Comments on Pain-Topics.org News/Research UPDATES: Who is Most Likely to Have Depression with Pain?

I am a 39 year old woman, also a disabled vet. cur...

2010-01-28T23:53:28.166-06:00

I am a 39 year old woman, also a disabled vet. currently getting 90% I got my service connected disability at 19 years old. I am currently getting treated for severe depression and a mood disorder. I feel it is because the pain and poor condition of my spin has gotten progressively worse through out the years, 3 surgeries did nothing for the pain only ended up with severe nerve damage which is a

AFter yeras on Zoloft before I had to get on pain ...

2009-10-22T13:25:41.251-05:00

AFter yeras on Zoloft before I had to get on pain meds, I can say that that antidepressant alone saved my life and gave me a quality of life that I never could have imagined. But when I had to have my FOURTH back surgery,and it didnt work and 100 percent disabled me and left me in chronic pain for the past 10 years -- THOSE antidepressants don't work at ALL.

I never feel the

I think as several others here have mentioned you ...

2009-09-22T05:51:12.552-05:00

I think as several others here have mentioned you are either depressed or crazy from being depressed for so long that somedays you don't want to see the dawn. Like the other gentleman above I am a disabled veteran who has suffered with a botched spinal fusion for aver 30 years the last 12 have been the worst in my life. I checked in to a mental ward a few times in past years becasue I knew I

This was interesting research, but was done in a r...

2009-08-31T20:04:14.752-05:00

This was interesting research, but was done in a retrospective approach, therefore making it difficult to really see whether the pain is causing the depression or the other way around. It makes a lot of sense to me that people who are in chronic pain for a long period of time have major life changes in the situation that people find themselves in: Physical changes, job changes (unable to work),

I am considered middle-aged (44) and live in the s...

2009-08-15T22:29:35.250-05:00

I am considered middle-aged (44) and live in the sunshine state and still have clinical depression with the chronic pain of seven (7) years. Although, when I get my daily tears if it is daytime stepping outside into the daylight makes a difference. Now, I make an effort to step outside at least daily. Right now I have a broken toe and the pain in my back is pretty bad as I recover from my

I'm a middle-aged women who has suffered from seve...

2009-08-15T18:10:14.920-05:00

I'm a middle-aged women who has suffered from severe, chronic pain for 5+ years. The cause of my pain, Central Pain Syndrome (CPS), offers little hope of cure or end and is difficult to control(Although I'm lucky, I recieve my care at a hospital-affiliated pain center from a physician who is board-certified in neurology and management of chronic pain and is truly caring.) It took time, it

My experience: persons with real chronic pain, e.g...

2009-08-15T12:29:48.273-05:00

My experience: persons with real chronic pain, e.g., pain over a long period of time with no finality, are depressed.Chronic pain is terribly deblitating even when one is taking the best, most appropriate meds. Depression is inevitable, in my opinion and the reason is; real chronic pain sufferers always have pain no matter what the treatment.This kind of pain never completely goes away. Meds

I'm a pharmacist as well as suffering from chronic...

2009-08-14T22:04:13.467-05:00

I'm a pharmacist as well as suffering from chronic pain. It seems to me that doctors are over prescribing anti-depressants, which are strong medications with serious side effects and originally intended mainly for people with major depression. Some doctors now seem to think that "chronic pain" and "depression" are synonyms!

I am a Vietnam veteran with 100 persent PTSD, I al...

2009-08-14T12:38:25.488-05:00

I am a Vietnam veteran with 100 persent PTSD, I also have acute lower back pain and have had upper disk fusen in my neck 3 years ago. When the pain in my neck area improved after surgery so did my depression. Not for over 7 weeks I have serve pain in the area of my neck that was fused, along with the pain my depression has become much worst. And yes I am on pain med's and med's for

As a followup to the above comment -- see our Pain...

2009-08-06T14:02:49.722-05:00

As a followup to the above comment -- see our Pain-Topics reports on vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) for chronic pain. Go to: http://pain-topics.org/vitamind. --SBL

I think that having long cold wet winters has a de...

2009-08-06T13:18:46.286-05:00

I think that having long cold wet winters has a definite correspondence to pain. The lack of sunshine for long periods of time is not a helpful condition either. My pain is definitely affected by the lows in barametric pressure and the dampness of the air. The more pain the less sleep, the less sleep one gets causes a depressive effect also. WE need lots of sunshime that makes one have less