easily get tired after a major anxiety before 10 years!!

Hi,
sorry for the long story but its a must for an overview ..

Iam 32 m anxiety/ panic attack sufferer since teenage and lived a normal life though sometimes will have my bad days and avoided some places or worried about things but it didn't interfere with my daily and physical activity and didn't suffer from physical symptoms until I had a major anxiety at age 22 that lasted around 3 month where I constantly was worried about a situation I was in without medication where I wished that I knew about medication at that time then I had what it's called a "breakdown" where I felt extremely fatigue after this extreme worry and fear and started medication.
After the major anxiety period finished and the threat was gone my anxiety was normal again but my body is not. I noticed my self after the "breakdown" and till now after 10 years passed my anxiety went back to normal but I easily tired even after simple tasks I used to do and never had any issues with it, like being late after work to go here and here.. or going shopping after work, or being late for sleep time I feel my hands tremble and all my nerves are on the edge and the next day I wake up feeling fatigue with trembling. sometimes the fatigue is stronger than other days where i have to take xanax to function well this fatigue could last for days or weeks even.
Iam taking cepralex 10 mg all this period since 9 years and if I stopped I will feel fatigue more easily and won't function normal as I tried couple of times to stop the SSRI but failed after short time to function normal.
before this "breakdown" I don't remember that even a single day I had similar symptoms all these days in school or university where I used to be late for sleep or do too much overnights for studying or having more physical exercise I never felt fatigue that would last a week or even a day . I would feel sleepy after an overnight or being late but not tired and shaky on the edge and would not continue from day to day as i will be refreshed after a sleep.

Iam not in a sorrow or worried about what I have been that time and What I'm now but I like to know an answer what could have been changed in me that I easily get tired and shaky and in need for medication? Although I don't have anxiety or worries now or even less than what I had before the "breakdown"
any similar experience or explanation ?
thank you for your patience wish you the best..

Hi Baso,

I am sorry to hear of your concerns. I understand where you are coming from, and also had similar questions at one point in my journey.

I agree with what d.s. wrote above. Anxiety and symptoms can often be flipped on, much like a switch. Our condition can change and fluxuate. We can be under much stress...yet have little symptoms. Or, conversely, we can feel like we are not anxious, yet have a ton of physical reactions.

It sounds as if your system is highly sensitized at the moment. What do you do as far as stress relieving coping skills and decompression?

Are you practicing regular self-help methods such as breathing, meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, journaling, ect...?

This could be something that you are missing...and something that could make a big difference in how you feel!

If you would like suggestions, just let me know, and I will happily post links for you!

Peace and progress.;)

S.C.