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Have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): Want to connect with others
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@barbarapolo, it's not uncommon to deal with depression and/or anxiety when dealing with a life-changing diagnosis. Your doctor can make a referral to a therapist to talk about how to manage the emotional and mental aspects of ALS. There are coping mechanisms that can help.
Have you discussed the anxiety attacks and depression with your doctor?
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@colleenyoung I mentioned them. She gave me a script for an antidepressant that will increase my appetite and help me sleep. It made me so unbearably tired that I stopped them and told but she told me to keep taking them. So I started again. But I don’t want to feel MoRE miserable than I was.