Hi Taylor,

While you are dealing with all of this, please do not ignore the symptoms of Depression - how it can spiral out of control if left untreated - and how it affects physical pain. Littlepaw is right, as usual, in pointing you towards specialist Therapists, but I cannot stress strongly enough that Depression rarely disappears on it's own.

What you will find in addition all over these Forums is wonderful advice and plenty of support. Here's to a rapid improvement.

Dave.

Dave,
I was already diagnosed with depression before I was diagnosed with RSD, and had been taking prozac for almost a year. It worked great for me. However i feel i may need to up the dose now that I have this new disease. I have been looking for a psychiatrist, but have been unable to find one. I have a hard time believing that talking will help me.

Therapists use many different modalities. I also felt talking wouldn't help me. I could talk circles around this all day and not really process it. My therapist was certified in EMDR (eye movement desensitization reprocessing) and hypnosis. Her certifications were listed in her Psychology Today profile. The EMDR was amazing, really helpful with moving through the trauma of repeat surgeries, life change and constant pain, as well as 'unsticking' some unhealthy belief patterns I picked up ie: I'm a burden or for you - I am weak.
Both these modalities bypass cognition and sneak in at a different level. Very effective. Hypnosis was good for maintaining calm in the storm. I had felt very depressed and anxious, this lifted pretty quickly with help.

Get support if you feel inclined to at all. There's no reason to go through this alone if you can avoid it!