Posted by Lorraine on March 12, 2002, at 10:09:07
In reply to Re: sidetrack from Addiction » Zo, posted by shelliR on March 9, 2002, at 21:10:47
Shelli:
You know I was recently diagnosed with chronic fatigue, after extensive and correct testing by a doctor that I trust. That is not to say that I don't have depression, but that there is a reason that my body is so d***** fatigued all the time and that traditional ADs don't work and that I am so sensitive to meds. So it looks like I need to attack both ends of this, the chronic fatigue, which in my case is several active viruses run amuck (HHV6, Ebstein Bar and Cytalomega) as well as an immune system that is dysfunctional (my NK activity level sucks). What I am saying is that I think beating the "depression" dog alone would not could not provide my answer. I just keep thinking that the pain component of your illness reminds me of chronic fatigue or FMS. And, I see the use of opiates a lot in the discussion of these two conditions. You might look into it. If you do, the hard part is finding a good, reliable, honest doctor to do the tests.
I want to make it clear that I am not saying that just b/c opiates work for you, your problem is something other than depression. It may not be. I'm just suggesting that there may be another piece to your puzzle that you need to consider.
Lorraine
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