i kind of saw it coming. i was a FT nurse. the physical/mental demands were incredible. i was also very heat stressed because i worked with new and sick babies that were always under warmers.

i was crashing and burning fast. once i finally knew it was inevitable i went to see my neuro. he ordered some functional capacity testing and documented everything. good thing too.

i applied for ssdi but it took about 18-24 mos to get it.
i was paying for cobra and thank God was living from an inheritance or i would have sunk for sure.

but, to answer your Q; YES. i did tons better after the stress of my job was over. my BP had gotten up to 166/106. i'm sure some of it was from the tremendous physical effort i was forced to make. and, my days off i was dead. i couldn't hardly do tasks of daily living because i didn't have the strength. and i was working 13hr days.

i did go thru a lot of grief too. i had worked for 35 yrs. nursing was my life.
but it got better as i began to realize how relieved i was not to work.

it will all work out. you will find your footing. it will be for the best.
you will be glad you stopped.