Various Worries, Are these normal
I was sitting with my legs crossed...talking to someone and then my leg spontaneously jerked forward (like when a doctor hits your knee with a reflex hammer). I know this is myoclonus, the question is, does anyone else ever get this? This was not a twitch. My whole extremity moved. I worry cause I was awake when this happened. Does anyone else get this when awake ( and not on meds)
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Sarah, can I ask, or rather perhaps you should ask yourself... Does it really matter if your leg jerked by itself? Did it interfere with your life in any way?
One way to beat HA is to learn that we don't need to explain every little thing nor ask if anyone has it happen to them.
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jray23
Sarah, can I ask, or rather perhaps you should ask yourself... Does it really matter if your leg jerked by itself? Did it interfere with your life in any way?
One way to beat HA is to learn that we don't need to explain every little thing nor ask if anyone has it happen to them.
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Very good advice for any HA suffer
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jray23
Sarah, can I ask, or rather perhaps you should ask yourself... Does it really matter if your leg jerked by itself? Did it interfere with your life in any way?
One way to beat HA is to learn that we don't need to explain every little thing nor ask if anyone has it happen to them.
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Very solid advice indeed! This is something my therapist and I have talked a lot about - basically, acceptance. Radical acceptance, even. Not everything needs an answer, and not everything even *has* an answer.
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jray23
Sarah, can I ask, or rather perhaps you should ask yourself... Does it really matter if your leg jerked by itself? Did it interfere with your life in any way?
One way to beat HA is to learn that we don't need to explain every little thing nor ask if anyone has it happen to them.
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The last time I went to a neurologist, he noted that the next time it happens, to contact him cause myoclonic jerks in any way outside of falling asleep are almost always a sign of MS, brain tumor, or CJD.
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Sure, follow doctors orders, but you've been asking this exact question for years. I'm guessing you haven't had just one doctor visit about this to date (unless this really only happened one other time?)
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Sarahnadine
The last time I went to a neurologist, he noted that the next time it happens, to contact him cause myoclonic jerks in any way outside of falling asleep are almost always a sign of MS, brain tumor, or CJD.
Can I have their number then because my case of MS/Tumour/CJD must be very advanced by now..... I've had them on and off for 40 years.
Your neurologist is an ass. They're common with fatigue/stress.
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ankietyjoe
Can I have their number then because my case of MS/Tumour/CJD must be very advanced by now..... I've had them on and off for 40 years.
Your neurologist is an ass. They're common with fatigue/stress.
You've had the jerks? Like.... Not twitches but like someone hit you with a reflex hammer and a body part jumps??
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Meriland30
You've had the jerks? Like.... Not twitches but like someone hit you with a reflex hammer and a body part jumps??
Yes. When I was tired I used to kick people on the way to work on the train all the time. It's especially common when you're cross legged as you're pinching nerves. It's also greatly exacerbated by increased adrenaline levels.