Depression with mono

Your case sounds nearly identical to mine. Ever since I've had mono, I just plain and simple have not been myself. It's a hard feeling to describe to my parents, but it's very much like a mild depression. I know that it's linked to the mono though, because last week I started to feel better and back to where I should be. Then, Monday, I decided to go to the gym and do a light workout to see how I react, and now it's back to crapsville.
These past three months have been the worst of my life, thanks to mono. Just keep pushing on man. You just have to keep telling yourself that you'll get better, because you will.

That "high" feeling that you have, I definitely have that. In fact I never really had the whole sore throat fever thing, only woozy, fatigue, dizziness, etc. Got a battery of tests and they say I'm healthy, just have an acute mono infection. Thing is, it's been 9 weeks of this... ebb + flow, it kicks up when I have an allergy attack or get a sunburn, things like that. U see you guys were posting a few months ago, curious where you stand right now.

Long term illness definitely creates anxiety + depression. I keep looking all over the web at these more serious illnesses, and get freaked out that I have one of them, even though my docs keep telling me otherwise.

Michael

I had a severe case of mono in 1988-1989 and was hospitalized in sept 1989 for a week. I was 38 years old at that time. I craved potatoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When I went for help for my depression from the mono several years later, I was taking Tryptophane (sorry about the spelling). I attempted suicide. I have since then tried some of the newer drugs such as effector (sorry spelling again) with better results but the first couple of days was very dizzy. I did not stay on them but I'm fine now.

I just wanted you to know that 1) yes it can cause depression. 2) Nutrition can help alot. do your research. Maybe, brocolli and potatoes. 3) be very careful taking antidepresants. 4) it can last a long time if you do not rest 5) and you may get relapses of symptoms later. 6) They can do a simple blood test to diagnose it.

They did mine a month ofter the hospital and it still was alarmingly high. I had all your symptom but I also was having Gall Bladder attacks daily by eating basicly nothing. I guess the inflmation had spead to ....... well everywhere.

good luck and hope this helped.

Yes I had nothing more than mono. I still have had no sugery or cancer.

I just had a mamagram and the doctor noticed my lymph nodes (in arm pits) were still abnormal in 2007. She didn't give me more details but she specifically asked about the mono.

hi, im a 19 year old female, and yes, ive had these same symptoms. ive had "mono" (or so my doctor says. i got the test done but she said they dont always come back accurate because it came back negative.)i was feeling sore in my arms and shoulders for two weeks, along with my lymphs being sore in my chest. i was feeling very tired then too. i was at the movies one night with my bf, and BOOM. panic attack. at the time i felt i was seriously dying and it lasted LONGER than an hour. it was horrendous. ive never had them before and its strange because im not a nervous type person ever, im always chill. anyway, i had panic attacks everyday after that for 3 days. i wasnt able to have a bowel movment either whatsoever. i couldnt sleep. i had adreniline 24/7. i didnt sleep for 2 days straight and had hallucinations it was so bad. i felt people were talking to me. i went to the doctor and as soon as i said "anxiety" she slapped anxiety disorder on my forhead, gave me pills and sent me home. i was pissed. the next week i was tired, sore, weak, and had insomnia. the anxiety went away. i was left with feeling not like myself, i felt my whole being or self was floating up into the air. i felt high, like flying above my own body, and i still feel this way and this was 2 months ago. i had weird twitches too in my leg, it wouldnt stop twitching. i had extremely low blood sugar and went to the hospital. i had no desire to eat and lost 14 pounds in 2 weeks. it was horrid. i had prolems breathing as well. the only thing i didnt have was sore throat. i did one day where i couldnt speak the whole day but it left after a day. its been 2 months since this all happened. i started to feel better, but now its coming back with a vengence. i have no appitite again, im completely sad, have cabin fever, but worst of all, since a week ago ive had horrible headaches. at first it started with neck weakness. i felt like a baby first learning to hold their head up. then it progressed to pressure in the back of my head, like someone took a rubberband and cut off the circulation causing a pressure/throbbing feeling. it was hot to the touch. after 3 days it left, and now i have neck pain. it hurts to move my neck up and down. its sore, and hot to the touch. ive had the worst headaches ever, feeling like someone is literally taking a knife and is stabbing my veins in my head. my veins throb too. its random and is extremely painful, and goes away after a minute or two. im still tired, my vision has been some what blurry as well. me as well as others feel that this is viral menangitis....something you can get from having mono. its horrible. i dont think its severe menangitis cause then i would be able to move my neck around at all. i can move it, it just hurts . anyway, if any of you are feeling these too, which it sounds like you are, im so sorry! whats helped me is taking b-complex pills which helped me get some of my energy back. this as a whole has been the worst experience of my life, especially since i just got a job and started full time school at the same time -_-. i hope everyone here gets help, heals faster and hopefully doesnt get too sad...i try not to even though it really is hard. (plus having my period at the same time really doesnt help hahahaha). ANYWAY sorry if i talked too much >< but if anyone wants to talk (because i know what it feels like to be told its just anxiety when its not, and my family doesnt give me much support either with things) pm me.