I work night shifts in a hospital & I'm having a hell of a time going! I start to get ready for work, then I start getting really anxious about it. My neuralgia pains seem to get worse in the evening.

Does anyone else have issues going to work??

I can't take my Gabapentin & Baclofen & go to work, so when I do go, I go in pain.

I also believe that the cold weather isn't helping.

I am usually 2 hours late for work every day cause of the meds

I HATED going to work in the end. loved my job, but the anxiety would kick off physical issues. I worked as a nurse in the prison, so its not unthought of that I would have anxiety about going. I would get a waterfall of symptoms and convince myself that I was not going to make it.

I figured out that once I was at work, and distracted by work things calmed quite a bit. it was just a matter of getting there, and getting started. yes, I still had pain, and yes I still had some anxiety but to a much less degree.

I set myself up very early to get ready. I scheduled in plenty of relaxation into my run to get showered, powdered, and uniformed. I gave myself plenty of meditation time to breathe, relax and remind myself that its just anxiety and its ok to feel it. I would let it ramp up, and then feel it slide off. as it slide downwards, I would move onto the next activity.

I am not saying there were not days I sat in my car and cried before I went thru those doors, but I knew my problem was the anxiety. I popped my xanax under my tongue and waited to feel the relief start.

There are meds out there that prevent anxiety like celexa. Perhaps some pharmacutical interventions?

It's the same for me. I'll get ready for work & then I start to panic, I can't explain why it just slowly creeps in. When I do go, once I get there I'm fine.

I'm pretty sure the weather doesn't help. I do have quite abit of anxiety about the drive. It's only 20 minutes, but the roads aren't great, as we've had some snow & it's very cold.

I'm also sure that the cold affects my neuralgia.

There are times when I wonder if I'll be able to keep working. I just wanna sit at home, take my meds & be lazy.

Thank you & take care.