Crying for no good reason...

[adavisirl]

Well, this peg/riba tx is a strange trip. I'm in week 10, and I notice I'm more and more prone to crying. I know that depression is  a real possibility while on tx, but I don't think I'm depressed. But I'm very sensitive to emotional situations. I finish a task and the boss thanks me - I'm crying. I watch a movie - crying. Walk down the street, think of my father who died of melanoma - crying. But it's more like a welling-up of tears that I can somewhat control, rather than full-blown blubbering! It happens several times per day.

Anyways, I function just fine at work, I sleep fine, my wife and I have a great relationship and she's very supportive, so things are not so terrible. Should I talk with my doctor about this?
It does lube my dry, sore eyes!

Cheers, and thank you all, this forum is excellent,
Andrew

[Whrose]

well i have to say this...whatever you do....do not watch reruns of lassie. even without chemical interference i can tear up just remembering some of those episodes!

[zellyf]

The Beaver was genius.  If I were putting together a time capsule of Earth I'd toss in "The Iliad", "The Odyssey" and at least the first 3 seasons of "Leave it To Beaver" (among other things).

It reminds me of my dad, simpler times, being a kid...that  could certainly bring a tear to the eye when taken in conjuction with some chemical enhancement of your emotions.

[mikesimon]

I appreciate your attempt at empathy but the Beaver was never even close to the level of the Andy Griffith show. Be honest with me now - the Beaver really was just an insipid show, wasn't it? Mike

[Forseegood]

I don't think that's so strange...I have cried at more then a few of Andy Griffith episodes...course, not when Barney or Floyd or Goober was on, but sometimes the storylines were very poignant...that's what I liked about some of those programs, they were very well written....

[mikesimon]

I've posted this before and I assure you it is absolutely true.
While on TX I cried during a Leave It To Beaver episode. I wasn't depressed in the clinical sense but I was overly emotional. You could ask your loved ones to give you something to cry about but that's probably not the smart approach. Just stay away from the Beaver because he does seem to have that affect on people.
By the way, I rarely cry so it was strange for me and Karen thought it was one of the weirdets things she'd seen me do.
Crybaby Mike

[Whrose]

i understand those treatment tears as much as the others who have given their comments.
after the last 3 years in which i have been active in several hepc forums and also as a fellow hepc warrior i would advise you to certainly discuss this with your treatment doc and review the value of starting a anti depressant during the rest of your treament with the goal to come off them afterwards.
treatment causes definite alterations in mood and depression with people who have no pre existing mood disorders. sometimes treatment induced depression can turn into a real crisis. some docs will often prescribe a anti-D with treatment as a preventive measure and certainly if the patient is exibiting s/s depression however mild.
of course it is an individual choice whether you can live with your present mood swings but a word of caution here that because of this you should talk with your doctor and consider if taking the meds will be advantageous to you....especially if your length of treatment is a long haul.
in many cases i have had friends share that it was the best choice and helper for them during their tx and certainly in regards to all your close relationships that are trying to understand your present challenges and support you. there is no reason you should have to cope with the crying moods unless you feel you can and should...but truly unnecessary IMO
good luck and keep those SVR stars high above you and always in sight.