
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| Depression and pain are inextricably linked , the former worsening the perception of pain and the latter worsening the mood state. There is fairly good evidence that the antidepressant DULOXETINE 60 - 120 mg per day helps depressed patients with fibromyalgia, which is not dissimilar to TMS. May be worth considering if other avenues have not given you the desired symptom relief. Can post the weblink if you are interested. |
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Can you Recover if you have BAD DEPRESSION ?
