Can depression mess your body up?

[faith86]

Can serious depression/stress/anxiety cause pain? I also sleep very little due to how stressed I am. And I've started to develop lower back pain, and pain in my legs, and neck. Can this weaken my immune system?

[Hensley258]

I'm not exactly sure if it can cause acute pain, but I can sure say that it will make your body as well as your head feel like death warmed over.

I am sure acute pain is very possible.

[TexasJim]

yes it can cause a lot of aches and pains I was gettin sick alot and bringing up my body aches to freinds , they finnally told me what I was doing and I saw myself a little better, but im still a mess, been on lexapro for a while 3 weeks , it seems to help , but things are just not right, or left, just got to  find the right combination

[Destiny4]

depression can most definatly cause body aches and pain and not being able to sleep. i have been through it all.   are you taking something for your depression?