Posted by Noa on March 14, 2001, at 13:14:53
In reply to Re: restless leg syndrome/muscle twitches , posted by LMM on March 14, 2001, at 6:32:19
For me, the restless legs is like an "itch"---when lying in bed before falling asleep, I just have this "itch" that compels me to move my legs around. The myoclonus, otoh, is twitching---flexing of muscles completing without volition and I cannot suppress them at all. Even muscles that I would not be able to flex willingly no matter how hard I would try will twich and flex on their own. When I was on Paxil, it was so bad, my arm would shoot straight up in the air, as though being operated by a puppeteer.
These days, I only rarely have the rls or myoclonus, perhaps because of decreased effexor dose and exercise. Plus, I had increased my serzone dose a few months back. On occasion, I will have the restless legs, and klonopin helps.
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