depression stress and anxiety

[johndoe178]

i suffer from these three things. depression and stress for a long time. extreme anxiety this past month.
can these disorders cause fibromyalgia?

[free3667]

As acker said they definitely can. I too suffer from depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia. I was prescribed Cymbalta to combat all of it.  Once your depression gets under control, the others will too.  There are only 2 drugs FDA approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia and that is LYRICA, and CYMBALTA.  When someone is suffer from depression, it not only affects you mentally but physically.  That has been medically proven.  Your immune system, cardiovascular, musculoskeltal to me seems the hardest hit.  Aches and pains, stiffness, fatigue, panic attacks  I too have suffered from.  I do not know if you are being medically treated, but if not you definitely need to.  There s a light at the end of this dark depression tunnel. I wish you the best.

[acker]

they sure can add to it, in many cases. plus it's a nasty feedback system where the fibro will then contributes to the anxiety and general crap quality of life.
i don't know what works for you but can you take a deep breath, do this whenever you can think about it. sounds lame but worth a shot. i also found supplements assist - magnesium, vit c, occasional multivitamin; filtered water.
for the depression, i just jump right on in and trust that that's where i'm supposed to be - not supposed to be anywhere else; just feel it and grab all the depression and hurt that you can and acknowledge it. don't have to befriend it, just don't ignore it. it might have been there for a long time even before the past month but is an old wound that can't be suppressed any longer.
just feel it; you don't have to like it, you just have to be willing to feel it and hear it.
take care