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Posted 10/15/2018 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Ive been having severe insomnia all caused by muscle twitches and spasms. They tend to happend right before i fall asleep. Could this be UC related. I recently been diagnosed in aug.2108 with UC but been sufferring with all the symptoms for over a year and a half. I had these twitches last year Oct. 2017 and suffered with a bout of insomnia that lasted or like a month when i had severe symptoms, diarrhea, mucus, bloating, gas but when symptoms improved the twitches went away. Well now im suffering from anxiety and this disease seems to be flaring again and now insomnia is coming back and ive missed a few days work already. Anyone suffer anything like this?
Posted 10/15/2018 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Indirectly, possibly....anxiety related to insomnia.
Muscle twitches....separate, and that could be related to anxiety, stress, exercise or lack thereof, spasming, meds, low bloods, diet or specific to muscle related issues.
Get D, B12, calcium, potassium, sodium, etc checked. Talk to your doctor specifically about it.

q
Posted 10/15/2018 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Im not on any meds yet so its either the anxiety or uc cause of malnourshment i think. When they tested me mid august all the bloodwork came back fine. Man this is very discouraging
Posted 10/15/2018 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
Frustrating is a definite.

Do you have copies of all your bloodwork?
Where are your muscle twitches, and how much exercise do you do?

q
Posted 10/15/2018 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
Have all copies of bloodwork. Muscle twitches started on foot now is all over. Its horrible. Only happens at night when im ready to fall asleep. Its anxiety driven cause of this darn disease. Its cause im malnourished. Its probably a combo of lack of sleep and nourishment i feel week. I dont exercise cause im scared to vanish at this point. Loss way too much weight. Its a never ending cycle. Im worried about weight loss, so i don t exercise, i dont exercise so i dont get the proper muscle work out, i get anxiety cause i see blood in the toilet, the anxiety then turns into insomnia, which stops my body from any healing. Now my body dont have a chance in hell to heal so now im screwed. Yeah i have problems man.
Posted 10/15/2018 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
Yes....a hell cycle of problems.
What regimen do you have set up regarding diet and vitamin/mineral supplementation?

When will you get put on meds?

q
Posted 10/15/2018 7:23 PM (GMT 0)
Im actually gonna start today meds today. Pentasa and generic rowasa enema that got a coupon for for walgreens cause insurance wouldnt cover it. As for supplements i barely started taking something with a high dose of magneseum and ive finally got a 2 or 3 hour night sleep for the last 2 days. Thats great for me. But what do you suggest?
Posted 10/15/2018 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
I have suffered muscle twitches and nerve issues since UC began. If thorough blood work shows nothing you can try a neurologist. First wait and see if meds help the situation. Never have gotten to the bottom of mine. It comes and goes with no apparent correlation to UC symptoms. Anxiety can absolutely cause muscle twitches too. My GP states many chemicals that regulate mood/sleep etc are created or regulated by the colon and it is not surprising that people with gut issues can have mental health effects as well. Try to de-stress. Meditation has helped me immensely. In your case if you are bleeding a lot and have frequent diarrhea, I'd say a deficiency of some nutrients is likely.
Posted 10/15/2018 9:21 PM (GMT 0)
Does it tend to happen when you were trying to sleep? Thats when mine is strongest.
Posted 10/15/2018 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
I have been awoken by a weird twitch here and there. I don't even know how to describe it, almost like a really bad dream, but then it's startling and you sort of tense up for a second. It's crazy. I try to ignore it since it doesn't happen often, but i've wondered if it's apnea or something along those lines. Whatever the case, I am thankful it doesn't happen often. I don't think mine is related to UC, but perhaps related to having an AI illness. I just did a search for autoimmune apnea and I was surprised there was some information about such a link. Have you ever tried a sleep aid or an anxiety med? I know medication isn't always the answer, it could be something dietary for both of us, or even getting more exercise.
Posted 10/15/2018 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
Its nerves that are shot. I have to get mu anxiety under control. Once that gets under control the sleep will get better. But the anxiety aint getting better because of the disease. Once i get a better grasp of UC it should all fall into place. Well i just recieved my meds after fighting with insurance for over a month and a half. So hopefully rhis will help.
Posted 10/16/2018 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
I get lots of muscle twitches off and I’m, as in it’ll happen for a month or two then go away for months and come back. I did go to a neurologist and he said almost every case of that is called benign fascinations. Meaning it’s harmless twitches and he said my body is likely stressed from the UC inflammation. He said if it gets much worse etc to come back. My advice would be go ahead and ask a neuro so that you can get it off your mind.
Posted 10/16/2018 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
Yes the twitches were always worse at rest. On one occasion a bicep twitch kept me up all night. Usually didn't effect sleep though. I agree with ASellers. Investigating thoroughly may help the anxiety. I went on cymbalta because I also get nerve pains and it helps chronic pain as well as being antidepressant/anti anxiety. I figured two birds with one stone. I haven't had the twitches in a long time. Still get the nerve pains. I can't recommend meditation enough. That or some sort of cognitive behavioral therapy. It becomes a self feeding cycle where the nerve issues and anxiety start causing each other. Gotta get to a point where you can accept what is happening to you and go about your day.

Post Edited (Uniform Charlie) : 10/16/2018 6:07:30 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/16/2018 12:14 PM (GMT 0)
Here's hoping that a remission is a solution to multiple things at once.
Posted 10/19/2018 12:23 PM (GMT 0)

Q said...
Get D, B12, calcium, potassium, sodium, etc checked.


61Impala said...
i barely started taking something with a high dose of magneseum and ive finally got a 2 or 3 hour night sleep for the last 2 days


I agree with getting blood levels of nutrients like D and B12 but there isn't an easy way to check magnesium. Mag is so important to your body that it will cannibalize it from bones, etc., in order to maintain blood levels. Low magnesium and potassium levels are associated with Restless Legs Syndrome and twitching. No surprise that taking it seems to help already.

I regularly supplement with magnesium but not more than 250-350 mgs/day. Magnesium is a laxative (think Milk of Magnesia) and Magnesium Citrate is a colonoscopy prep. So as someone with UC I am afraid to take too much. You could supplement oral magnesium with Epsom Salt baths that lets your body obtain mag thru bypassing the digestive system.
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