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Hello to all of you. I am new here.
About three weeks ago, I noticed that my body was jerking the minute I officially went to sleep. I didn't think much of it back then. But it kept on happening and then for a couple days it stopped. I had GREAT sleep those couple days. But then it returned. I was at a point where I had no sleep for four days. I finally decided to go to my rheumatologist and figure out what is happening to me. She diagnosed me with myoclonic jerks. She prescribed me premidone but that pill was too strong for me. I woke up in a different state of mind but, I just slept it off and was back to normal. I told my doctor about that and she gave me clanozepam instead. The next night, I slept well mainly because I was really exhausted. Right now, as I am trying to go to sleep, the jerks are not letting me go to sleep peacefully. I am trying my best not to worry about it but every time I jerk, my anxiety goes through the roof. This is really effecting my life as I am a college student and I have three tests next week. I don't find the will to do anything. I was not like this before this started happening.
Have any of you been fully cured and are off any medication? Because the thought of taking a pill to go to sleep really bothers me. It's as if I am drugging myself to go to sleep.
Thanks for reading.
About three weeks ago, I noticed that my body was jerking the minute I officially went to sleep. I didn't think much of it back then. But it kept on happening and then for a couple days it stopped. I had GREAT sleep those couple days. But then it returned. I was at a point where I had no sleep for four days. I finally decided to go to my rheumatologist and figure out what is happening to me. She diagnosed me with myoclonic jerks. She prescribed me premidone but that pill was too strong for me. I woke up in a different state of mind but, I just slept it off and was back to normal. I told my doctor about that and she gave me clanozepam instead. The next night, I slept well mainly because I was really exhausted. Right now, as I am trying to go to sleep, the jerks are not letting me go to sleep peacefully. I am trying my best not to worry about it but every time I jerk, my anxiety goes through the roof. This is really effecting my life as I am a college student and I have three tests next week. I don't find the will to do anything. I was not like this before this started happening.
Have any of you been fully cured and are off any medication? Because the thought of taking a pill to go to sleep really bothers me. It's as if I am drugging myself to go to sleep.
Thanks for reading.