Posted by Mike Andersen on April 8, 2008, at 20:57:45
In reply to Re: Uncontrolable Shivering - but no meds » Mike Andersen, posted by nfc on April 8, 2008, at 7:47:51
Thanks for the tip about clonazepam, nfc. I think I've found a proximate, but not the ultimate, cause of my current spate of shivering: looks like I'm passing a series of small kidney stones. Too small to be seen, or to cause me a lot of pain (I have noticed some pain in my flank but attributed it to a sore back).But it's enough to trigger this reaction in my body. I had the urine test done yesterday, and they say there's a little bit of blood in my urine, which would be consistent with small stones. The good news is that with plenty of water I'll pass the damn things out and that will be the end of it. For now.
The other good news is that I tried Xanax (0.5 mg)to control the shaking the other night, and it mostly sort of kinda worked. The shaking was substantially reduced and I was able to go to sleep relatively quickly. The Xanax was from an old perscription for anxiety. I never really felt like it did much for my anxiety, but for this kind of thing it really did make a difference. The bad news is that Xanax, when taken at night (when the shakes happen) knocks me out cold for like, 12 hours. I'm going back to my psychiatrist and ask him about similar drugs with shorter half-lives. If I can get something that gets this reaction under control without making me a zombie until noon the following day I'll be much happier.
And thanks to everyone who has posted to this thread :) I'll update again after I talk to my shrink and let you know what he says about this latest development.
Mike
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