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Waking up during the night aching

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pethate46
pethate46

Does anyone else wake up 3-4am with a restless aching all over and feeling like you need to get down on the floor and do yoga moves to stretch your arms, legs, spine? It literally feels like a chemical is flooding your body.

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  • debra16694
    debra16694 pethate46

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    hi there - can you elaborate on what you said about chemical flooding your body? i get a warm sun burn feeling that basically comes on every night between 3:00 - 4:00 am and stays thru the morning - i am so achy it is ridiculous, my legs feel like they are puffy & i really have trouble walking my joints hurt so much - & i am post 8 years but this started two years ago the burning & the achiness - i have had it!

    • pethate46
      pethate46 debra16694

      Posted

      Hi there what I mean is that it feels like something is circulating through your veins (I call it chemicals as it could be excess adrenaline) which makes you feel so achy and that you want to escape your own body. It could on for an hour or to and then just completely stop as suddenly as it comes on. There may be heat with it. It the leaves me exhausted.

    • debra16694
      debra16694 pethate46

      Posted

      hi - on top of the burning sensation & achiness, i also get the "adrenaline" rush which kick starts my anxiety - always in the earlymornng hours - ugh!

    • pethate46
      pethate46 debra16694

      Posted

      Yep, I know the one. Its like as soon as I open my eyes, but not every day.

    • cindy17746
      cindy17746 pethate46

      Posted

      I know exactly the feeling. Have had it for three days in a row, but have certainly experienced it on and off. Feels like there's electricity running through my limbs, but they feel weak at the same time.

  • Salesmanswidow
    Salesmanswidow pethate46

    Posted

    omg i get this most mornings about 5/6am like a rushing adrenaline surge its horrible, it usually ends in me rushing to the loo like nervous tummy, i have aching muscles/joints all day long but usually fine at night x

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