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I am 21 days sober.
When I go to bed at night and even sometimes throughout the day, I keep having these twitches or muscle jerks. I am familiar with muscles sometimes jerking when they relax, but this feels different, almost like i get a short circuit. when i am in bed, i get one maybe every 5 mins. keeps hubby awake. lol. my whole torso will spaz if it's in my stomach or back. doesn't hurt or feel uncomfortable. just had one now.
is this normal? i really never noticed before during periods of sobriety. maybe i just wasn't paying attention.
Also, i keep getting the mother of all headaches during the night and into the morning from clenching my teeth. my entire jaw hurts in the morning. i assume it is stress/anxiety and would prefer to fix it without meds. will this pass after awhile? if so, when?
thanks.
When I go to bed at night and even sometimes throughout the day, I keep having these twitches or muscle jerks. I am familiar with muscles sometimes jerking when they relax, but this feels different, almost like i get a short circuit. when i am in bed, i get one maybe every 5 mins. keeps hubby awake. lol. my whole torso will spaz if it's in my stomach or back. doesn't hurt or feel uncomfortable. just had one now.
is this normal? i really never noticed before during periods of sobriety. maybe i just wasn't paying attention.
Also, i keep getting the mother of all headaches during the night and into the morning from clenching my teeth. my entire jaw hurts in the morning. i assume it is stress/anxiety and would prefer to fix it without meds. will this pass after awhile? if so, when?
thanks.
Go get checked out please.
Get a full bloods count and let the Doc know the frequency and to what intensity they occur. Keep a little notepad handy and write down when they occur. It's always good to get a full physical and be honest with your Doc in early sobriety.
Deep deep breath.... did it start before or after you peed on your Klonopin? and you said you liked them way too much.
Maybe a correlation?
*Shut up now Mindlight
yes indeed
;)
Anyhoo-are you drinking enough water? Strangely enough-I get headaches when I am not drinking lots of water. Also, our muscles need water. Keep hydrated.
i didn't even get a laugh for the offer to take it outside. :(
all... i saw my dr friday and told her i flushed it. i was not taking it in a manner to develop a dependency. i limited my use to a few choice occasions so that i could accumulate a whole bunch of pills and take them all in one pop. the effect i was after was much better that way. i was lucky i didn't end up in the hospital. i did the right thing. ~patting self on back~
you know what... i lied. i didn't flush it. it just sounded so much cooler than "i ran out".
thanks for the concern. i will call and ask doc about the muscle twitches and headaches.
does anyone know how to remove a post?
i haven't heard back from mindlight. offers still on the table...
"i ran out"
People have an agenda here outside of helping Howtolive with her twitches in my opinion.
So again, drink water and go to doc and get a blood work up perhaps for vitamin deficiency. Just stay clear of benzo's. LOL