I feel paralysed by the pain at times

I have had pain in the vulva/vagina area for six years and I can deal with most of it reasonably well. But the scariest part is sometimes I wake up in the night and the pain is so intense that I can`t move and I feel paralysed. I can move if I try so I`m not really paralysed but because the pain is so intense it`s like I`m in a trance and it`s too much effort to move. I know that all I need to do is get up and take medication and it will go away but when it`s that bad I am thinking I need to get up but it`s like my brain can`t register and act on the thought. So when it`s this bad I suffer for a long time before I can move. One time it took me at least two hours to get up. Does anyone else have similar attacks of pain? If you have any tips on how to deal with it I`d be very grateful. The first pain specialist I saw told me to put the fast acting medication beside the bed and the next one told me to try hypnotherapy. I think the first idea is better but even when I put the medication beside the bed I can`t reach it as I can`t move due to the pain. I feel like when this happens maybe I need to go to the emergency ward but it`s too much effort to go and explain my situation again when it usually calms down after I get up.

It`s scary as I live alone.

I hope your pain is not so bad today. Love Di

Thanks heaps for the replies on this topic and the other one. The link was very helpful :)

Take care

Di