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Is it a condition caused by the MS? Is a condition developed because of the restrictions given because of MS? How can it be combated?

Sitting in the sunshine helps recharge my psyche, if I can feel MS Depression beginning to creep up on me. https://team-gherkin.blogspot.com/2021/11/sitting-in-sun.html #MSDepression

I can separate my family into three groups. First up are my siblings and my daddy. Daddy and my older sister will ask sometimes how I am doing, but I feel it is mostly like an obligation to them. My two older brothers never ask and I never bring it up. Next up are my in-laws. They always ask and th...

Good morning from the states! I have a question about MS depression. I have experienced moments of what I think is depression over the last year or so. I had postpartum depression when my son was born 15 years ago (for a very short time... maybe 2-3 days), so I think I recognize what it feels l...

Hi everyone, I'm just wondering is there anyone who suffered with depression before they got MS, I did and with MS depression on top it, just wondering how to cope ?

hi friends since couple of day i have too much depression, is it due to MS? I frustrated too much when i hear voice , by watching face of people they did something wrong, said wrong words to me. will it happen IN MS. Depression happen in MS? please let me , help me in it

These days have been up and down a lot. The weather has far more influence on me than it used to (it's hopefully about to stop raining). I am currently on anti-depressants for depression and anxiety since January. I often feel fatigue, but exercise regularly to try to combat this. I have not been...

Hi y'all! I went on disability about 5 years ago as a result of this disease. I have done ok up until my last hospitalization for Optic Neuritis 6 months ago. The recovery was difficult and there was a move right after discharge. I'm very fortunate to be on disability, I do very part-time work to ...

Hopelessness, negativity, fear, and grief, which is often overwhelming. Many people with MS experience this on an ongoing basis day after day, week after week. It's important for me to be aware of when depression sneaks into my personal life. I notice it when I start to feel "stuck" in a sad, daily...

Severe depression is difficult to overcome, let alone treat. Some Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) methods are designed to treat depression, but I know from watching a close friend slide into severe depression that medication is also an important part of treatment. The intelligent, high functioning...

I was diagnosed 2002. My biggest symptom has been severe depression and anxiety. I have minimal physical symptoms. I have no reason to be depressed, my life is comfortable, no debts, I own my own home. I have tried many medications over the years but nothing works. I now find myself unable to leave ...

The past few weeks have brought about a lot of emotional ups and downs. Not sure if it's full on depression, but most days I feel unmotivated, my energy is low, I want to isolate and not be bothered by others. Some days I can pinpoint what I'm feeling, others days I'm all over the place with my feel...

Depression combined with MS is the worst thing that can happen. Always stay positive whatever symptoms you have. I'm telling you from experience.❤️

Is this part of our MS? I cannot seem to fight this away and I believe it has been absorbed by all of my body! 🥺

Is it common to have depression when you are an ms patient. It's taking a toll on me.

I have been rapidly losing mobility and function since my diagnosis 5 years ago. I’m now suffering with severe depression. I’m on a regimen of infusions once every 6 months. I’m also on oral Prozac, but nothing seems to get me out of the funk I’ve been in. Any advice?

"They (my doctors) didn't believe that I had MS at that time, so I went for about six years with MS without any treatment.” 💚 Episode 4 of ‘Me, Myself & I’ is with Roxy. She shares her brave account of how her MS journey intertwined with depression. She talks also about how not being believed by ...

Currently changing antidepressants and feeling wobbly so in my search for I info, I stumbled across this interesting article about MS and depression. Thought I would share 😊 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ms-and-depression-could-damage-to-the-same-neural-circuit-be-a-likely-cause

I've been putting on the happy face for a long time now and it's getting harder to hide it. I'm easily aggravated, angered, saddened. It's taking a toll on my marriage and work life. I'm lost.

Many people seek counselling for depression. I always interview my clients to try to ascertain the cause of their depression and determine the best course of treatment. In many cases our discussion reveals a high occurrence of familial depression (heritability) going back generations. Sometimes the ...