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Adhesive Arachnoiditis & the Effects on Walking
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I am having huge sleep disturbances, waking up every night at 130 am & can't go back to sleep. Something is often numb & don't know if it's my anxiety, fear of no longer walking with my walker or? Seems my overall anxiety just increases, as i never know how bad things will be day to day. It's a bizarre condition. Guess some people are stationary, while other's progress. I am so tired i am a virtual zombie. Not much good going on. How can u plan if u don't know if u can walk?
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Hi Lauren—Archie here. I feel your anxiety. Sometimes I think anxiety and AA go hand in hand. As you know I have had AA since 1978 and anxiety started in the mid-1990‘s The answer for me was/is alprazolam (Xanax). I have needed as much as 1mg 5 times a day, but now do just fine with 1 mg 2 times a day. Early on I had full blown panic attacks- thought I was going to die… the whole 9 yards. It has been a lifesaver for me.
Be aware that thereis some thought among pain management docs that benzodiazepines (like Xanax) don’t play well with opioid drugs. I’m here to say “horse pellets”! Been doing it for over 30 years and have pain and anxiety pretty much under control. A good sleep med, Zolpidem (Ambien) is also a benzodiazepine, so here in Florida I had to find and go to a Psychiatrist who could confirm the anxiety /sleep issues problem , and write scripts for each. Also had to write a letter for file to my Pain Management guy.
This is too long, so I’ll write about your” I’m not gonna walk” anxiety later. Best, Archie