Ok so here's the deal: I have the worst allergies out of anyone I know... I am on a nasal spray as well a very strong pill. I also get two allergy shots every week. I have also been diagnosed with chronic depression. I read somewhere in a few magazine that there are studies saying allergies are linked to depression because it is all controlled by the chemicals in our brains. Has anyone else heard anything about this? My allergies and my depression steadily continue to get worse and I am running out of ways to fix both of them. I am tired of constantly feeling sick due to my allergies and tired of feeling mentally ill due to the depression. If you know anything, please let me know! thank you so much!

Heres my take on it. I have allergies which are constricting my life and making it difficult for me to enjoy things. I cant run or jog anymore becuase Im always feeling stuffed up and hard to breathe. I can feel my enrgy level decrease when my sinuses are acting up also. So for me its the allergies that are limiting my life and making me depressed. I wouldnt say I have a disorder but they are for sure limiting me. So maybe it is just your allergies that are making you depressed or maybe not :confused:

Yeah, I agree...some days my allergies just drive me nuts...and it's like...come on, I just wanna stay home sleep. Ugh. And I'm just cranky and moody and get frustrated with stuff, it's terrible. So, I would suspect your allergies are causing, or at least contributing a great deal to your depression.

Ok so here's the deal: I have the worst allergies out of anyone I know... I am on a nasal spray as well a very strong pill. I also get two allergy shots every week.

Many things that you consume, or that touch your skin, or that you breathe can cause allergy problems.

Have you limited your diet at all to rule out certain foods, like milk, or wheat, or corn, or beef, or vegetable gums, or sugar substitutes, or tomatoes, or oranges, or preservatives? You might consider going on a very restrictive diet for at least a week, to try to avoid a lot of food items, that could be adding to your misery. After a week, if your health got better, then you could start adding one thing back at a time to your diet, as long as that item didn't bring back your health problems.

Another thing you can do is stop using fabric softeners and regular detergents on your clothes. Fabric softeners contain many chemicals, which means that traces of those chemicals are touching your skin 24 hours per day, in your clothes and bedding and towels.

There are many other allergy tips, on how to avoid allergens that you can get through doing searches on the Internet.

I have also been diagnosed with chronic depression. I read somewhere in a few magazine that there are studies saying allergies are linked to depression because it is all controlled by the chemicals in our brains. Has anyone else heard anything about this?

My allergies and my depression steadily continue to get worse and I am running out of ways to fix both of them. I am tired of constantly feeling sick due to my allergies and tired of feeling mentally ill due to the depression. If you know anything, please let me know! thank you so much!

When you have an allergic reaction, your endocrine system pours out all kinds of chemicals into your blood. I always used to get high anxiety and depressed and go nuts when my allergies were bad. Two things that helped me were, vitamin C pills for my sinuses. While Vit C didn't unstuff me completely, it helped a little.

Also...... Vitamin B-complex 50mg, was great for my anxiety and depression. It leaves a taste in the mouth, but it worked great for me. I still take Vit B-complex with breakfast every morning.

Of course depression is related to allergies. Most people who have axiety/depression have bad health. I have anxiety and on an anti-depressant. When i got sick last year i wasn't on anything and was depressed. Your physical and mental health are about a 3rd of your sinus health according to my ENT. So, it does make perfect since that depression is linked to allergies. That is why at this point in my life I will probably always be on Lexapro.

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I believe that allergies can cause depression because you always feel awful and there aren't many good remedies on the market to help with the allergies. It is not like a cold that goes away in 7 days, or even the flu ( that is horrible) that goes away in 2 weeks. We can suffer for months at a time or even all year long. That is depressing. In addition, you never know if you are going to have a good day or a bad day. That gets a little tedious.

Thanks guys.. You've helped me a lot! It feels good knowing I'm not the only one out there who has horrible allergies and is depressed. thanks again!