Thanks to all who have replied thus far.

My theory on depression is there's stuff going on in the brain that goes well beyond the *feeling* depressed, and that meds don't treat this other part totally. It may sound dumb, but I really do believe this. The pain mechanism is a symptom, not the original cause. That said, the symptom is debilitating and needs treatment or it becomes part of the issue.

I'm achy today, want to go to bed, feel sluggish n lethargic, but thankfully my med invigorates me just enough to make sleeping impossible past my normal 8 hours.

It's so nice to find others go through this too. Makes me a little mad, too, though. You know? I want to yell at my therapist and say, why didn't they ever tell me I could get the other symptoms without the sad thing? I guess I gotta work through it.

I'd still love to hear other perspectives on this phenomenon. It just isn't discussed well enough in therapy, if at all! Thank you!!