Depression is one of the most common emotional as well as physical sensations linked with chronic back pain. Pain on the other hand is a complex condition that affects your state of mind, thought flows, mood. Acute pain can trigger dependence on the drugs which can lead to isolation or restrictive socialization as well as immobility. Therefore, many doctors tout the treatment of the pain as one of the best cures of depression. This inter-relation of these two conditions seems to form a vicious circle wherein the pain becomes one of the major triggers for depression which in turn increases the intensity of the pain.

Research studies have found numerous depressive disorders observed among those suffering from chronic pain. Some of the depressive orders include dysthymia, low-grade atypical depression and a mild depression. Out of these depression conditions, atypical is a unique mood disorder that is marked by one’s hyper-reactions towards situations. Such patients are more susceptible to oversleeping and overeating. In a typical case, patients suffering from both depression and pain are given anti-depressants. This medication is known to bear both sedative as well as pain killing properties. Common examples of anti-depressants are Benzodiazepines such as Klonopin and Xanax, Prozac and Elavil.