IS IT DEPRESSION OR SOMETHING ELSE

[FEHMI]

I am old patient of mental illness and facing difficulties in movement walking, severe muscles tension in whole body, fatigue, pain, headache, back/neck pain, head feel sensative like damage inside, sinus problem since childhood. Here doctors says it is depression. I am taking antidepressant medicine since 25 years but little effect specially in fatigue.

Doctors says 70% patient recover from AD & 30% patient effect very slowly because your old & complicative depression.

Please also note I am facing financial problem so I did not get proper medical treatment. After advice of one local medical professional & reading literature of MS Symptoms etc. I did MRI to see whether there is other mental problem or depression. The result are as under:

Extra axial CSF spaces and ventricles appear dilated otherwise MRI brain is unremarkable.

I have eaten many anti depressant drugs they usually effect little at the start but after its effect gradually slow.

Presently taken Escitalopram Tablet 10 mg.

My main problem are lessitude, mental and physical fatigue, muscles tension/pain in whole.

I look forward to receive your nice comments and suggestion.

Best regards
FEHMI        

[FEHMI]

Thank you alisa512 for your kind advice. I will discuss my doctor about your medicine.

[alisa512]

Hello there..I am currently on Escitalopram as well plus lithium and lamotragine for bipolar depression.  I  am 60 years old and this has just been diagnosed.  Perhaps your doctor will review your symptoms and change/and/or/supplement your drug regime. When it comes to mental health there can be different diagnoses so good luck. For anxiety i take clonazepam and it  is very helpful for anxiety and and that general feeling of malaise.  good luck and keep me posted

Cheers

alisa