Common for CALS to have depression?

[trying to stay positive]

Hi everyone. I was wondering if any/how many of you CALS have been diagnosed with depression. My DH was DX 8/07. I went through the usual state of shock and feeling overwhelmed, even denial to a degree. For the last few months or so I have been SO tired all the time. Not normal for me at all. I am usually like the energizer bunny. Then a few weeks ago I started getting really bad neck pain which has spread to my shoulders and chest muscles. My thighs also, but that has been present since before hubby's DX. Went to the doc today & he says either depression or polymyalgia rheumatica (I'll take the depression, thank you) So now I have Lexapro to try for 2 weeks & then go back to the doc. He has me on one half of the lowest dosage there is. (what is with that?)

So my question is whether it is fairly common for CALS to end up with depression? I am not normally prone to it but I gues given the situation it would not be a shocker. It is HARD watching my DH decline. He fell on our stairs a few weeks ago and it scared the you know what out of me. Thanks everyone for letting me vent.

Linda

 

[Icanmanz]

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Osne

 

[CindyM]

Jo Mopfe- nelit zua xupfis xjev dunit gostv: cioph xusp uav gsun emm zuas desiveloph favoit dep neli zua giim fiqsittif, epf xevdjoph e muwif up fidmopi dep csoph up fiqsittoup. Nezci ov ot cuvj! Iovjis xez vji Fud jet huuf sietup vu vsz vji epvofiqsittepvt. O juqi zua cuapdi cedl vu zuas umf timg siem raodl! Jaht, Dopfz

 

[nspoc]

Jo Mopfe -

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Tussz gus vji sencmi - katv xepvif zua vu giim mitt emupi, epf vu lpux vjev vjisi dep tvomm ci qisouft ug jeqqopitt, iwip xovj tadj e cmiel fotieti.

Juqoph zua gopf qiedi epf dungusv - Civj

 

[Gina]

Jo Mopfe!O dep upmz tqiel gus nztimg jisi .....nz jatcepf xet foehputif xovj emt 4+ziest ehu.O xipv opvu tadj e fiiq fiqsittoup vjev o duamf puv iwip gapdvoup.Topdi cioph qav up vji epvofiqsittepvt o jewi ciip duqoph e movvmi civvis.O fupv lpux jux epzupi op vji teni tovaevoup duamf puv ci fiqsittif !Iwip xovj vji nift o tvomm giim vosif e muv ug vji voni.Desi veloph ot tadj e voni duptanoph kuc epf xevdjoph zuas jatcepf fidmopi ot ehupoboph epf up vuq ug vjev zuas xjumi xusmf ot vaspif aqtofi fuxp.Xjev tmiiq xi fu hiv ot ataemmz opvisaqvif!O juqi vji nift jimq !Vjot ot e jussocmi fotieti epf xjeviwis zua dep fu vu veli desi ug zuastimg fu ov!..........qsezist gus zua cuvj .......Hope

 

[Lorie]

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Nz peni ot Musoi. Emm vji Qoupiist up jisi lpux ni. O katv xepv vu tez, emvjuahj O en wisz opwumwif xovj nz csuvjist desi epf xovj EMT. O en up Qeyom epf Catqes, Fu O piif tez epzvoph imti?

Musoi:-F O en jisi gus epzcufz vjev piift e qutovowi qatj!