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Insane and incredibly annoying spasms
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Dm1985
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Hi,
I'm 31. I have CP. I'm married.
I love my life and usually my CP doesn't really bother me, in fact I hardly notice it.
I'm just having problems lately with my spasms. They are ridiculously more, much more intense and it's driving me absolutely crazy. I usually feed myself dinner and the other night my husband had to take over. I've been up all night and couple of times because the spasms are that bad.
I just wondered if anyone else experiences periods like this?
I'm 31. I have CP. I'm married.
I love my life and usually my CP doesn't really bother me, in fact I hardly notice it.
I'm just having problems lately with my spasms. They are ridiculously more, much more intense and it's driving me absolutely crazy. I usually feed myself dinner and the other night my husband had to take over. I've been up all night and couple of times because the spasms are that bad.
I just wondered if anyone else experiences periods like this?
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Hi @Dm1985
Welcometo the Scope Community! Good to have you on board. I hope you find many discussions to join in with on the categories page
https://community.scope.org.uk/categories
I find that my muscle spasms can be worst during the cold weather and also when I am suffering from fatigue most. You might like to look at the discussion thread on what the community members here have felt helpful with managing their CP. This discussion can be found here
https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/28690/things-that-you-have-found-helpful-for-managing-your-cp#latest
Hope this helps
Best wishes
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Thanks very much
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Hi @Dm1985
You are most welcome. I would definitely recommend heating the areas you are experiencing spasm in either via wheat bag/hot water bottle or heat pad or cura heat patches. Along with using Epsom salts in the bath (you can buy bags of this on amazon quite cheaply). Arnica oil is also good in bath water (you can buy this in boots). Acu patches will also work (magnetic plasters) which can also be picked up in boots (pricey though) - check you can use these first though as not suitable for other health conditions
Magnesium sprays or supplements will also work well for spasms, but please check with a healthcare professional about taking magnesium supplements particularly if you are taking any other medication
Hope this helps
Best wishes -
Hi @Dm1985
Just remembered this discussion thread may also be useful too
https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/76556#Comment_76556
Let us know how you get on.
Hope starts improving soon
Best wishes -
Tbanks, I really appreciate the advice.
I also think weather is a factor, my spasms seem to be worse if it's particularly hot or cold. However at the moment they seem to be much worse. I am on some medication. But I don't really want to be on it all the time. I usually take Clonazepam at night, just before bed and Amitriptyline in the evening. Normally this is enough to relax. I guess I just wanted to know if it is a CP thing, I think it is and that reassures me a bit.
Thanks again,
Brightness
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