Okay so I've posted on here before that I
had mono in February. I had no sore
throat but I had a severe stomach ache and
dizziness and my ears were ringing really
bad. I also felt really distant and high
and not like myself. Well since then the
stomach ache and dizziness has gone away,
but I still feel distant and not like
myself and the ringing in my ears has also
not stopped!! I went to the dr. a couple
weeks ago and she perscribed me
anti-depressants. I was REALLY afraid to
take them but I did for ...about a week
and I didn't feel any better at all!
Since then it's actually gotten worse and
all I think about is tings like why do I
exist and I keep kind of "realizing" I
can die... Which sounds like depression,
but I was wondering if anyone knew if mono
can cause depression and if anyone else
has had this with mono and if so how long
did it take to go away?! Please help
me...
I also had twitching in my legs arms and
neck...which went away for awhile but have
come back....
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ray34iyf
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 04-18-08 18:31pm
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.
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mikepilz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 5
Feel Similar! Posted: 06-10-08 11:55am
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
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older and wiser
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3
Mono Posted: 07-14-08 13:34pm
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.
