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However, MS probably causes depression in some people, because there is a higher rate of depression in people with MS than there is in matched controls, and this is NOT accounted for by the presence of disabling symptoms in patients with MS. (Depression does not cause MS by the way.)
Most likely MS causes depression, in some people, by affecting neurotransmitters and/or disrupting nervous system pathways. So, theoretically, treating the MS, decreasing brain inflammation, could help those pathways and neurotransmitters to function better again and improve depression.
However, patients with depression and MS should be treated essentially the same as patients with depression and not MS, generally with antidepressants, counseling, and/or lifestyle modifications. And, of course, whether the depression is related to the MS or not, such patients require monitoring to make sure their depression is not worsening and they are not at risk for suicide.View Thread









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