Posted by Tabitha on November 1, 2012, at 12:02:08
In reply to Re: Thought I'd found the holy grail, posted by alchemy on October 29, 2012, at 18:13:04
Interesting you mention acne, I'd noticed more lately too. Glad to hear it went away for you.
When I said depression was worse than cancer I meant that in that moment it was harder to deal with. I have early stage breast cancer and am not sick from it, only experiencing difficult side effects from the treatment. I imagine the suffering of terminal cancer is a whole different thing.
I agree with you-- depression has a big physical component, as I can tell how much a bad night's sleep affects mine. I had barely had mood swings for years until I started the chemotherapy. I am not sure if it is the drugs directly or the associated fatigue and sudden drop in estrogen. Something set my moods into instability.
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> FYI - I have gone through a period of night sweats when I have started drugs. I do remember with Lamictal (which I am still on), I got a lot of acne (which went away)
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> I am sorry about your cancer (may I ask what type?) My mom says she remembers me saying to her when I was younger that I would have rather had cancer especially because it was socially acceptable. And my dad even died of cancer. Too bad I couldn't have taken his place, because he wanted to live. I don't want to discount cancer, but I find it interesting to hear from someone who has experienced both. I don't feel so bad about thinking it now.
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> I remember reading once that they noticed that interferon was causing cancer patience to become depressed. It was some sort of "enlightenment" to the science community of how depression can be physical.
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