depression

I have been putting off writing this post for a while, not because I didn’t want to write it, but because I am having a hard time finding the best way to describe my experience with Spravato. Let’s start with the basics, though, which is that Spravato is a nasal spray version of esketamine, which is a drug used to treat depression and anxiety. It is given in a supervised setting, and my understanding is that it is used only for people who have tried multiple other treatments and have had limited to no success....

This last week was one of the roughest that I have had in a while, and not because I had a flare, but rather because I reacted poorly to a treatment for it. This post will contain triggering topics related to depression and suicide, so you might want to skip this one if those topics bother you. Your browser does not support the audio element. Med Changes To talk about the week, let’s roll back to the week before....

This week was a rough week, but not because of the nerve pain. In fact, my nerve pain was actually not too bad this week, but I had really troubling issues with my mood. Being depressed is very frustrating because it makes it hard to take care of myself like I should, so it causes everything to compound and can really ruin my week. Your browser does not support the audio element....

This week was full of surprises, but not all of them were the fun kind. I started the week by waking up in a flare on Monday, but I ended the week with an appointment with a rheumatologist (finally!). As I am typing this, I am feeling pretty overwhelmed. I had thought that the flares wouldn’t be so bad since I moved to the new meds that seemed to make the pain almost non-existent....

Time for the obligatory first post! I am excited to be starting another blog, even though this will probably end up being the hardest one for me to write. My goal is to post weekly at first and see how that goes from there. For now, let me give you an overview of what is going on in my life so we are all caught up. Trigger Warning: This post discusses experiences with chronic pain, mental health struggles, and thoughts of self-harm....