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Mental Health diagnosis and possible MS

So I was diagnosed with treatment resistant depression a few years ago. During the depression I had weird experiences that I mostly suppressed/ignored due to being so overwhelmed by the depression and EXTREME fatigue. I finally got my depression under control and now the things I've been ignoring are becoming more pronounced/noticeable. I finally opened up to my pyschiatrist about what I've been experiencing and he immediately put in a referral to neurology. I did a bad thing and Googled some of my symptoms and stumbled upon a reddit post that fit my experiences to a T. They were diagnosed with MS. I started researching MS and was surprised how much my symptoms allign with MS. Part of me is nervous about my neurology appointment, but mostly I feel relieved that I might finally know what's wrong with me. Just wanted to share my journey thus far. Tldr; Depression and fatigue masked other symptoms and now I have a neurology appointment for symptoms that fit MS.
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@ruari
@ruari
 

I understand about the depression. I had a really bad bout of it in 2019 and had therapy which really helped but I still get dips. I was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS just a few weeks ago. A few areas of my brain have inflammation and I wonder if those areas would have effected my mood. I know there’s situational depression but also biological. All the best

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@RC83
@RC83
 

Ref the biological version that @ruari mentioned, I've been told by a neurologist that there is no type of medication that lends itself to this and that treatment is the same as that for situational.

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