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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern California
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Location: Southern California
Posts: 308
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For a clinical depression diagnosis.... You would need to have 5 out of 9 symptoms for at least two weeks. (one of the first two on list must be experienced)
Symptoms being:
depressed mood
loss of interest or pleasure (in things that you normally enjoy)
insomnia
fatigue
feelings of worthlessness nearly every day
diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness) feelings of
obesessive thoughts of death or suicidal thoughts
lack of (or increased) appetite
being slower moving (or hyper)
Cymbalta is a frequently used antidepressants for those with MS. It also works to help with nerve pain, so that is an added benefit if you suffer from that MS symptom as well.
It's really hard to give a written definition of depression for someone because it's so personal. But if you've experienced these things nearly every day for two weeks....you can say you're depressed.
Of course, some of those things on the list go hand-in-hand with MS (like fatigue and insomnia)....but you are really the only one who is in your body!
It's also best to talk to a psychiatrist regarding medications because they do know more than General Practitioners know when it comes to antidepressants!
Good luck and hope you find relief soon!
~Keri
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