Re: Digest Number 1426 leg twitching & constant pain

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hi all!

try neurontin 300mg 3-5 times per day, extra at bedtime to relax the

muscles---for constant pain, rest + darvocet is working for me right now.

for insomnia---i enjoy a ceiling fan for a light breeze, very soothing,

but no cure yet ---i usually watch tv until i can't keep my eyes open any

longer, the shopping channel jewelry shows and the sci-fi shows are great

for that!

if i read a book, i will keep reading until it is finished--not good for

trying to sleep !

keep a LARGE glass of water at bedside---since we are 97% water, it helps

every health problem.

diedre

> Message: 10

> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 22:25:51 -0000

>

> Subject: Re: muscle twitching in legs

>

> I have this problem as well and it happens mostly a night when I am

> in bed but I sleep on my side and i get it in my arms and legs. I

> don't know if it is related to fibro or my diet??

> Sheshe

>

>

> > Anyone else have this problem?

> > At night when I lay on my stomach, my leg muscles (mostly calves)

> > feel like they're twitching.

> > Might be a side effect of some medication I'm on (diuretic)... I'm

> a

> > bit puzzled.

> >

> > Hope you are all having an okay day.

> >

> >

> > in humid Minnesota

> Message: 15

> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 16:03:42 -0700 (PDT)

>

> Subject: Re: muscle twitching in legs

>

>

> ~

> I have muscle spasms when I lay down. It isn't confined to one

> area. Lucky me. I don't take anything for it. It is just annoying. I

> also have restless leg syndrome. Well, I hope they decrease. Take care

> everyone!!

>

> ~

> I get that quite a lot... The muscles twitch so hard that I can

> watch them moving. I take either Baclofen, Skelaxin, or Zanflex to

> help control that, depending on what my doctor's in the mood to

> prescribe.

>

> In addition to the muscle spasms, I have constant pain in my calves.

> It feels like I've overdone it exercising... but I know that's not

> the case. I have had this pain for over 4 years now and it never

> stops, not even for a day. If I'm sitting in a chair and raise my leg

> (straightening it) level with my thigh, it hurts all the way up the

> back of my leg into my buttocks. I've tried gentle stretching

> exercises, but nothing relieves the pain and my doctor doesn't know

> what else to do for it. Am I alone in this one?

>

> -Mareth, in hot, humid Ohio

>

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