Syringomyelia and depression

It will certainly caused depression yes. The reason being is because everything about your life changes. Between doctors not understanding, living in pain, developing new symptoms. Sometimes pain management the narcotics can bring on depression. This disease affects every area of your life. Depression with this disease is extremely real. And it is best to be traded from the time you become symptomatic.

Absolutely!! Its very depressing when you find out you have to change your lifestyle. You will not get any better; you will get worse, it's only a matter of time. There's things you can't do anymore and if you let all the negative rule your mood it ruins you. It's very hard but the good thing is this disorder only fixates on the strong ones.

My perspective is a little different - I suffer from chronic neurological pain not from syringomyelia, I broke my neck in 1995. Now my 41 year old son has had to accept a diagnosis of syringomyelia. He has been searching for cures/treatments/coping skills for 5 years now before he finally accepted he has syringomyelia. On the pain scale he lives with constant full right side body pain at 6 on good day... 10 on bad days. He is a very private person and I am his only confidant in the discussion of his disease. Nothing helps my pain more than talking to my son about his. I have realized over time that while it can be very uncomfortable sharing about this, doing so relieves my pain. It is a selfish truth I share because I hope, while I cannot confirm, exhibiting compassion, discussing issues, developing coping strategies, sharing love and laughter and encouragement gives my body a break from the constant pain I suffer. I hope it helps him too. IDK but he calls and talks with me daily...God bless us all. Keep your spirit high:)

i was diagnosed when i was 7, don't know what caused it but i always have been complaining to my mom about my back ever since i could talk. it hurts so bad and now i've unfortunately done something that has made it even worse! the pain sometimes is unbearable... i've been known for my high pain tolerance (examples: crushing finger in car door and being silent for first 5 minutes as an 8 year old, falling and bashing my head and knees as a baby and just getting pissed off instead of crying, etc) and i've seriously been brought to tears by it from time to time. it certainly does cause depression because it sucks to think that you could've had your whole life ahead of you but now you're limited of doing certain things and doomed to horrible pain that worsens as time goes by with no cure. i want to become a music performer and it's gonna be so hard on my back that i'm almost afraid to do it! it's gotten to the point to where everyday life is hurting me and sometimes i wish i wasn't born so i wouldn't have to feel like this. i hate it, i hate it, i hate it! fuck syringomyelia.