Thanks for all of your kind responses. I have had an okay day and am feeling better than earlier.

I awoke at 4:00 this morning after 5 hours sleep and was unable to fall back to sleep to my chagrin. I did get another hours sleep after taking my first dosage of venlafaxine which has helped.

I did watch my team play but turned it off after 30 minutes as they were so hopelessly bad (they went on to lose 5-1!).

Feeling nervous about my second week back at work - I will be doing 5 hours per day. I have got a week booked off on annual leave at the end of February.