Buckeye, I believe it was you that mentioned that you had the jitters. Do you still have that feeling and if not, what did you do about it? I have that feeling too and my legs get weak. This weird feeling is driving me nuts! Perhaps someone else would know about this condition? I mentioned to my rheumy about weak legs and asked her if gaining weight had any bearing on it and she said absolutely not because it goes along with the disease and that skinny people get it too.
Advise anyone?
Sorry it wasn't me....hopefully who ever it was will chime inI have been getting the jitters. Right now it is associated with anxiety for me. IT should pass, hopefully. IT is hard on your RA and all with that becaus it makes your muscles hurt. I hate it when I get those twitches too! ARG!I've had those Jitters right from day I started on predislone thirteen months ago.
I still to this day get the jitters when ever I over do things, and that is not doing a great deal. Cooking dinner and I start up.
Cooking dinner, have the phone ring, Julie just arrive home, and my daughter send a text message all at the same time can really set the jitters off.
All this sounds like anxiety, stress and what not, but why the hell is it worse when I am feeling the RA, just upped the pred to 10 mg a day.
The RD reckons that the meds and RA have nothing to do with it and go get some more anti depressants and see a head shrink.
I'm at the point of saying bah humbug to the RD as I reckon I know what is going on better than he, although what he suggests will help.
I am prepared to say that (for myself only) the RA or the meds (more likely both) have thrown my nerve system a curved ball.
I walk around with that slight feeling of walking sideways and if I turn to fast, have to put out a hand to correct myself.
I get the jitters when doing very little.
I get fatigued very easily.
My anxiety levels are up.
Put simply, I cannot function as I used to any more, but to look at me one would say I look normal and able to do normal things.
When in the bush I have noticed that I can function much better but the above is still present, all be it at a reduced level.
Looking over the past twelve months with RA I seem to have become more sensitive to stress walking down the road before I even know it.
The more genuine the people that surround me the better I am, throw a bad egg into the mix and I find myself wanting to distance myself, but not quite knowing why.
I usually find the reason as time goes by.
I'm getting into other areas of life that can become a little spooky for most.
Enjoy your day
Some days I get the jitters and shakes so bad my teeth chatter. IT helps that I increased the xanax a bit, but right now that makes me terribly sleepy.
Maybe once I can get to my RD again he will have a suggestion. Maybe it is just part of the progression of the disease mixed with anxiety....dunno.
If RA attacks soft tissue I wonder if that would include your nervous system?
jode
Buckeye, thank you for replying....I knew it was someone whose name began with a B.
I think it's a pretty common symptom of RA / RA meds...don't really know which one. I had a period last year where I had the same problem coupled with a tingling feeling in my shoulders. I went to a neurologist, had an MRI including a brain scan, and everything looked fine. Eventually it just went away. I know that anxiety and stress are a trigger for me but I don't think it's the cause...it just pushes my body over the edge.
Alan