Relapsing Polychondritis and depression
Can Relapsing Polychondritis cause depression? Could it affect your mood? Find out how Relapsing Polychondritis can affect your mood.
Yes, RP can be hard to deal with and the medications also dont help. If we are on steroids that can cause mood changes also. For me the hardest thing is not being able to do the things I want to do, or be as active..
Causes depression because its painful and life threatening
Relapsing polychondritis can cause depression. The constant pain, frustration of dealing with doctors not knowledgeable in the condition, the way it can affect relationships, not being able to exercise or work. The change in body size due to medications, the loss of hair due to medications. A number of factors contribute to depression. Finding a psychologist can help with depression and also having a support group who can support you and understand how you are feeling helps. Having family and friends who understand your condition and support you helps. Finding activities or hobbies helps also.
6/13/19 by Kaz 3000
Relapsing polychondritis can cause depression in some patients due to the pain and fatigue. Also, having a rare disease us difficult when most people have never heard of it, and have no idea how much you suffer. It's depressing when you suffer so much, and some doctors dismiss you.
12/30/19 by Leanne 2500
Yes, it can lead to depression as can any chronic long term health difficulty, it knowing from one hour to the. Ext how you will feel, having basic functions disappear, being in severe chronic pain would be hard for everyone
12/30/19 by Carrie 3050
Yes. Depression is triggered by the exhaustion and disabilities that come into play. I have strong religious involvement in a church which gives me hope to climb out of the occasional depressive moods. That focus on good gives me hope that the depression will end soon. Sometimes I just ignore it and do what is needed anyway. Sometimes I rely on a safety list [eat a whole pint of Haagan Daas in one sitting] whatever
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