Does anyone else with ME/CFS get anxiety attacks that seem to last for hours/whole evenings? Do you use diazepam?
I’ve had a really rough day today and I’m wondering how other people with ME/CFS manage this.
I had to rush to a GP appointment to get a wound/mole-removal site checked, had a horrible interaction with a receptionist that made me cry, and then basically couldn’t stop crying throughout the appointment.
But once my nervous system gets into this state, it doesn’t feel like a normal short panic attack. It can turn into hours of intense anxiety/restlessness/doom, sometimes lasting most of the evening. My brain gets completely stuck on whatever I’m worried about and my body feels incredibly activated even though physically I’m exhausted from ME/CFS.
I have diazepam prescribed PRN, and sometimes it feels like the only thing that actually interrupts these really prolonged episodes is enough for me to rest or sleep.
Does anyone else here get these really long anxiety attacks/nervous-system spirals when going outside?
If you have diazepam or another benzodiazepine prescribed, how often do you actually end up needing it? And have you found anything else that genuinely brings your nervous system down when breathing/grounding techniques just aren’t touching it?
Not looking for medical advice about dosing, mainly interested in other people’s experiences.