Hello everyone, I've noticed since I've been dealing with chronic sinusitis for a long time that I've been having really bad waves of depression as well as anxiety. I didn't have these issues before I also have trouble thinking and even have unwanted negative thoughts etc.
Anybody else experienced this as a result of chronic sinus infection??
I've also noticed since I've been sick with this I am extra sensitive to caffeine, sugar and stimulants. Thoughts???
Thanks
well after having 2 sinus surgeries within a year i have bouts of depression and mood swings and more so before i had my surgeries especially because of the fatigue and body aches i got which went on for 2 weeks straight before my first surgery and then after that it is maybe once every month or so but never goes away because i still have the sinus problems which my ENT of 2 years said ."well there is nothing else i can do for you unfortunately" so now seeking second opinion.To sum up i havent been the same person since this drama started in early 2013 when i had a bad cold and it just continued from there with post nasal drip and shortness of breath coughing...
So that's a yes?
A BIG YES.
all of these systems contribute to your mood . how can you be happy with all of these things happening in your head.
Good to know! Like I have major anxiety and depression since having severe chronic sinusitis, ENT's don't acknowledge that but I think sinus infections cause these things!
The sinuses are so close to the brain. I have brain fog, anxiety, depression, broken thoughts, unwanted thoughts it's just terrible. I have surgery scheduled in a week!
Thank you for replying been feeling like I'm going crazy and suspected the sinusitis. I didn't have this before.
hopefully the surgery and a decent course of antibiotics should help. When i asked my ENT 2 years ago if body aches and fatigue where related to my chronic rhinosinusitis he said NO what rubbish of course it is said my naturopath and many other people on forums on the interenet
Be careful what you wish for when you say a decent course of antibiotics should help. If you're given Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin (or any other -floxacin) refuse them. They are quinolone antibiotics and work in a different way to other types. They can cause a condition called Quinolone Toxicity Syndrome which is extremely painful and debilitating. See other discussions on this by searching for the name.
Sorry but I didn't mentioned use of antibiotics you must have me confused with another person on the forum. Just for your information I was prescribed a course of ciprofloxican after my second sinus surgery but through the packet In the bin as I did my research on the side effects people especially in the US have had with even more fatigue tendinitis and depression symptoms from even one or two tablets . At least in the US they are have a black warning label not like here in Australia where they hand them out like lollies !!
Well said about the US black box warning - they're handed out like sweets here in the UK too! I thought I was going a bit mad but in the post above mine you did say to DDR about antibiotics. I confess I did misread it and thought you were saying it about yourself. I apologise, and my excuse is it was getting late!
No worries it's fine . Like a course of ciprofloxican will solve 3 years of chronic rhinosinustis ... The next ENT might actually consider putting antibiotics in the Neilmed sinus rinse and see how that help. It sure to do more to breakdown the biofilm than oral antibiotics do via the bloodstream
Yes I have bad anxiety now because of this new to me illness! I sometimes get chest pain from my lymph nodes and my mind goes right to a heart attack or something bad like that. I know exactly where you are coming from!
Hey,
Im pretty curious about how your surgery went and if you feel any improvement concerning anxiety and depression ?
I'm also suffering from these two symptoms since dealing wtih sinusitis and had surgery 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately, it is all still inflamed due to surgery but maybe if the healing process is over i will feel the benefits.
I mostly think that this type of anxiety is caused by an overproduction of the hormone cortisol. When the body fights an infection it produces cortisol to fight the inflammation but sometimes it cant fight the infcetion properly and therefore cortisol levels stay elevated. I did an hormone test and my cortisol levels were elevated thus i think that this hormone greatly contributes to our state of mind.
Cortisol plays an important role in the fight or flight response and thats why we are feeling anxoiuos because our body constantly tries to protect us.
Some thoughts ?
That you react to stimulants like coffee is also an indicator for and overproduction of cortisol by its elevating effect.
Sorry not from an englisch speaking country hope you guys understand me
I get amp up and irritiable which i read is one of the many symptoms of chronic sinusitis. I do feel part of that is the over reaction of your nose and sinuses which is the first line of defense for our body.What gets me is that i can't plan anything and when i do my first response is a wave of fear because i have no idea how i am going to feel the next day. FRUSTRATING
ME TOO!! I am 15 years old and I have Chronic sinusitus for the last five years. Only now I am taking it seriously and having my CT scan in 3 days, and lets see if its poyps or whatever and get an ENT afterwards. But the big thing is I have allergy, astma, so Sinusitus is worse. WORST OF ALL IS THE DEPRESSING TIREDNESS AND LETHARGY. Basically 5 years ago I got a simple cold and ever since then my sinusitus has been getting worse with SEVERE SEVERE SEVER CONSTANT tiredness, depression, some anxiety, always blocked, poor sleep, sleep apena, pressure behind eyes, thick mucus, and headaches (sinus). I wish the sinuses weren't so troublsm. Believe it or not I even had thoughts of suicide from this condition. After suffering and wasting 5 years of TIREDNESS and congestion, I am just about to do a CT scan and the doctor asked me to consider allergy shots. TIRED TIRED TIRED AND DEPRESSED AS A RESULT, I suffered 5 years and then I realized that my severe tiredness is coming from sinus and allergies. Again tiredness is crazy, posiblly polyps. I have tried so many sprays, irrigation, tablets, and herbal remidies, going Vegan + herbal remidies (on going as I type). Lets see what works.
wow so young, but it is definitely frustrating. I have also tried all, i have had a Ct scan but there r no polps just turbinate hypertrophy cause by the allergens. Thats what i was told to me by my ENTs. All i can say is good luck and you are not alone
Thanks, and just by the way how do the turbinates look like? The doctor said I have thick mucus and nasal inflammation and congestion of the sinuses. I can visibly see 2 pink growths in my nostrils that shift from time to time sometimes blocking both or only one nostrils and alternate with severity. I find my left nostril the worst. Those visible growths, could it be polyps or turbinates? Can you please tell me the difference? Thanks
From what the ent has told me the turnbinates r part of the lining of your nose there r three of them upper middle and lower. I believe polyps r a growth that occurs in the nasal passages causing a blockage. But i don't know if u can tell the difference by just looking into your nose. The doctor can with the scope and or Ct scan