[Maria]

While I was offered antidepressants I took them very briefly to treat depression only after my failed spine surgery.

Relieving pain for me with oral medication or ESIs and off label Neurontin use made me a far happier person albeit a terribly more forgetful person.

I don't feel the need for antidepressants however I would love a memory stimulant coupled with my pain med regime and yes, I'd be tweaking my brain chemistry quite a bit however the relief from pain and ability to be out and about is definately worth it in my book. If not now, when?!

If ADs work for anyone in this form or fashion to either relieve pain or treat the depression created by pain or just a depression in general, then this is what works for the individual and that's a wonderful thing!