dream2live
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I just wanted to know how many out there that have CF have to also deal with depression from having this disease. Basically, the only time I "fall" in a major depression is when I get sick and its time for a "tune up". I am 37 years old and my last "tune up" was in November 2005. The problem this time was I was fighting 2 different strains and one was resistant to the IV antibiotic I was on. What a shock to my mental status. Here it is May 2006 and I feel that I never bounced back from that last "tune up" as I have been sooo tired and worn out the past 2 months on top of dealing with the pollen season. After finally doing a sputum culture and blood tests, I found out why I was soooo tired. My iron levels were extremely low, and the sputum culture came back with 2 strains again, only this time, one of the strains was MRSA. NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A BIG BLOW TO THE MENTAL STATUS. My doctor did not want me on IV antibiotics, as it has not really been even 6 months since the last time I was on IV's. I am currently taking Zyvox, Bactraban, and back on TOBI (CAN ANYBODY SAY...YUK)!!!! Well, that is my current status for now, but I was curious as to who else had/deals with depression associated with CF, and how do you deal with it.