hello there!

You are absolutely correct, as are the people who responded to you, that anxiety, and moods/mental mood changes, are a part of RSD. This is why it is suggested that psychological treatment, and or medication, play a crucial role in the treatment of RSD (always remembering that RSD came causes the depression and anxiety, not the reverse).

I, like you, had, prior to my RSD had problems with anxiety. I had been on Diazepam (very similiar to the medication that you mentioned ) 4 YEARS before my RSD. However, as time progressed, I noticed that my anxiety was not only greater/more frequent, but it was anxiety "out of the blue" and for no reason or known trigger. Previously, though i was taking anti-anxiety meds, at a low dose, even then, the anxiety I felt was in proportion to a situation or related to something I could put my finger on (ie, a job interview, driving to a new place and fear of getting lost). However, after RSD, my anxiety was constant, and usually was triggered by nothing at all. I talked to my doc about it, and he explained it much like those below have written about anxiety, moods, emotions period, and how the lymbic system ties into all that and regualtes it. To make an already long story short, my doc doubled my dose of anti-anxiety meds (which still is not a high dose by any means), and I have had no further problems since....

hope this helps..