Caught Something from Daughter, Congested and No Decongestants

tearsneverfall

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My daughter had croup last week and I caught something from her. I did fair at work yesterday and when I got home yesterday started to feel really bad. I took my temp and had one!

I went to urgent care. The doctor thought I was a smoker when he listened to my lungs because I was so congested. I can't get any air through my nasal passages. I can't take decongestants for the same reason I can't take anti dep.; they hype me up and make me freak out. My right ear is draining and I have that lovely yellow stuff coming out of my nose.

He gave me Z-pack antibiotic.

My twitching has doubled since I got sick. All different kinds. Quick hitters, thumpers, little fast flickers, pop corn like, shimmmies. Especially in my legs all down the back of both legs. Is this normal?

It made me think of the post where someone told them that twitching in ALS is diffuse and that's exactly what it feels like in my legs. See another post that scared me. (not the posters fault I know)

My right foot is stiff when I get up but it works itself out.

Does anyone else notice they twitch more when they are sick?

Saturday I did not have hardly any that I noticed. Maybe I noticed three if that and then Sunday when my throat got sore they started hitting me like gang busters.

I'm scared again. I was convinced when I went to bed, "here it is finally knocking at my door wanting me to let it in."

Thanks

Karen
 
It's to be expected that the twitches etc get much worse when you are sick, pregnant or otherwise physically taxed. A slight cold makes me twitch like mad. So does not getting enough sleep. Don't worry about this for a second!
 
Funny you should mention the wild twitching all down the backs of your legs. Recently for me, in addition to my non stop calf twitching, I am now twitching behind knees, thighs, even in butt (thumper types in butt-lovely). I too feel like my leg twitching is diffuse. I think my arm twitching is too although the legs are much worse.

Today I hate BFS and I have been really upbeat about it. It even kept me up last night with the behind knees and behind upper leg wild, electrical, frequent bordering on non-stop twitch. I don't have a cold, and I haven't excercised for awhile so it had settled down somewhat, but its back now with a vengence.

Klonopin is calling my name, but as I've posted I'm off it for now. To be continued....

Ava
 
Klonopin is calling my name, but as I've posted I'm off it for now. To be continued....


LOL. Yeah, it called my name a time or two today but I have refrained. I have a girl scout meeting with my daughter tonight. Don't want mom all hopped up on valium....

Jeesh

Kim
 
I don't get the "diffuse" term . . .meaning "spread out, not concentrated". From what I have heard both BFS and ALS can have diffuse twitching. . .

I know I have hot spots, PLUS diffuse twitching all over my body

thanks
 

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