[kikki27]

Hey everybody does anybody suffers from dysthymia like me and If you do Is there help for it ?I was recently dx with it and I hate it always tired no energy and hurting in my joints .Is craving for sweets and salt is that a side effect from dysthymia .My doctor gave me gabapentin for the dysthymia .Thanks In an advance

[Skully]

Don't have a lot of advice on the dysthymia, but be careful with the gabapentin. Not sure what dose you are on, but it higher dosages it can cause severe weight gain. Are you having nerve pain? Is that why the gabapentin was prescribed? If so, talk to him about Tegratol, it works the same as gabapentin and does not have the weight gain side effect. If you start feeling hungry about an hour-2 hours after taking the gabapentin, that is an early warning sign. Hope some of this helps

[carrie-19]

hey kikki27
i was diagnosed with double depression few years ago which is like having depression and bouts of dysthymia (apologies of what i say doesnt apply to you but i'll try help anyway !)
i totally get how you feel about the lack of energy and tiredness thing,for years that was me.i could sleep for 12+ hrs and still be exhuasted and i never had the energy to do anything. i know people will probably have said this to you but go out for some walks at the time i didnt think it helped but it really does!at least then you feel like youve done something and he does get the energy level up a bit. i found this tiredness slowly disappeared when my depression finally lessoned too.
hope your having a good day *hugs*

[kikki27]

Originally Posted by Skully

Don't have a lot of advice on the dysthymia, but be careful with the gabapentin. Not sure what dose you are on, but it higher dosages it can cause severe weight gain. Are you having nerve pain? Is that why the gabapentin was prescribed? If so, talk to him about Tegratol, it works the same as gabapentin and does not have the weight gain side effect. If you start feeling hungry about an hour-2 hours after taking the gabapentin, that is an early warning sign. Hope some of this helps

Yeah I have nerve pain thanks I did not know it cause weight gain Iam on 300mg yeah for nerve pain and anxiety .Ok tegratol what all that treats

[kikki27]

Originally Posted by carrie-19

hey kikki27
i was diagnosed with double depression few years ago which is like having depression and bouts of dysthymia (apologies of what i say doesnt apply to you but i'll try help anyway !)
i totally get how you feel about the lack of energy and tiredness thing,for years that was me.i could sleep for 12+ hrs and still be exhuasted and i never had the energy to do anything. i know people will probably have said this to you but go out for some walks at the time i didnt think it helped but it really does!at least then you feel like youve done something and he does get the energy level up a bit. i found this tiredness slowly disappeared when my depression finally lessoned too.
hope your having a good day *hugs*

Thanks thats good advice yeah depression sucks and its drains you.Yeah Iam having a good day thanks.What about your day.huggs