Hi all, this is my first time posting, i am a very private person and mostly try to cover my depression, I'm a little unsure how this forum is going to work for me, I'm hoping it can be a place i can be honest and open. I have struggled with depression for about 40 years, since adolescence, managing to be functional most of the time by hiding what i was feeling. disability and serious health problems overthe last 2 years hasmade my depression and anxiety so much worse to the point of not being able to function and having several hospital visits. A couple of months ago i suffered a cardiac arrest and resuscitation while in recovery from a thyroidectomy, since then my depression has worsened greatly and i am returning to hospital soon. Does anybody else have experience with a connection between depression and cardiac arrest? I don't actually remember the event but i needed cpr and reintubation, i ended up in icu for 2 days and had a boken rib and sternum, recovered now. Many people seem to report having a new lease of life after an event like that but i feel the exact opposite. I am being treated by a psychiatrist and a psychologist, but feel mostly that doctors have given up on me as i am not responding to treatment. Thanks in advance for any comments.
