Sleeping Difficulties from Muscle Twitches

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I have not been sleeping well lately. The muscle twitches are very bothersome and keep me awake. Sometimes I can fall asleep but wake up with a twitch and then can't get back to sleep. No sleep is not good, especially for days on end. I was taking the little bit of ativan that a doctor gave and that really helped with the anxiety and helped me to sleep. It didn't help the twitches but still allowed me to sleep. Unfortunately the ativan is gone and I am not sleeping. I tried valerian root, it worked one night and then didn't work the next?

Does anyone else have this problem? It's so hard. I have to work and a family to take care of and with no sleep it's that much harder.

My doctor gave me a prescription for Buspar. I'm scared to take it and then not be able to sleep. She wouldn't give me anything to help with the sleep. Sometimes I wonder if need to take an antidepressant because all I've been doing is crying for the last 2 days. I know the sleep deprivation doesn't help this so I feel like the depression comes secondary to the symptoms that I am having. Not sure what to do and what to take?
 
In the beginning, I had a terrible time sleeping. Remeron was a drug that worked great for me both with anxiety and sleep. Might be worth a try in your case.

Good luck,

Gary
 
I've been taking Buspar for about a month and I've actually been able to sleep a little more. I still wake up durning the night, but not as often and I actually dreaming again. I guess I getting a little deep sleep.

It hasn't helped with my crying/depression, but it has taken the edge off of things. My GP says lots of doctors take it (especially surgeons). It's something that take the edge off of things for them without making them drowsy.

Hope this helps.
 
I really sympathize. My twitching has been keeping me up or waking me a couple hours after I fall asleep for months now. I started taking an herbal mixture recommended by a homeopath. It is made in Germany and she adds stuff to it so there is no point trying to tell you what it is. It seemed to help some. At about the same time I finally found a neuro who listened to me and put me on Tegretol. The two things seemed to interfere with each other. You have to be careful what else - herbal, etc. you take when taking Tegretol. So I am now just on Tegretol and it is too soon to see if it will help.

I so understand though. Months of barely getting any sleep really take a toll on your life.

Shirley
 
Getting a good nights sleep is a must. My GP is always saying "You have to sleep in order to heal". I found ativan helped me sleep initially but not all the way thru the night. My GP gave me some samples of Ambien to try but that did zilch for me. Though I have heard several people say Ambien does not work as well for us older gals (I'm 46). I'm not sure why.
I notice my twitches are worse the less I sleep. My problem is I fall asleep ok but don't stay asleep and start waking up around 1-2 am and figet until I get up around 0600.
It just so happens I have a follow up with my GP today so I'll let you know if he tries something different. Have thought about more natural remedies but know they take some time to work.
Good Luck and lets all hope for better sleep !!!!
 
That was the neurology nurse's #1 recommendation for me was to get more sleep. She said a huge contributing factor to twitching. Unfortunately, I do a lot of my work at night after the kids go to bed so I rarely get to bed before 1 or 2...then I'm up around 7:30. She really recommended 8 hours to see if the twitching got better (and, ummmm, well, I haven't managed to do it yet but fully plan on it before my next appointment in ....2 weeks...yikes
 
I feel better overall with 8 hours sleep, but rarely get it-even with the Lunesta. If I could have 8 hours of sleep every night, I would be the happiest person in the world.
 
Well, saw my GP yesterday but his only comment about my lack of sleep was to try taking Zoloft again. I had tried it for about 4-5 days but felt it increased my twitches and stopped. He said that if I could get my anxiety under control I would probably sleep better so I should try the zoloft again and stay on it longer this time. Not sure how I feel about that. :confused:
 

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