Desperate

[Brooke1994]

I haven't slept much in days. I feel desperate. Between my fibromyalgia and my anxiety I'm physically *hurting* so bad &I just feel worthless because of how I can't function well. I get so tired of feeling bad it makes me cry..I don't understand. I really don't

[BonnieSue]

You haven't slept in days? That sounds exactly like GAD--Generalized Anxiety Disorder settling in. Fibro? That causes a lot of pain. But you know that. You should have slept despite the pain...from exhaustion. I think your anxiety disorder is keeping you up. This is serious because you may crash and burn soon. Are you shaky?? If yes, has your ability to eat been reduced?? If yes, do you know a psychiatrist or generalist you can see immediately? Or go to the ER or whatever the UK version is for the emergency room?? You need to calm down NOW. You need anti-anxiety meds NOW. But get someone else to drive you, you shouldn't be driving.

If your answers are "no", then to what do you attribute your not sleeping for days? Are you literally not sleeping or are you cat-napping? Is your pain so bad you can't sleep at all? If so, you need to contact your fibro Dr. and get some pain relief. For now you can try over-the-counter pain relief but you need to get relief ASAP from a Dr. you are already a patient of or else go to the ER or the UK version of the emergency room. You must act to get some sleep. And you probably shouldn't be the one driving if you haven't slept in days. Get someone else to drive.

If pain is the problem you need to see a pain management Dr. and let him or her manage your pain instead of going without sleep for days. Then when you have an emergency you also have a Dr. to call and an emergency plan. Best of luck to you.