Hi I'm new here and joined because I was hoping someone could help me as I don't have a lot of people who I can talk to about these thoughts. I have depression and anxiety and for the past year or so I've been in physical pain and have suspected fibromyalgia. My rheumatology referall was sent a month ago and still no word so far. My doctor gave me Naproxen but it isn't doing anything really and the pain is quite bad right now. I went back to him and said they weren't working and he said well I want you to try them again anyway. The pain along with the depression is making me feel like people think I'm lazy and a worthless nothing and that I don't have any "real problems". I'm on Sertraline which does help me but the nagging pain is getting a bit too much at this point, and my doctor doesn't seem to care.
I'm sorry I don't know why I'm posting this. Maybe I just wanted to rant a little and get it out there. Anyone else have to go through this with doctors and being in physical pain as well as emotional? Is it possible that my depression caused fibromyalgia (if this is in fact what it is?). A bit unfair in my opinion, but I guess I'm lucky that it's not serious, but it sucks being in pain.