Re: Lidoderm, or depression and OA

April 3, 2006

Glad to hear that you were benefitted from use of the

lidoderm patch. Yes, depression is very common with

chronic illness or chronic pain, and a lot of us

suffer from it. I take an anti-depressant which helps

me a lot. Once you get the pain, stress, and your

sleep under control, you should begin to feel much

better.

Kathe in CA

--- alblau999 <alblau999@...> wrote:

> Hi,

> I'd been getting the upper hand on depression

> somewhat, and

> the first time I put a lidoderm patch on my upper

> spine, my mood

> improved and I was more energetic and up about my

> work. Well,

> today I didn't put on a patch when I woke up, and I

> went to

> Mahattan, traveling on the subway. This evening, my

> mood took

> a very bad downturn, and I found myself at a level

> of depression I

> hadn't gone down to in months. It took me awhile to

> figure out,

> but now I know what a difference pain relief can

> make. And if I

> had any question about the relationship between

> arthritis and

> depression, I don't now.

>

> So, I'm going to behave and take my medicine!

>

Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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