Just a word to the wary....be very careful getting into regular narcotic and benzo use. You get into tolerance and interdose withdrawal which really messes with your autonomic systems and takes months to recover from when you don't use them any more. For me, SSRIs also messed me up and caused autonomic crisis.

Also insomnia may be a huge issue. It isn't often mentioned in article on AAN/AAG but I see it mentioned in forums. Mine is terrible and it's frustrating when you lay around all day because you can't do much and then you are up all night.