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I have anxiety / stress / depression issues and when it gets really bad I toss and turn all night, unable to sleep. By day 3 all of my muscles and joints ache t
by seibelj 6y ago
I have anxiety / stress / depression issues and when it gets really bad I toss and turn all night, unable to sleep. By day 3 all of my muscles and joints ache terribly. During sleep your body is clearing itself of waste and healing. So not only are you a miserable zombie, your body itself is falling apart! I have enormous empathy for anyone who suffers from mental health issues.
I take Lexapro daily, have a low-dose benzo for situational anxiety that I try never to take except it true emergencies, practice mindfulness / meditation, see a therapist off and on. You get better at managing it but it's a problem that never truly goes away.
- posix_me_less 6y agoI experienced similar things and eventually I concluded they were due to lack of sleep and taking "being active/productive" too seriuosly. If you work a lot I recommend trying to get more vegetative time. Lots of guilty pleasure meals (sugar can be helpful here), take work less seriously and get a lot of relaxation/rest or doing only activities you enjoy. Got rid of the symptoms and SSRIs that way.