Question:
:cry: For as many years as I have had HSV2, I have had depression longer. I take medication daily and faithfully for the depression and anxiety, and this also helps keep stress in check. However, when I am having an o/b the depression overwhelms me. It sometimes feels as though Im not on any medication at all. PMS is nothing compares to this. The oddity is, when you faced depression daily, you can always talk to someone about it. When you face it at a deeper level, when having an o/b there is no one to talk to about it. I shut the world out, turn off my phone, barely go out the door. And the only good part about not going out the door as I can wear few garments, aiding my comfort. I guess the upside is, this level of darkness is temporary.

Answer:
hm... I have had bouts of depression throughout my life, but I wouldn't say it's a part of my day-to-day life. But when I have an OB, depression is part of the package. at first I thought it was just me getting all upset about the OB, like the OB was reminding me that I have Herpes and that's what was causing the depression. But in the last couple of years I have really come to terms with having Herpes, and have even seen it as a blessing in disguise at times. yet, I still experience depression when having an OB. This leads me to believe that there really is some kind of chemical change that happens during an OB to cause this depression. I also get unbelievably tired. Like, I need to sleep at least 12 hours a night during an OB. It just exhausts me. but usually once the OB is over, I'm feeling alot better, physically and emotionally.