ShakeShakeShake

[Girl]

OCDer, Anxiety disorder, Severe Depression, blahblahblah. Now that introductions are out of the way - do any of you have a problem with shaking or muscle jerks connected to your anxiety? At times it's so bad I cannot write, and DEFINITELY can't rest. Who can rest while your vibrating off the bed?

I recently started Requip (3 weeks or so ago) and it seemed to help at first, but today, today is not a good day.

(and just to throw another kink into things, I had a seizure about a month ago which was attributed to low potassium, dehydration, low blood sugar, and withdrawal from xanax. I had another one about 4 months ago)

[BrokenBladder]

Yes I do the shake shake shake thing almost all of the time.I will need to sign my name to a simple piece of paper and I can't make the letters look legible. It's embarrassing to say the least, but my rheumy told me that it's common in people with Fibro.

[JAVISI]

I am a shake, shake, shaker too!
I get embarrassed at times, to top it off I have cerebellar ataxia. So I walk like I am drunk, the shakes make me look like I am on meth:eek: .

All of my muscles would twitch 80-100 times a minute. It gets painful and very tiring! When I am stressed things get worse. I was placed on Klonopin to help with my shakes. It has helped a lot but when I am stressed or tired it does not help.

Klonopin is an addictive type of medication. I didn't realize how addictive until I had a g-tube place and my stomach was nicked and leaked into my abdominal cavity causing me to go into septic shock. All of my meds were abruptly stopped. I developed severe cold sweats, I couldn't get comfortable and severe shakes. After getting back on my meds, I felt much better! I guess it's a no win situation:(

I hope you can find some peace soon because I understand what you are going through and I have no perfect answer for you! I wish I did!;)
Javisi

[BrokenBladder]

Javisi I'm so sorry you deal with this too!! What a pain it is to deal with!! Everyone just looks at you and you know they're thinking that person must be crazy!!
Klonipin huh? Well maybe it's time that I start taking something to help me deal with this. It's pretty bad when people will actually say to me, are you okay you're shaking?

[JAVISI]

Broken bladder,
Yes, the shaking is embarrassing. I hate the stares but I try to remind myself that people are curious. I found a shirt on a site that I wanted to buy but I can't find it anymore It said "I am not drunk, I have Cerebellar Ataxia"

I have learned to live with the slight tremor that I still have! It is so much better than shaking so hard I could bounce out of my chair.

Intially it made me tired but after a short time my body adjusted and I have had to have it increased 1 time. But it really helps.
Before I couldn't even eat with a fork, my tremors were to bad. Now I just do tube feedings. I miss eating food but I am working through it. I occasionally cheat on special days, but I have to be very careful.

I do drink my coffee in the mornings, I just can't give that up! But if I accidently let it go into my lungs, I drink it black so their are no sugars or anything else to cause a bacteria to build up.

I just keep praying that I don't get pneumonia again. That sure wears the body down. Especially when you get in both lungs with in 3 months of eachother!

Enough of my carrying on;)
Dream Big, with hope for all to find Inner Peace,
Laurie:)