[marianne rose]

Has anyone had an experience with post surgery depression? I had a cervical disc replacement 10/2 and felt great for the first week. The second week brought on severe depression. This had nothing to do with being disappointed in the surgery. I was thrilled with the results. It has nothing to do with feeling unloved, unvalued or any of the usual things that cause depression. I had a growing feeling of losing my sense of self. I felt as though I was becoming so empty I was disappearing. The suicidal thoughts were out of control. There was the feeling of an urgent need to die. I'm on wellbutrin now. It's been about 3 weeks and I feel like I'm beginning to come back but I'm far from being who I was. Anybody have a similar experience?