How do you recover after a meltdown?

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Had a meltdown out-of-the blue today at a taqueria for the dumbest...most trivial reason....because they wouldn't make me an avocado tostada or a quesadilla on corn...first i started yelling and then I started crying..and I didn't feel like I had very much control over it....
So..I have spent the rest of the day feeling really exhausted and my coordination has been really off...and I have been more sensitive to sound than usual....and I have been crying off and on..I just feel sorta drugged...or something....and now my venue is about to fill up with people again....and loud bands......like it does every night....and I just don't have the energy for it.

Anyone have any good techniques for recovering after a meltdown....?

Anyone else have meltdowns for really stupid reasons?

Anyone else have somewhat indirect negative reactions to having routines broken?...I have a feeling i am getting this way because of a particular routine getting broken...but I don't feel badly directly about that..It feels very non-specific....but it might be about the routine...and not about the dumb taco nazi guy...

I usually retreat to my bedroom or (if I'm not at home) some other place I can be alone, turn off the lights and rock til I feel better. I like to rock to music sometimes, other times I feel like having it quiet in the room.

I'm sorry you had such a bad day. Stupid taco nazi!

I'm sorry you went through that.. that rarely happens anymore unless I am unable to find something. That ends up triggering a meltdown for sure. Once I am done, I end up plopping down onto the sofa and I am too exhausted to do much of anything. Once I am done resting and if I feel recharged enough, I'll get up and get on with the rest of the day. I also feel like such a fool each time it happens. Too bad I never take that into consideration before it happens.

I am just unable to seclude myself...I am really annoyed because it happened earlier this afternoon and i am still not over it.

Tonight at my venue it is all punk rockers.....

I'm sorry to hear this Yeah I know how draining it is.. before you know it, today will be over and tomorrow is a new day. Hope its a better one for you.

I have meltdowns ALL the time for reasons that people think are stupid.
I have meltdowns when people dont respond to my text messages, and then i ask people why other people didnt respond to my messages and I get ignored. i ask people that right in front of their faces and they ignore me, then i get angry and start screaming. My uncle calls it a tantrum, and thats what everybody else calls it who doesnt understand.

No real plan, I just recover naturally.

I have been put on Paxil again, and I feel better after I take my meds.

Meltdowns only occur about once every 4 months with me.

Paxil.

What is a meltdown?

I sometimes lose it completely but it's been years since it last happened. When it happens I usually attack people verbally and try to break them. I create scenes and I exhaust myself. Sometimes it's beneath a veil of controlled cold rage but it always drains me completely. I recover from it by shutting the world out, having a warm shower and spending time with my cats or hugging my pillow while in fetal position. After some sleep I feel better. So for me you could say the real key was always sleep.

I used to throw stuff and scream when I had a meltdown - that hasn't happened for a while. Ok maybe a month.

After I was done throwing things around and hating everyone I'd go to my room, lie down and listen to soothing music. Or if I was still angry I'd listen to loud angrier music.