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Originally Posted by ChocolateMarilyn
Hi, I'm new here... glad to find another resource for bipolar information.
I wanted to ask if anyone else here has sporadic twitches. By twitch I mean a full body spasm that's almost like a chills-up-the-spine thing or a brief shiver like when you're cold. I'm not on any medications right now, so I know it's not a side effect. I THINK it happens more when I'm tired, but I haven't been diligent in figuring out what's going on with diet, sleep, stress levels, moods when it happens. Usually it's just once every couple of months but sometimes it's several times within the space of a couple minutes/hours.
A friend of mine in college (10 years ago, before my bp symptoms got worse and I started twitching) got the nickname of "Twitchy" because she would do this. She was suffering from some type of mental distress (which we never discussed) and I'm wondering if the two things are related.
Have any of you experienced this?
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Hi, ChocolateMarilyn and welcome to PC...you said you're not on meds; have you been diagnosed BP? I know exactly what you mean by twitchy - I do the same thing. But I also have had neurological problems, so I have a lot of screwed up nerves. I'm on meds and I don't think the twitching is any different from when I wasn't. Although, I was on Prozac for quite a while before being dx BP and it was definitely worse during that time.
Guess that really doesn't help much!
But welcome anyway, this is a great place to hang out!
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