Joan has given good advice I think - better pain control or better depression meds - or a combo that will work better for you should be looked into.

Hi Jeanie! I too agree with Jo. Your medication most likely has stopped working. how long have you been on your antidepressent? did he up the dosage? I too was in your shoes until my Dr. found the right one.(Medication) God bless him! I am on EffexorXR(time released) Also don't feel such guilt. You can't help this depression as well as you can't help Diabetic issuses <(for example) It can be controlled with the right medication's. Plus like Jo said your RSD can be flairing up, pain, etc. I know today I am in a lot of pain and I feel down right depressed, but I am on this new medication and it does help ease it . when you first start the "new antidepresents" it take a couple of weeks for the mecication to kick in. Hang in there Jeanie.. do not worry about whining.. YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT!! that is what this board is for too. Love, Desi

Hi there,

Yes, Joan has given you really excellent advice. There's no doubt in my mind that anyone with RSD (or chronic pain, for that matter) is going to suffer from depression. Not only is it a depressing prognosis, past say the one-year mark, which makes for a depressing view of the future, but chronic pain of any kind is such a severe mental irritant.

And that's not even talking about "clinical depression", which I also believe we almost all suffer from. Seems to go with the territory, not helped by the loony meds we take.

But coming to a forum like this one (OK, specially this one!) is a tremendous help. Though sometimes we each get a bit overwhelmed and need to take a break for a while, there is something very helpful for you yourself in offering help for others where we can, and support where we can't.

So welcome to the forum, it's a good first step to helping yourself in more ways than one.

Oh for the magic wand!
all the best

The advise is excellant from all above. I know it's hard to get started with the first step, but after the first comes the second.

I went through a bout with depression and the guilt with the children was killing me. But I think at the end, which there is an end or at least a calm point, it made them stronger people and the ages at the time were 9 and 13 rough ages. I think in my opinion the depression is the hardest for me sometimes. Nothing is easy with RSD

I go one day at a time, thats all you can do.

Ann