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I have been on Rebif for about 4 months. It finally dawned on me, that I'm depressed. I haven't enjoyed American Idol hardly at all this season. I usually love it! Do I just tell the neuro about it or what should i do?
Definately tell a doctor, it is not something to play with or have to deal with alone, I've been on Rebif for years and have just been taken off because it has made my white blood cell count to plummit.
These drugs are hard on our bodies and it's hard enough to deal with day to day life with MS.
The Dr. wanted to know how depressed I am?? That they could call in an AD. If I was feeling good otherwise on Rebif, but I'm not. But the question now for me, Is if I was better emotionally, would the physical be also?
Sara, after my diagnosis I was very depressed. It wasn't caused by the meds, but I not only felt terrible mentally, but I was incredibly fatigued, and the lack of movement affected me physically. I went on anti-depressants for awhile, and the change was incredible. My fatigue was almost completely gone, and the more I moved the better I felt.
Will you feel physically better if you treat depression? It's really impossible to say, but there is no way to know unless you try it!
I have been on Rebif since my diagnosis about 6 years ago. In answer to your question about white blood count: Normal range varies slightly between laboratories but is generally between 4,300 and 10,800 cells per cubic millimeter (cmm). I have always done very well on Rebif both as far as side effects are concerned and lack of formation of new lesions. I think that I do suffer from depression to some extent but I don't think it rises to the level where I medical intervention is necessary. I hope your new anti-depressant helps you.
Worsening depression is one of the reasons I quit Rebif. Truth be told I don't know for sure that it was the Rebif. I am now back to my regular cyclical depression bouts. I haven't really wanted to mess with the ADs much. I had an awful experience with Prozac. I am so sensitive to minor asjustments in ADs that I will admit they scare me.
I was on Rebif for 2 years when the anxiety around the shots and my depression issues got to be too much. Not to mention I had relapsed 3 times in those two years.
The site reactions with Copaxone were horrible and not the usual itchy lumpy thing. It was something else. I ran out of injection sites because of the reactions.
I haven't tried Betaseron or Avonex yet, but now that I am quitting G - I will have to consider them or nothing for now.
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