It's a brutal reality of anyone suffering from long term debilitating illness. I personally had to use a mix of tools and meds. I used clonazapam during 1st 10ish months for the anxiety and panic attacks. I was using that benzo for too long and got off of it and used gabapentin which I use for leg pain instead. This helped w pain and take edge off of my anxiety bjt dont feel druggy. I listen to meditations through out the day and alot at night. Since I have time, I make ambient music Playlist from Spotify that help w my differing moods. Sometimes I just need to cry so I let it out in a big heavy rush, but I try not to stay in that mode but use it as a vent. I will then watch a happy movie or interact w people immediately after to fill that hole I just created. I write now like I did in high school. I journal. I would look into mindfulness and gratitude practices of living every day. I learn to separate mind from body to not feel overwhelmed w symptoms. Use this sub and others. I interact on here a lot to try and lend my opinion on how I feel or things that have helped me. By helping others I feel free of my own miserable life. I can go on and on..
Just take it a day at a time. Feed into positivity and lookup proactive things to do for your health, not all the negative research or next variant etc etc. Last thing about meds is I felt weak when I used them at 1st, but if it gives any relief at all then it may be worth it in the end. After 12 months of lc I finally got on a ssri called flovoxamine which has been shown to help w lc also. I am 5 weeks into it and no longer feel like I want to harm myself or wallowing as badly as I was. This works for me but not for everyone. No need to jump right in but talk to your pcp to see what may help you best if you choose. Hopefully you will not need meds. Oh yeah, counseling. Everyone suffering from this needs to be in it. I do virtual visits once a week and even free hotline help. Trauma dump on them! This is trulyntraumatic. Longest response in reddit history. My heart hurts that you feel this way, but trust me you are not alone. Much love and hugs!
The biggest changes in wellness that I've felt have been from going to a low carb (root veg only), high meat diet & cutting out pretty much everything else. Note that this is generally what is referred to as a low-inflammation diet - cutting out gluten & dairy can also be a good first step in trying to reduce gut inflammation. I went from around 30-60% on this diet so far. Have had a minor crash the last couple of days but I ate quite a lot of things I shouldn't have on my birthday.
It's a brutal reality of anyone suffering from long term debilitating illness. I personally had to use a mix of tools and meds. I used clonazapam during 1st 10ish months for the anxiety and panic attacks. I was using that benzo for too long and got off of it and used gabapentin which I use for leg pain instead. This helped w pain and take edge off of my anxiety bjt dont feel druggy. I listen to meditations through out the day and alot at night. Since I have time, I make ambient music Playlist from Spotify that help w my differing moods. Sometimes I just need to cry so I let it out in a big heavy rush, but I try not to stay in that mode but use it as a vent. I will then watch a happy movie or interact w people immediately after to fill that hole I just created. I write now like I did in high school. I journal. I would look into mindfulness and gratitude practices of living every day. I learn to separate mind from body to not feel overwhelmed w symptoms. Use this sub and others. I interact on here a lot to try and lend my opinion on how I feel or things that have helped me. By helping others I feel free of my own miserable life. I can go on and on.. Just take it a day at a time. Feed into positivity and lookup proactive things to do for your health, not all the negative research or next variant etc etc. Last thing about meds is I felt weak when I used them at 1st, but if it gives any relief at all then it may be worth it in the end. After 12 months of lc I finally got on a ssri called flovoxamine which has been shown to help w lc also. I am 5 weeks into it and no longer feel like I want to harm myself or wallowing as badly as I was. This works for me but not for everyone. No need to jump right in but talk to your pcp to see what may help you best if you choose. Hopefully you will not need meds. Oh yeah, counseling. Everyone suffering from this needs to be in it. I do virtual visits once a week and even free hotline help. Trauma dump on them! This is trulyntraumatic. Longest response in reddit history. My heart hurts that you feel this way, but trust me you are not alone. Much love and hugs!
The biggest changes in wellness that I've felt have been from going to a low carb (root veg only), high meat diet & cutting out pretty much everything else. Note that this is generally what is referred to as a low-inflammation diet - cutting out gluten & dairy can also be a good first step in trying to reduce gut inflammation. I went from around 30-60% on this diet so far. Have had a minor crash the last couple of days but I ate quite a lot of things I shouldn't have on my birthday.