Sorry there are so many physical troubles going on along with the emotional. Yes the weather does effect my arthritis too... the cold and especially right before a storm, I am pretty sure it is the pressure drop that comes with changing weather. But there are times when the weather and temp are stable for long enough that I can tell it is just my state of mind effecting my pain. And it is dramatic changes... from knees and ankles so swollen I can't get dressed, to feeling overall very well with just a bit of stiffness. That's almost where I am now... "miraculously" the pain that was so bad that it partially put me into this relapse, now is only bothering me occasionally now that I am feeling better.

You started this thread with the title "linked" so I want to confirm your idea (since I've been rambling about everything under the sun ) and that does add to the problem in many ways. And also in some ways the solution is to work on everything you can... don't put off the bowel problems while trying to get depression stablized for example, which is hard to do. If you can find a sort of "zen" place of balance and think of it as one overriding problem, sometimes I can get myself in that place and it helps, rather than feeling overwhelmed because I had "this wrong, and that wrong, and this hurts on top of it, and...) if you know what I mean. Doesn't necessarily help with the pain, but it can help with the depression and anxiety, and if that can be relieved a bit maybe a bit of the pain can follow...

good luck and please keep us posted on test results.