Confused

Mitch154 · ‎16-01-2014

Hi my names Mitch , in February of 2013 I was diagnosed with a condition known as brachial neuritis , it is basically a condition where my nerves in my shoulder / back on my right side becomes inflamed and I have lost muscles and movement. Being a very active 21 year old you can imagine how hard this hit me , I also lost my job around this time and nothing seemed to be going right , I have since found it hard to get motivated to do things I used to love , have trouble sleeping , I am moody where I have never normally be . I also get headaches regularly and seem to have muscle / nerve pain in other parts of my body out of nowhere . Has anybody has any experience with depression causing physical problems ?

Thanks

Chris_B · ‎17-01-2014

Hey Mitch,

Welcome to the forums. Sounds like you've been dealing with these feelings for about a year - that's a very long time. Depression and anxiety can cause physical symptoms, and physical illnesses and conditions can cause anxiety and depression. Are you receiving ongoing treatment for your brachial neuritis? It would be a really good idea to get to your GP and discuss this, so you can work out what's happening and what's causing what.

It would also be a good idea to explore talking to a therapist, being an active young guy and dealing with a life-changing condition is bound to have an impact on you, and it makes sense that it would take you some time to adjust to what your body is able to do now versus before.

Does anyone else have suggestions?

Neil_1 · ‎18-01-2014

Hi Mitch

And also welcome to Beyond Blue. Christopher has provided an excellent reply to you and yes, if you haven't seen a GP or are having ongoing support for this, you really do need to seek out this professional help. As it's been a long time now for you to be suffering the way you are.

By the sound of it, they may be able to refer you to a sports physio to assist you with what's troubling you. They are very good because they'll break it down for you to the core, as in to decipher exactly WHY you're getting this pain and to work on it from there.

I can understand why things are so incredibly difficult for you at the moment, to be putting up with this pain ... nerve pain is acutely bad and debilitating, as you would already know.

Mitch, I hope you can get back to us with a bit more info, about professionals, GP's meds, etc.

Kind regards

Neil