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Originally Posted by jo_thorne
I have a type of autoimmune arthritis that took around 5 years to be diagnosed. During that time, my depression got pretty much untreatable with "medication plus therapy".
After the arthritis was diagnosed and I started taking medication to counteract the autoimmune inflammation and dysfunction, my mood slowly improved and I became responsive to antidepressants again.
I also have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, which is an immune-mediated condition. I have found that my mood problems usually get worse when my autoimmune/immune system problems get worse.
Other items on your list that I've had problems with for long periods of time are low vitamin D3 levels, low B-12 levels, and various forms of anemia (oops, that last one wasn't from your list but it definitely seems to affect my mood.)
Another thing that I think is often associated with depression and anxiety is dysautonomia.
Thanks for this topic. I think it's important to treat and to think about our mood dysfunctions from all fronts, and physiological dysfunction is one that often gets overlooked.
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I have similar issues. Chronic fatigue, depression, though very little of the joint and pain stuff. I also have ANS problems big time, though I have never thought of it in terms of a disease (the dysautonomia label). I think it's a symptom of Lyme disease (gets into brain and nervous sys tissues), toxicity, emotional and physical trauma, chronic stress.
I know when you get dx'd with something, you start to see it everywhere, but I wonder if for you Lyme is the/an underlying cause of your issues. Lot of controversy, but some are saying it is becoming a modern plague.