[size=2]I am new to this board and in fact while I have struggled with depression for many years, I only just now thinking I seriously need to do anything about it.
One thing I have noticed, especially lately, is that very often my bouts of depression are accompanied by really terrible headaches. I've had regular headaches since I was a kid so for me headaches aren't unusual, but when I noticed that the headache would come right along with the depression, I started to pay more attention to them. Often I will be feeling OK and then feel my head start to ache and then at the same time, my mood changes. By the time the pain is like a combination of spike through temples and head in a vice, I feel bad not just physically but emotionally. All I want to do is cry, lay in bed, not do anything, and it's hard to do anything, even though I struggle valiantly to do so. Sometimes taking aspirin will ease the pain but not a lot, unless it's a regular headache and not a "mood headache."
Anyway, I get the feeling headaches like these are not uncommon in depressed people. Some people have told me I have migraines but these people don't realize I have depression. I'd be interested in hearing from other people who've had similar experiences. Are there particular conditions that cause this?
I still have not gone to a doctor about this. I am really close to doing so, since I'm finding it hard to press on with life when every few days I get blindsided by this THING.[/size]
