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babygirl

New on tecfidera+ depression

Hi guys, Took me so long to find the strength and admit that Ive got ms but i cant deny it anymore,so finally i am here talking to you guys...i feel u ll be the only ones understanding I am on tecfidera since dec2016 Ive been diagnosed in june2015, but I didnt want any treatment coz I truly believed I can manage it with vitamins,good diet and still living in a same way I was before. So had a course of steroids...they did help but it wasnt happening...as all became just too overwhelming, as being on a strict diet limited me so much, I started to be jealus about everyones life...my boyfriend was trying his best...but somehow it wasnt enough for me...i felt i am going down every day more and more, blaming him and everyone else including myself. There was another relapse in aug15... had another course of steroids....in february the symptoms flare up again...but i thought they will go away soon by themselves....but it wasnt happening...from april I started to get blurred vision on my left eye...but it would go after a while....i thought its because im just too tired! I was hiding,preffered to be alone than with ppl,constantly complaining...unhappy,scared...and than boom i woke up with blurred vision and vertigo...i never experienced nothing like that... I know its already too long now...I ll try to make it shorter. So my gp assumed i had inner ear infection so i got reffered to the ENT (waiting time 5months) my symptoms very getting worse and worse...could be alone but if my boyfriend would stay with me i would put all my anger on him! Now the symptoms faded almost completely...but my bad feelings stayed .... i was a flight attendant on long haul operation...which i had to give up...now im in the office on temporary assistent job....which i should be satisfied....but i am not...im just too tired...cant cope with it ...seeing my boyfriend having a normal life...he prefers to go than be with me...feels like he has someone else by now.... Could you please let me know how your partners,family friends deal with you and this situation. I am constantly cancelling meetings with friends ..im just too tired...too stressed,cant focus. Does anyone takes antidepressants with tecfidera? I believe i am in a horrible depression...:( Did the psychotherapies or any other therapies helped? I appreciate every single word... Thank you so much With love
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@californiadreamin
@californiadreamin
 

I am sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. My wife was diagnosed in November of 2016 and we understand the ups and downs to a degree for sure. I thin you should surely talk to your dr on medication for depression. There is a video that discusses a fact that people with MS have depression at much higher rates then other dieases like als when MS is typically milder then those. It draws the conclusion that depression can also be caused by the MS and it can also pass and you might just need something to help you through it. We have been following the overcomingms.org protocol and the diet seemed strict at first but we have found more and more foods that are interesting and we really love. It's takes a little time doing that but I think it's worth pursuing in addition to the Tecfidera (which my wife is on as well). How has your MS been since you started Tecfidera? Relapses tend to slow down as you get older as well. What age were you diagnosed at? Hang in there. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

@babygirl
@babygirl
 

Hi, Thank you for your words. I was diagnosed at age 25. My relapse was very bad last year,i couldnt walk,dizziness,vertigo vomiting,pain ...i could name 100s of symptoms...compare to that now i can function normally, the only thing that has left is the blurred eye...but i think its also fading away. I am under losds of pressure....even like that no symptoms...yet. Seems like the medication does its job. I stopped the diet last year coz i was overwhelmed...even thought i have a boyfriend foodwise i was all alone and got some heads up that eating clean should be fine too. I am just too tired to do anything. Feeling i am in a wrong relationship but scared to make the step forward...if i ll be able to manage all by myself(especially moneywise). Such a nice husband that you are, i admire man that can change together with their partners...and comfort them in hard times. I believe as soon as i get back my mentalhealth i get back my energy,and the problem solving skills. So hoping for that...