I've had rocky mountain spotted fever for ten years. Now that it's been diagnosed and getting treated with minocycline, I'm having a really rough time with pain and depression. The pain is a constant really huge discomfort in every part of my body, and the depression is chronic. I'm on SSRIs and percocet, but it isn't enough. This is not fun. Do you have experience with depression or pain? What do you do for it?
You carry on, OP.
There are a lot of ways to help yourself out, like medication and exercise, but ultimately, it is going to take time.
When it's hardest, just remember, all this will just be a story in time. Maybe it will take a hour, or a day, or a year, but sooner or later, all this pain and depression that is consuming your daily life will be just a single memory among a thousand others. And you'll be stronger and wiser for it.
So bide your time. Take medication. Get some exercise, and some rest. And wait for your time to shine again, because it's coming. It's a certainty.
>>17451987
Thanks bro. It means a lot.
Bumping for interest. Anyone else got any suggestions?
Eating well and exercising prevents depression for me. I don't have much experience with SSRIs, but I know they don't mesh naturally with the human body and can cause more harm than good.
>>17452376
No offense, but RMSF is nasty shit. Normal methods like eating right and exercising don't cut a dent in it. The last time I went to the emergency room for pain it took 2 doses of morphine to make it go down to a tolerable level.