Posted by willow on March 5, 2001, at 22:18:08
In reply to Re: Muscle tension: My theory ...and vice versa.. » willow, posted by dj on March 5, 2001, at 21:33:16
"That's true, however sustained over-tensed muscles (part of the fight or flight stress reaction)can also interfere with your sleep, so it can come from either direction and one can contribute to the other"
This is why I think it turns into a chronic problem. If you can break the cycle it makes a chance of relief. For myself the effexor probably dulled the "fight or flight" response and the baclofen relaxes the muscles and as a reult I'm started to feel normal again. (eg. normal characteristics returning pre CFS) The main problem I have is to take it slow so not to over tax my poor out of shape body and thus start the cycle again (that hasn't completely resolved.)
"...and it is possible some ADs may have a contributory effect as well..."
Definetly, especially if it increases anxiety or impairs sleep, etc.
"I wonder how this all relates to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which some have characterized as being related to depression?"
My psychologist said something like chronic anxiety wears you down and the result is depression. I don't remember how it exactly went, but at the time it made some sense. For myself when the CFS started emotionally I was okay I was just starting to have brief weird sensations which I mostly attributed to electrical shorts in our appliances and couldn't figure out why noone else was getting shocked. (I probably have a phobia for housework. :) But the hypersomnia and fatigue I couldn't ignore. Even though I tried to stay awake it was impossible. This in itself caused anxiety for me, I can recall the feeling, and then I just gave in, perhaps depression?
Who knows?
Willow
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