Geo/Spasms

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Geo,

I think a lot of us get confused with what is what. I'm not even sure I got all

the terms right and I've been dealing with this for 14 years.

When I say spasms I am talking about the muscles knotting up and drawing tight

and causing pain. Not exactly like a Charlie Horse, but similar. Mine were

like on the top of my thigh and when they would go tight my whole leg wanted to

stretch out stiff and it felt like the meat was being pulled off my back.

I'm not sure I have or ever have had spasticity. I think that is a lot of

stiffness in the limbs, especially the legs.

What I think of as clonus is when a muscle gives a sudden jerk. Sometimes, just

once, big or small. And sometimes a series of jerks. A hard herk can cause you

to come upright from a lying position. I read somewhere about " Nocturnal

myoclonus is a benign type of muscle contraction that occurs at the onset of

sleep. It occurs as a twitch or sometimes as a vigorous jerk of the leg or

legs. It interrupts the path to sleep. Myoclonus can be treated with a drug

called Klonopin (clonazepam), if necessary. " I think it describes exactly what

I am experiencing.

Now I will let the experts give you better information. This is just my take on

all this stuff. There is so much going on I don't know how any of us can keep

all the symptoms, names, medicines and descriptions straight.

Ronnie