Just need to check in with others to see if any of you have struggled with the following post-surgery issue: restless legs and little waves of sensation that get you wanting to constantly shift positions, even when you are dead tired.
At first, I thought these sensations were a result of discontinuing Zanaflex, a muscle relaxer. (I never felt that Zanaflex did much to help me.) However, it wasn't an symptom of medication withdrawal and I continue to have flare ups with this problem. It's sort of like the nerves in my legs begin firing and I can't turn them off. I even feel this sensation in other parts of my body, but I feel it the strongest in my legs. When it gets going, my ability to sleep or even rest is diminished.
I'm two months out from surgery and the only medication I take is Lyrica. I discontinued my other medications, because the pain around my surgery site has almost gone away. It's just this jumpy sensation that drives me nuts.
I do believe the problem is worse in the evening, especially if I've overextended myself.
So, the question is, have any of you post-surgery friends gone through this?
At first, I thought these sensations were a result of discontinuing Zanaflex, a muscle relaxer. (I never felt that Zanaflex did much to help me.) However, it wasn't an symptom of medication withdrawal and I continue to have flare ups with this problem. It's sort of like the nerves in my legs begin firing and I can't turn them off. I even feel this sensation in other parts of my body, but I feel it the strongest in my legs. When it gets going, my ability to sleep or even rest is diminished.
I'm two months out from surgery and the only medication I take is Lyrica. I discontinued my other medications, because the pain around my surgery site has almost gone away. It's just this jumpy sensation that drives me nuts.
I do believe the problem is worse in the evening, especially if I've overextended myself.
So, the question is, have any of you post-surgery friends gone through this?
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