I have TONS of anxiety after steroids! I usually have to start on a xanax or other type rx to help me control it. Like some folks have depression, I go the other swing and get anxiety. I HATE it! I often think with depression I could just go to bed, but with anxiety, I am scared, and my heart is thumping all day! isnt that an awful thing to say?

It can take a while for a lesion to heal, and for you to recover from the effects of it healing. It may take a while to come back to mid line or it may take years. do your exercises, and rest as much as you can. Remember, even if you are not sleeping, you should be resting. Warm milk, tryptophan, melatonin, and maybe even that anti anxiety med may help. Yoga meditation, and turning off ALL electronics 2 hours before bedtime. Read a book. knit, use the time to get all lotioned up. take a warm bath, meditate, do things that dont require the bright lights or the LCD stuff. I know its tempting, but it keeps your brain turned on.

Celery juice is another natural sedative. you can eat it raw with a bit of peanut butter, or juice it. The protein will help keep you asleep and the celery will help get you there.

hang in there.