Your response if so appreciated ❤️. I am on an antidepressant - Cymbalta 😁 I should have said that in my post. MDD has been chronic for decades. I see my NP in a few weeks and will ask her if my dosage should be increased. Thank you for responding. That in itself lifts my spirits.

For me the smallest things are the anxiety because my RA no longer lets me pivot and be able to adjust. RA has me thinking 5 steps ahead all the time and that thinking ahead is exhausting! I have always been a note taker so I have found that writing things down from a plan for the day or a calendar helps to ease me. However I had to change rheumys because the dr I had wasnt a great listener and being heard with RA is critical for me. I have found some new activites like building lego or baking keep me busy. Sending hugs that things get easier!

Rheumatologist put me on Amitriptylline first for chronic pain and to “ boost” me and I almost ended up in a psychiatric hospital- I had severe agitation, anger and morbid thoughts . Same w Cymbalta. Same w Zoloft. Took me months after stopping meds to recover- I was petrified. Antidepressants are not an option for me.
I go to therapy and it helps.
Also mood stabilizers are an option.
Anxiety is a major issue for me and pain.
Exercise helps I just don’t do enough of it.

Thank you! I will definitely ask about that!😁

Thank you