I have been reading about it this year, but I don't believe it. The kicker was reading one perspective that neglected children end up with chronic pain.

I have been taking antidepressants for more than a year and the effect on the pain and depression is neglible. A coworker was recently prescribed the same drug for pain/depression. Her script was 5-10 mg. My daily script is 150 mg. So which is it docs?

I wanted to add that no one would ever suggest this to someone who has pain due to a torturer -- which happens throughout the world.

Sorry victim, but if you put some antidepressants your pain won't exist.

I wonder if we could do a demo on some scientists by putting pressure on the nerves that run through their bodies day after day and then suggest to them that the problem is their depression.

My Dr ants me to get my depression under control so my pain will be better but alot of meds the Dr puts me on upsets my stomache i i'm going to try natural meds and see what happens.

I have certainly heard of pain causing depression. it makes sense.
I send blessings and huggs.
Mur

How could constant pain NOT be depressing??!
I don't think the depression causes pain, it's the other way around!

Pain depresses. Depression? Well I can't say but I would think that it would not be the case.

Im so sorry about your pain and depression. Like some of the others I have been suffering on and off with depression for about 20 years. I now have arthritis, and the pain is constant, I gor diclofenac from my doc, it helps and does not upset your tummt like some of the rest of the ana,
lgesiacs/antiinflamitory drugs on the market. Although my pain is diffrerent from your's, I think this might work. My arthritis is an inherrant type passed through the female side, so I can definately blame Eve for this. HA HA.
BIG HUGS TO YOU. and I hope you get things worked out. XXX klinksgirl

As i had a history of depression i was told depression was causing a whole range of my symptoms. I told the dr i did not feel depressed. It really hurts not to be believed. I had to ride the process out which included going on depression meds. Guess what the psychartist said it was not depression and sent me to a specialist!!!! When i went back to the dr he said "it must feel good to be vindicated" i said "the worst part was not be believed" Sometimes we know our bodies better then the drs but they have the best of intentions. Hang in there.

The more I suffer with my arthirits and menieres the more 'down' days I have.
Sometimes I think that when the docs dont now what to do they group it under the heading 'depression'.
I also think they get frustrated they cannot give us a 'pill' that will cure it all and also we keep bugging them for answers.
Sometimes we all need to agree that there is none and we just need to 'accept' and 'adapt' and ther is not always a medical cure available.
Maybe that part of the answer to help the depression part.
Jeanie.

I was told and do believe chronic pain causes depression, not the other way around. Who wouldn't be depressed when the hurt all the time!?

yes, chronic pain can be caused by depression and the other way around. stomach problems too can be caused by depression. While I doubt all your pain is caused by dpression, it wouldn't hurt to try meds for both at the same time.