I am doing better. I still am in pain. I was given new medicine. tramadol. It seems to help more than my back pain. One of the side effects is raising of serotonin in the brain. It can actually cause serotonin poisoning if used long term. I feel happy. I am not depressed. I am able to handle stress better. I also had an mri done this past week. Don't know results yet. I am also having a sleep study done. The dr thinks I may have sleep apnea. Would explain alot. It could also be causing depression-like symptoms. All I know is I feel better!