Medical advances have improved the physical health of people living with gMG. However, gMG continues to impact mental wellbeing and the quality of life, and the associated anxiety and depression are often misdiagnosed and under treated.1
In a real-world study, more than half the patients with gMG reported mild anxiety and more than 40% mild depression.2 People with gMG also experience mood changes and may withdraw from social activity because of concerns about their
physical symptoms.1
Studies have also shown that people experiencing breathing difficulties linked to gMG also experience more anxiety than others.1 Experts have suggested this occurs because people don’t know when their breathing might worsen and so worry about exercising or going outside.1
Studies have also shown that people experiencing breathing difficulties linked to gMG also experience more anxiety than others.1 Experts have suggested this occurs because people don’t know when their breathing might worsen and so worry about exercising or going outside.1
- Law C, Flaherty CV, Bandyopadhyay S. A Review of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Myasthenia Gravis. Cureus. 2020 Jul 14;12(7):e9184.
- Berrih-Aknin S, Palace J, Meisel A, et al. Patient-reported impact of myasthenia gravis in the real world: findings from a digital observational survey-based study (MyRealWorld MG). BMJ Open 2023;13:e068104.
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