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Posted by JaneB on October 26, 2002, at 8:08:38
A little background: I take .5mg clonazepam and 10 mg celexa at night. Starting about 4 am during my sleep I start holding my aching head. My arms get so tired and achey, I wake up briefly to cover back up and this goes on until I finally get up. Sometimes my head is hurting real bad and sometimes I am having nightmares.
I have thought about tying my arms down! It usually starts when I am having headaches but then goes on as if I have developed a habit. Is this some sort of restless arms syndrome?
I have tried taking the celexa in the a.m. and no difference. I end up feeling achey and tired. I know this sounds like an insignificant problem but the poor sleep is affecting my daytime functioning.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Jane
Posted by Ritch on October 27, 2002, at 11:11:13
In reply to Aching arms/holding head, posted by JaneB on October 26, 2002, at 8:08:38
> A little background: I take .5mg clonazepam and 10 mg celexa at night. Starting about 4 am during my sleep I start holding my aching head. My arms get so tired and achey, I wake up briefly to cover back up and this goes on until I finally get up. Sometimes my head is hurting real bad and sometimes I am having nightmares.
>
> I have thought about tying my arms down! It usually starts when I am having headaches but then goes on as if I have developed a habit. Is this some sort of restless arms syndrome?
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> I have tried taking the celexa in the a.m. and no difference. I end up feeling achey and tired. I know this sounds like an insignificant problem but the poor sleep is affecting my daytime functioning.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Jane
Jane, I have had similar troubles with SSRI's, but in my case it *is* my legs that get very restless. It was the worst with Zoloft, and somewhat bad with Prozac. Celexa didn't bother me that much. The "achey" feeling could be SSRI-induced pain. Effexor makes my neck and upper back stiff and achey. Zoloft would cause lower-back pain, etc. Klonopin usually helps that quite a bit and you are already taking that. Have you tried adding an anti-serotonin med at bedtime with it such as Buspar or Periactin (cyproheptadine)? I think Vistaril (hydroxyzine), might help, too.
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