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sorelin
sorelin

Hi all. This last week I have noticed that I am getting involuntary twitching in my hands. I probably have been getting that for a while as I have become very clumsy and keep dropping things  but I have just realised today that my hands and fingers keep jerking on their own. I am recently diagnosed with fibro and am on prebabalin and co-codomol. I don't know if this is part of the fibro or effects of the meds. Does anyone else experience this. It's very annoying when I am on my laptop as my fingers keep jerking and I hit the wrong letter button. In the morning my fingers are sore and stiff and I can't make a fist for the pain butafter a while and after taking my pills ...they are much better. I hope I don't have another problem on top of having the fibro. Kind regards to all. x

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  • Carinaeta
    Carinaeta sorelin

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    I have twitching, clumsiness and falling over that started recently, about 4 weeks ago, I have been given an appt with a neuroligist tho? Im relieved after reading this as it just looks like more fibro symptoms. Im sooooooo gonna smack my hubby in the face a few times and pretend its a "fibro twitch " though smile
  • sukest
    sukest sorelin

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    Hi Lin I think you'll find its the Pregabalin at least it has been with me. I did think of coming off it but my gp said of course it was my decision but was I ready for even more pain, which of course I'm not, God knows we have enough! So im still taking it and I try and remember no to hover over my computers keys!! Hope that you find some relief, maybe paraffin wax baths for your hands would help, oh and ask for a blood test for your vitamin D levels that can cause pain also. Good luck, huge hugs. 

    S xx

    • sorelin
      sorelin sukest

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      hi sukest. Since posting my twitching problems I have been told by my GP to come of the pregabalin to see if that's the cause He is weaning me off gradually over four weeks. I will let you know if this stops the twitches and weight gain or not. I just hope the pain doesn't increase. I think he is going to try some other drug once I am off the pregabalin completely. Fingers crossed I am not going from the frying pan to the fire. Keep smiling x
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 sorelin

      Posted

      muscle twitch with fibro common symptom , because they are over tight ,

      i take no meds except alternatives i still get bouts of twitching , if your on pharmcy meds it could make it worse , but coming of wont make it stop compleatly

      , i use magneisum oil on my legs which prevents restless legs and if my eye twitches i dab it on for several days untill it stops when it starts again i do the same .i suppose should do it all the time which i do on my legs ,but on my face it stings a little like salt in a cut .so i just do it when it starts up till it stops .

    • sukest
      sukest sorelin

      Posted

      Hi sorelin thank you so much it's very kind of you to even think about me never mind to let me know how you get on. You are actually doing what I have thought about doing but found I wasn't brave enough to go through with it! Coming off Pregabalin is a big thing and I admire you for doing it. You have obviously done your homework about this drug and by the sound of it you have got a gp who cares and not who just 'goes through the motions' so she will guide you through the process. I will be patiently waiting, because no doubt it will be a long process, to know how you have got on and what conclusion you have come to! I wish you every luck, hang on in there, huge hugs. S xx
  • RRF1947
    RRF1947 sorelin

    Posted

    Hello Sorelin

    i read your email and it sounded just like what I am going through.

    I am now battling a Prolapsed Bladder/Hip that is out of line with my

    spine. My feet: Plantar Fastitus in One Foot, than Achilles Tendonitis

    in the Other. I have ALL the Symptoms of Fibermalagia, too. 

    Going Crazy with So Many Things All at Once. 

    I don't Know how old You are, I am 67. Now my hands are jerking at times.

    when I type on my IPad it affects my Typing, when I put on makeup the same.

    I'm starting to get scared Not Knowing Why My Hands are like that. I have

    restless leg syndrome for awhile. Never Know when it will Strike.

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