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Originally Posted by daniella
I have been dealing with this for 2.5 years and before my rsd I had severe depression/anxiety. I had seen a psych on and off for eyars but when got dx with this I quit as I wanted to just work with pain control. Anyhow as the years past and my pain level plus more health issues happened I became an anxious,depressed,almost like monster mess. After a very big push from my family I went back to a psych and on meds for anxiety/depression etc 4 months ago. I am so glad I did. Though I still have high pain my outlook and coping is still better. Even people in my life have made comments. I am more rational and through the bad days which I have both mental and physcial I can now remain more hopeful still. I think a combo approach with a pain doc and a psych works well. Hang in there
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This is one area I feel I've failed to help my wife who has RSD. In her early days of this disease she was under no pain control which lasted around 4 years. She was falling apart and became very paranoid. Now she is much better in the pain department but still has several days of depression. She's sad and only talks to me and her doctors. Only when I insist on visiting folks that she will venture out. We used to be a very social couple. I've suggested and her doctors have suggested that she should talk to someone that can help her in dealing with her depression but she refuses.
