depressed

[Guest guest]

I'm so depressed being in pain all of the time. I

really need someone to talk to that understands what

I'm going through.

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[Guest guest]

Hello Sharon I know how you feel. I live with pain

24/7. I wear a pain patch and take Lower Tab. I can

walk a short ways but I use a power wheelchair if I

have to go far. Its really hard to live in pain. Whats

makes it worse is when the people around you acts like

they don't really care or give you any support. I

will put you on my prayer list Sharon. Best Reguards

Tommy H.

--- Sharon <nurse229@...> wrote:

> I'm so depressed being in pain all of the time. I

> really need someone to talk to that understands what

> I'm going through.

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hang in there! I've had back pain since I was 25yrs &

I'm now 48yrs. Were you a nurse at Mayo? I thought

there was a Nurse there with the same name?

--- Sharon <nurse229@...> wrote:

> I'm so depressed being in pain all of the time. I

> really need someone to talk to that understands what

> I'm going through.

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Ivan,

It gets to us all at some point. Although, I would suggest talking to your

primary care physician about it. They can give you something to help.

I take Cymbalta. I originally started taking it to help with Fibromyalgia.

But, to be honest, it really does help me to not be so down all the time.

I am 33 years old and right now I don't ever see my quality of life being any

different than it is right now.

So, yes, I do understand about having bad weeks. Shoot, I have been having a bad

year.

You have every right to be upset, depressed and even angry.

None of us asked to be this way, it just happened to us. It can make you feel

really helpless at times, so it really helps to vent and talk to people who

understand.

I hope your weekend is better than your week.

Keep trucking, it can only get better and any time you need to vent or tell

anyone anything that is bothering you, we are here.

 

Shayna

 It is better to be hated for who you are than liked for who you aren't.

From: Ivan <darkrabbit2003@...>

Subject: Depressed

spinal problems

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 8:38 AM

Howdee all,

   I've had a bad pain week and so far it continues. Feelin sorry for myself (I

know so many others have it worse). My pain and depression are feeding off each

other and I can't seem

to get it to stop.  Just thought I'd post to people who understand. Thanks.

 

ivan

[Guest guest]

Ivan, I know how you feel. I'm 36 and tore L5-S1 in an accidental fall in June

2007.  I am taking Effexor XR for anxiety/depression. Before Effexor, I tried

Cymbalta, Zoloft, and Paxil all of them having a negative side effect of some

sort or another for me.  Each person reacts differently to each one. I felt a

blow to my ego at first by taking depression meds. But, I need them at this

point in my life. It really helps me get through each day.

 

Best of luck,

 

Jill

From: Ivan <darkrabbit2003@...>

Subject: Depressed

spinal problems

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 8:38 AM

Howdee all,

   I've had a bad pain week and so far it continues. Feelin sorry for myself (I

know so many others have it worse). My pain and depression are feeding off each

other and I can't seem

to get it to stop.  Just thought I'd post to people who understand. Thanks.

 

ivan

[Guest guest]

I so know what you mean about pain and depression feeding off each other.

Hang in there!

>

> Howdee all,

>    I've had a bad pain week and so far it continues. Feelin sorry

for myself (I know so many others have it worse). My pain and

depression are feeding off each other and I can't seem

> to get it to stop.  Just thought I'd post to people who understand.

Thanks.

>  

> ivan

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ivan,

I, too, know what you mean.  I'm also now on an anti-depressant,  I don't like

the idea, but my anxiety over this whole situation has been too much.  I, like

you, also had other things going on this year besides this pain stuff.  I lost

my Mom in April, after many years of her illness.  The pain of my cervical

stenosis was the icing on the cake, so to speak, except not very sweet at all. 

Unfortunately, none of us can curl up and wait until this all gets better, so

it's important to speak to your doctor about all of your symptoms, including the

depression, especially because it can seriously get in the way of your healing. 

Please talk with your doctor, and hang in there, even if it's one day at a time,

even 10 minutes at a time.  You've got friends here who get it.  By the way,

while an antidepressant takes a few days or even weeks to kick in, there's also

Ativan, that works to relieve anxiety within an hour.  You can take both (I just

use a half mg as needed, usually only every 36 hours or so), at least until the

antidepressant starts to work. 

Blessings to you, I hope this week is much better.  -Rita.

From: Ivan <darkrabbit2003@...>

Subject: Depressed

spinal problems

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 9:38 AM

Howdee all,

   I've had a bad pain week and so far it continues. Feelin sorry for myself (I

know so many others have it worse). My pain and depression are feeding off each

other and I can't seem

to get it to stop.  Just thought I'd post to people who understand. Thanks.

 

ivan

[Guest guest]

I have been keeping up with your posts. Hopefully the nerve block will

help. I had a series of 3 and the first one didn't do diddlle Second

one was a complete life savor and the third was no change....

I am not 100% before I hurt my back for the second time but I say it is

at 80%

I understand the depression thing to...I am a do-er not a sitter and

boy did it get me down to have to use every bit of force possible to

get out of bed. They told me when I first hurt my back I couldn't do

this and that anymore. Telling me I couldn't do some of the things I

love really hurt. Then since I was a do-er type personality I started

brain storming. Shoot not much esle to you can do while flat on your

back. LOL I found solutions to the couldn'ts and shouldn'ts. One was

gardening...Goodness I love it. But of course the shovel issue the

liftingg was a challenge so I made a cart I push to carry stuff and

hubby shovels. My job was a couldn't. So I thought for a long time and

hired the muscle part and settled myself to the fact that I need help.

But I am still doing what I love....

Maybe you can do a bit of Brain storming also. EMS job is very

physical, But since you love the medical end and helping folks why not

try to do something simular without the heavy lifting...

When you are in pain with your back you always have to look at the

glass half full instead of empty to survive......

Good Luck

Glenda

> Just got back from the doctors...they are going to give me

> another epidural nerve shot and wait two weeks. If I am still having

pain, then I get a shot in the facet joints of the back and physical

therapy.

>

> I asked about going back to EMS and he said that would be fine

(yippee!!). I mentioned that I had been worried about the lifting and

he asked how much I have to lift. So I said the stretcher holds a 500

lb person that I have to lift with a partner.

> And he then said that my EMS career is over and to look into a

medical office job.

> I am so depressed. I love my EMS work. I came home and took

> down all my EMS pictures and life saving certificates from the " I

Love Me " wall.

>

>

> ****************** Vicki Harkness ******************

>