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Trembling erratically

Posted by bettyherrmann @bettyherrmann, Feb 20 3:23pm

Post Covid I have almost randomly been hit by anxiety-like trembling that is totally disabling, but stops if I lie down and do deep breathing for maybe 5;minutes. Once it was like an internal burst that went down one leg. Also have found my left arm and hand trembling starting near my left armpit. Am seeking to see my MD, hard in Ontario and emergency wait times are hours and hours. I feel as if my autonomic nervous system goes haywire. Has this happened to anyone?

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bettyherrmann | @bettyherrmann | Feb 27 11:37am
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@elliep

our symptoms are not totally aligned it seems.
it has been about a year and a half now for me.
my neurologist thinks i have sone form of restless leg syndrome.
you might want to check it out.
she says gabapentin will be helpful, but i haven’t taken it yet.
the other drugs they gave me to try just made things worse.
beta blockers and primidone.
wishing better health for us,
ellie

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I take gabapentin to help with pain from several events that badly damaged my neck and upper spine that my doctor bravely defines as fibromyalgia.
I do not think restless leg should be of concern. I often have it, and for sure it is terribly annoying, but as far as I know does no harm.
Since I stopped consuming 90% dark chocolate at noon my blood pressure has returned to normal. Weird! Consumer Reports found many brands contain toxic levels of heavy metals. My attacks were around the same time every day and that was the ONLY time-related variable I could think of.

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elliep | @elliep | Feb 27 4:06pm
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@bettyherrmann

I take gabapentin to help with pain from several events that badly damaged my neck and upper spine that my doctor bravely defines as fibromyalgia.
I do not think restless leg should be of concern. I often have it, and for sure it is terribly annoying, but as far as I know does no harm.
Since I stopped consuming 90% dark chocolate at noon my blood pressure has returned to normal. Weird! Consumer Reports found many brands contain toxic levels of heavy metals. My attacks were around the same time every day and that was the ONLY time-related variable I could think of.

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i don’t have the regular symptoms associated with restless leg.
i don’t have peripheral neuropathy although i have tingling in my feet.
so maybe essential tremor that doesn’t respond to ET drugs.
my walking is now affected. it feels like my walk is jerky, but it seems to be only on
the inside. do you know anything about this?
sharing with others can be so supportive.
sorry to hear about your pain and fibro…
ellie

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