Labyrinth of the Mind

I have a list of symptoms for depression. I also have a list of symptoms for the medications I take. Mind you, I am not on a ton of medications. Just Lexapro, Omeprazole, and birth control. I have PCOS and GERD. lol I also have an auto-immune disease called Sjögren’s disease, which I don’t currently take medication for.

PCOS, Sjögren’s disease, and Lexapro all calls fatigue. HA! So does depression. Let us not forget the migraines that I get about once a week now that also cause fatigue. So…what is the main culprit?

Sex drive can be effected by depression as well as Lexapro.

Migraines can be caused by the birth control or just the fact that I have always had migraines.

I have always been a tired person. No amount of sleep seems to be enough. I am just always tired. When the depression cycle hits, I feel like a walking zombie just trying to get through the day. The height of the depression I feel like I should just hibernate like a bear.

What about weight gain? Depression? Yep can cause weight gain. PCOS? Oh yeah, so much weight gain. Lexapro? HA!! I gained 20 pounds when I started it. Or was it depression and stress that caused the weight gain? Birth Control sometimes causes weight gain, and I am on that because of the PCOS.

This is a wild world that I live in.

The good news is that the depression cycle seems to have come close to an end. The battle is almost won, but the war will continue.