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1383782 tn?1279392573

Can Pain Killers cause depresion

So I am on a lot of different pain killers (vicoden, percocet and oxycotten), never combined, but my pain fluctuates and I take what I need. I am on the pain meds for an injury to my hand that got infected and I ended up having a Proximal Row Carpectomy (removal of a row of bones out of the wrist). This has been a LONG process and that was not my only surgery just the most current. Lately I have been VERY depressed and it comes in waves, making it hard to do even simple tasks, wanting to cry uncontrollably for no reason. To be clear I am also on Lexapro, Abilify, Pravastatin, Trazodone, and Amlodopine. Nothing has really changed recently. So my question in all of that is this: can the pain killers cause the depression, and if so is there anything (short of getting off them) that I can do to lessen it or get rid of it?

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Absolutely!  They are depressants.  I am sorry about your pain!  Sounds awful.....I would talk to the doctor who prescribes them.  They should be able to help you!

Good luck!
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271792 tn?1334979657
Hi,

As Dav stated yes, the meds can cause depression. I agree that you should talk with your doctor but since it is the weekend you may want to post your question in the pm forum. It's a great community and you will probably get some helpful advise there. I have provided the link for you. Best of luck.

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Pain-Management/show/53
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1283286 tn?1312911966
The answer is yes,,they can cause depression after continual use..Best to discuss this with your doctor..You've got a heck of a mix of medications your taking there. I don't even know what to think about the possible interactions with some of those :)
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