KillerMetalDude
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Well,I felt awesome yesterday. Sure, I twitched, but didn't seem as frequent. I did my daily workout, ran around, did some errands and basically just lived my life without the usual health anxiety that's been plaguing me the past few days. But, by the time 1am rolled around, I got tired and decided to go lay down and watch TV with my wife and rest, the twitching began hard. I felt a twitch in a toe, I felt a twitch or two in a bicep and of course, the one in my right hand, which is the real persistant one was active. I felt panicy and afraid but I tried to keep the faith and prayed. I finally fell asleep. I didn't take a Xanax because I don't want to become dependent of it and become addicted, but I really needed it lastnight. In fact, I feel I need one right now!Now I'm sitting upright at my desk. I feel no twitching. It seems to really affect me the most when laying down and resting. I read this in one of the threads. I hope this is accurate and true because if it is then it will put my mind at east a little and explain why the sudden increase in twitches in the past 10 days since I started taking Zoloft:"AlonzoSaintWed May 10, 2006 1:46 am I can say this with experience, SSRI meds take a couple of weeks before they begin working, and during those first few weeks, most people experience an intense increase in twitching, jolts, shakes and general groggyness. You have to be careful with SSRI's. They are designed for the long haul, not as short term remedies like benzo meds are designed for. If you want to try some temporary meds that have been known to help calm you down, decrease anxiety and stress levels, as well as decrease BFS symptoms (simply because you are less anxious and tense), then ask your doctor about trying a benzo med, such as Ativan, Xanax or Klonopin. They work fast (within a half hour) and most only last 3-6 hours, so if you don't like it, you don't have to wait it out for days on-end like SSRI's."I continue to pray that I will be fine and that this is all benign!!!
