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Posted 2/22/2013 4:51 AM (GMT 0)
I know that with fms you can have twitches and spasms, as ive experienced for some time now.

i also get at times what feels more like tremors? Im not sure if thats the right term but ill explain.

my body feels like its mildly shaking, i could be sitting at work, or laying in bed. in fact my bed actually rocks and my headboard gently hits the wall and im not  moving, volunterly.

it doest feel quite like the spams or body twitches. maybe its partley an anxiety tremor, even though when it happens im not super anxious. maybe its my bodies reaction to stress.

thanks everone for putting up with my millions of questions and the million more yet to come.

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Posted 2/22/2013 5:31 AM (GMT 0)
Hm, I haven't experienced this. I do get tremors in my hands. They just shake until they are tired of shaking.
Given the severity of your tremors I'd bring it up with your doctor. It could be helped with a muscle relaxer or it could be caused by a medication interaction or side effect. Your doctor will know how Togo about addressing the issue best.
There's no such thing as too many questions. Fibro has so many symptoms that it could be a bit of an overload. There are so many people who have experienced different symptoms that you get a wide spectrum here.
Posted 2/22/2013 9:31 AM (GMT 0)
I actually have this problem sometimes. It will come out of nowhere. I think it's been a month or so since it last happened. I'm not quite sure why this happens but it'll feel like an itsy bitsy earthquake to me.
I have anxiety problems so that could be it.
You're right, it doesn't feel like muscle spasms, or twitches. It's something completely its own.
I didn't experience these until a couple years ago.

I would think for me, it's anxiety. I tend to be under a lot of stress and my anxiety is always up.

Post Edited (Boodle) : 2/22/2013 2:38:37 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/22/2013 10:03 AM (GMT 0)
Hi jc,

Never too many questions. It's nice for all of us to get to know each other through our questions.

Tremors--I've had those in the past, mild ones and more severe ones and the more severe ones happened when I tried a medication for a time.

One of the medications was gabapentin and the other was baclofen.

The less severe trembling--more like shaking is what I get if I eat or drink a sugary product.
Posted 2/22/2013 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
I wake up with my left arm shaking violently every morning. If I hold it for awhile it will calm down.
When I was working I'd vibrate all over a lot. Now that my stress is less it has mostly gone down to just my left arm.
Posted 2/22/2013 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I often find my head gently shaking, especially while sitting at the computer or reading. It's pretty mild, but does trouble me a bit. But when I get up and move around, I don't notice it at all.
Posted 2/23/2013 5:41 AM (GMT 0)
well, unless it gets severe and persists for long periods of time i guess ill try not to worry about it.

maybe an anxious tremor, plus ive hardly eaten anything this month due to gi problems but im working on that.

I like the mini earthquake feeling,(buddle) thats kind of what it feels like

thanks everyone! :-)

Posted 2/23/2013 7:31 AM (GMT 0)
Jc77- I wouldn't worry too much. I get tremors in my hands. I was on meds in the past that caused worse tremors. I use to worry, but being on this forum has helped put theses worries away. Lol It's nice to know where not alone.
Posted 2/25/2013 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Inside my head and my leg has been shaking for about a year now. Dr thought it was blood pressure, treated that, then thought it was anxiety, treated that, then menopausal hormonal imbalance, treated that and now he thinks I have too much coritsol stress hormone running thru my brain. The only thing that will quiet it is xanax but I refuse to take it every day so I suffer. It can get scarey when I lie in bed at night with insomnia and inside my head is shaking. I stay away from caffeine, do deep breathing and listen to christian music to calm myself down at night but usually I still don't sleep well.
Posted 2/26/2013 4:29 AM (GMT 0)
ak angel. thanks for your support, i wont worry too much, im think its probabl my bodies way of dealing with stress and anxiety.

sawa.

I too get weird spasm in  my head, i too dont like taking meds like xanex if i dont have too.

i love christian music too! I think the stress hormone sounds right, we who deal with anxiety seem to release the cortisol often. I hope you get some good sleep soon.

luvzminis. You know, i dont think i notice it either when im moving around. At least not as much.

thank you.

thank you all for the support! :-)

Posted 2/26/2013 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
A number of years ago, I had a period of time when if I was laying down or sitting, it would feel like I was standing next to a washing machine that was in the spin cycle...it was visible also.  I would lay down and watch the vase on the table next to me shake....coming from my bodily vibrations.  I even went to the ER one night because the vibrations were keeping my husband awake...the whole bed was shaking.  They found nothing...something about anxiety and when your body relaxes from being so tense, the muscles quiver.

It was really disturbing but nothing serious and finally went away.

Donna

Posted 2/26/2013 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
I have them sometimes too.
They come and go.
Sometimes I get them when falling asleep, sometimes they wake me up, and sometimes they make me shake in everyday situations.

It's just like you describe them. Earthquakes.

One night I even got up and looked on the Earthquake database online see if it was a real thing lol

And nope, it didn't. That's when I realize it was just me..

I think it's related to stress.
I'm able to reduce them by doing breathing exercises before bed, listening to calm music and eating no refined sugar for a while.
Posted 2/26/2013 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
I just recalled experiencing something else that caused bigger than usual tremors in me.

My fiance and I were staying in a hotel and about 15 minutes after trying to fall asleep, I started experiencing them. I had heard that the comforter on my bed was filled with down feathers but I wasn't having nasal issues like I use to get when I was young. So I laid there, trying to get the sensation to go away and it was getting worse so much so it felt like my heart was palpitating.

I called the front desk to see if they had any comforters that didn't contain down and they did. They took the down comforter away and five minutes later the bad reaction was over with and I was able to try to go to sleep again.
Posted 2/27/2013 3:37 AM (GMT 0)
wow! Thats very interesting!

almost med free.

anna: yeah i get them in bed at times too, i feel my bed rocking and even hear my headboard hiting the wall gently.

I thought maybe i just have a very strong pulse or something and my whole bodies pulseating.

I also live near railroad tracks and my rooms upstairs so when the train goes by my room shakes. so when i feel my body rocking or shaking or whatever its doing i think to my self " is there a train going by"? nope no train just me.

weird.

vestabula: I know what you mean, i feel this buzzing sensation or vibrating in my body also, i was eating at a restaurant once and my son was sitting next to me and he felt them!! He asked, dad are is your phone vibrating and i said no its not!  sometimes if not often i even check my cell phone to see if its buzzing and half the time its not, its just me!! My Neurologist isnt worried so i guess i shouldnt be either, it seems like over active nerves.

 

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