What is myoclonus?

Myoclonus describes a symptom and not a diagnosis of a disease. It refers to sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles. Myoclonic twitches or jerks usually are caused by sudden muscle contractions, called positive myoclonus, or by muscle relaxation, called negative myoclonus. Myoclonic jerks may occur alone or in sequence, in a pattern or without pattern. They may occur infrequently or many times each minute. Myoclonus sometimes occurs in response to an external event or when a person attempts to make a movement. The twitching cannot be controlled by the person experiencing it.

Yes. I have tremors, jerking and head nodding. MRI showed "nothing significant' so diagnosis is Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) along with the Fibro and arthritis. Can't take anything as my body hates everything!!

I have them all the time babes. We call them spasms. Some sre small and only jerky. The big ones can mske the part of your bidy I.E mine have been whole torso spasms. I judt have to lay dtill and let it pass. First time it happened was so so scary because no one told me I would get them. I was lucky my hubby was not st work thst night and was in bed with me. He just stroked my side until it finally stopped. Hooe this helps. You can ask doc fir meds to help with the spasms babe. Good luck xx😘

Yes!!! I was on same med as you! Had to change meds. I was having full on body spasms. Day, night, anytime really. I still get the legs jerking at night but they gave me a muscle relaxer for that and its not working. Plus makes me so very tired. Im still getting things worked out with meds and all but you should just ask for a different med. I hope that helps.

Yes, I get them so bad especially at night I get bruises. I discovered that magnesium helps a great deal! I use magnesium lotion during the day and supplement at her time