I don't feel I get depressed but I seem to take things very sensitive and cry, does that mean I still need an adjustment in my meds. I take Prozac 20 mg daily, for 15 years, since I was diagnosed, that seems like a lot to me, before MS I wasn't a depressed type of person. I will call the doc if I need to, I just don't want to take anymore meds.

Are you on one of the interferons? They can play merry hob with the emotions too. I had to up my AD when I started on Rebif.

My mood has been one of anger and frustration most of the time. :( The AD helps unless I have a really, really bad day.

:hug::hug:

I had to up my Prozac to 40mil. Been on that for a couple of years. It still seems to be working..:)

fin makes a good point, about being on interferons, if you are.
i've been taking AD's for a very long time and have felt well for as long.
i've had to change my AD a number of times for various reasons.
it may be time for your dr to reevaluate the effectiveness of your AD. sometimes over time they just don't help as much as they once did.

i also am an advocate of therapy. i would consider talking to your dr about this. sometimes you can't see the forest until you're out of the trees.

the goal is to help you feel better.
please keep us posted.

i had another thought.
sometimes with MS there's a lot of emotional lability. you might consider talking to your neuro about this possibility.

I'm not on any anti-depressant, but maybe I should be. I am so mad right now I could...

But hey. Part of any contractors' job is to upset their client's project manager as much as possible...

Tom

While in relapse, pre-medications (including steroids) I would laugh uncontrollably in inappropriate or not humorous situations (like, a dog tied up in a yard would send me into fits of uncontrolled laughter, even if pooch wasn't doing anything but sitting around in a pile of leaves). Similarly I cried at that same pooch even if he had people tossing him a ball to go fetch on other days, or even 2 hours after I'd be laughing like a maniac.

So mark me down as 'emotions all over the place'. I still get lonely/discouraged regularly (I live alone, I have few friends in my immediate area. I work, come home, sleep, work etc) and the MS plays a large role in steamrolling those negative emotions forward. Relapse or not.

So like the others have mentioned already, if you're experiencing an emotional roller coaster, you're not alone and definitely speak with your neurologist, who probably has the hook ups to a person to see in your region.

(((((((((Laura)))))))))):circlelove:

I had emotional extremes for a few years before I was diagnosed with MS. Laughing uncontrollably at times... :rolleyes: and if we went to a funeral or visitation for someone else (not close to me personally) I would be crying more than anyone there. :o :eek: That happened twice so I stopped going to the funeral home unless it's somebody very close.

Soon after diagnosis I started taking antidepressants. I have to switch to a different one now and then if one stops working. I bet that's what's happening with you. Talk to your doctor and get a better/different AD. :hug:

I don't take ADs because I'm lucky enough not to have depression, but I do have other emotional upheavals that I face from time to time....like crying over the smallest things.

I find when something upsets me, all my other symptoms will go on the blink.... especially my bladder! It's like my bladder eavesdrops on whatever else is happening in my body, and throws a tantrum! :D My bladder does not permit anything else happening without it getting it's 2c cents worth of attention as well.

Sooooooo..... if I cry over something silly, then I'll end up having urinary retention and having to self catheterize all over again.

I wonder if all this means that I'm going into another exacerbation? I remember in the past that an inbalance of emotions has often been a prelude to a relapse. Gosh I hope not!