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Depression and Anxiety at an older age
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 26 11:44am | Replies (625)Comment receiving replies
I am a 60 year old woman who has had depression and was on a dose of Cymbalta 30mg over a year ago. I lived in an apartment complex happily for 16 years. Then along came a management that took over the complex that illegally took advantage of the resident's penny! Three years of them was enough! When I moved I had a most difficult time finding a place to live because no many apartment complexes take HUD. HUD was supposed to help and did not.
I almost became homeless and needed my Cymbalta increased to 60mg. My current apartment is nothing in comparison to my other gorgeous apartment.
My depression flared again and Cymbalta was increased to 80mg.
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@lsittll
This is the first time I've read something you've written, but I see that you're no stranger here.
Life doesn't always deal the nicest cards. I'm going to try Cymbalta again after my back surgery next month. I took it for a short time several years ago, but I stopped for some reason. It's complicated. I've tried dozens of medications to treat my neuropathy pain, with no success. A couple of them helped but had bad side effects, others did nothing, and some worked for a while, but then quit working. The only medication that has helped long term is morphine sulfate contin, and in 2017 I had a spinal cord stimulator implant that reduced my pain significantly for over a year. I still have it turned on, but it's not doing much, if anything.
I found out a couple of months ago that I have severe spinal stenosis at L4-L5. That could be a factor in the pain I have in my feet and ankles. I won't know until after surgery. I'm hoping that my feet will hurt less.
Depression came before neuropathy, even before old age. Depression alone is really hard to deal with, but in my case, PTSD, anxiety, OCD and suicidal ideation are all in the mix. And then along came idiopathic small fiber peripheral polyneuropathy and autonomic neuropathy. Add most any chronic illness to depression and they tend to feed on each other. Stress can certainly qualify as a chronic illness that makes depression spike. I'm glad that you were able to find a new apartment without spending any time homeless. Are you starting to settle in? I hope you feel safe, and can still be in touch with friends.
Time for me to take my various medications and go to bed. Hope my feet will let me sleep.
Jim