Yes doc, I AM depressed!

[julie4470]

Please forgive my still posting here because more and more I feel like this is NOT MS, but I guess this is where I have landed for now. :) I am so frustrated and quite frankly scared. I am getting no where with doctors yet I KNOW there is a problem. My lower back, leg and foot is my main issue as of now. I took my daughter shopping for her Easter dress and had to pretend I was not in miserable pain. When I lay down at night I get the brief blackouts which totally freak me out and make me an anxious mess. Then there is the dizziness that is just bad enough to make me feel off balance. My husband asked me something last night and I cried because I could not think straight enough to find the answer. I tried to explain that my brain just does not seem to work correctly anymore. It is like it is on overload and all jumbled up and nothing is clear. I can't seem to accomplish anything. So, yes doc, I AM depressed! I AM depressed because my family, my work, and myself are suffering with SOMETHING and you don't seem to care. Yes doc, I AM anxious because my body and mind are not cooperating with me to function day to day! I AM anxious because I am afraid of what might be wrong with me but more afraid of continuing to wonder while you shake your head and dismiss me as depressed and anxious! Sorry, just a vent. I hope everyone has a blessed holiday with family and friends. May your health issues give you a reprieve to enjoy a wonderful day!

[SarahL2491]

Alex is soooo right, they inter mingle!  I have a BIG note to remind me to ask my neuro for some assistance with my depression when I see him in May!

Can you get a referral to a new doctor for another opinion?

[HVAC]

I remember when my PCP said my MS was just depression. She had started the whole MS thing but when I could not get a diagnosis she said it was depression. I looked her and said how can depression only effect the left side of my body since my reflexes showed I was getting no signals to the left. She left the room and called a MS Specialist for a referral. That Doctor diagnosed me with MS two years later. Do not give up hope. Also MS effects the brain and can cause depression. Also my pain clinic treats people for anxiety and depression because they say they go together. Pain causes both. hang in there.

Alex

[Lulu54]

First let me say you are welcome here as long as it does you some good or you can help us!  You don't have to have MS to hang out here and ask your questions and/or vent.  There are many people here who have experience in your area and might be able to give you some good tips on what's next.

You might be surprised at how many people in this forum have been told they had anxiey and depression, patted on the head, and told basically to go away and heal themselves.  It is really a sad state.  Bottom line, if the doctor really thinks it is anxiety/depression, then you should be treated for that and see if it helps. Many people here with MS have gone that route as well just to prove to the doctor there is a physical ailment behind the problems. You shouldn't be shown the door.

If that doesn't help, then the doctor(s) need to follow through with you and continue to search for the answers. If this doctor doesn't cut it for you, then move on to another.

Depression is to be expected when you are going through this without the support of the medical people.  I'm sorry you are in this postiion for now.

You know your own body - if it is telling you that something is wrong, listen!! Don't give up on searching for answers. And don't give up on coming around here, either.

Laura