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    Semi-voluntary twitching when trying to go to sleep

    Let me first say that this is not the first time I have experienced this. I first noticed it when I used to use GHB (about a dozen years ago when it was still legal in my area). Whenever I would take G and try to sleep, I would go through a period of about 20 minutes where I would get this uncontrollable urge to "twitch" for lack of a better term. My legs and hips would kick violently. It never happened when I sat still, only when I laid down and tried to go to sleep. It was annoying, but not enough for me to stop taking G. But then I ran out, and they made it illegal, so that was the end of that.

    Now fast forward several years to when I started taking Paxil. The same exact thing happened. It continued for about a month or two after I stopped the Paxil. When I took Paxil a second time about 1.5 years ago, it came back.

    Now, it appears it's back with baclofen, though not quite as bad as before. Does anybody else get this? Does anyone know what it's called? Should I be worried? I remember reading other people's experiences with this on GHB, so I know I'm not the only one who gets it. I'm on 75mg/day now, and I'm a little worried that as I go up in dosage, it will become a problem.

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    Semi-voluntary twitching when trying to go to sleep

    YES. It's called Restless Leg Syndrom and it is often a side effect of some meds. You'll never see it as a listed SE in a PDR, but ask your doctor!
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      Semi-voluntary twitching when trying to go to sleep

      Bill, I had/have it too. From what I remember it was pretty pervasive and distracting for a while.
      It particularly bothered me when I was awake and I would twitch. Especially my hands, since it was reminiscent of my shaky AL withdrawal symptoms.
      In my humble opinion it's nothing to worry about. It'll dissipate of it's own accord.
      It never happened when I was concentrating on say, driving. Or at the gym. And it wasn't a tremor, just a spasm. (for me)
      It's been reported here several times, and is an ironic SE since bac is a muscle relaxant taken initially by people to control their involuntary muscle spasms. ha!
      Hope that helps!
      Ne/K

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        Semi-voluntary twitching when trying to go to sleep

        techie, I hope you're right. RLS doesn't sound very scary. In fact, I never really took it seriously as a disorder. In the commercials, they always show people rubbing their legs together like crickets. Maybe it just wouldn't make for good TV if they were convulsing violently in their beds.

        NE, it's good to know that I'm not the only one. I never get it in my upper body, only my legs and hips. I actually tried to search for it, but I wasn't sure what to call it; it's not a tremor, because that's a repeated, rhythmic motion, and it's not a convulsion, because that's also a prolonged episode. The only thing I could think of to call it is "twitch". Anyway, it's kind of funny when it scares the crap out of my cat.

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          Semi-voluntary twitching when trying to go to sleep

          A little bird told me it's called myoclonus or myoclonic twitch. Thank you, little bird, for pointing me toward that article. It's nice to have a label to stick on it.

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            Semi-voluntary twitching when trying to go to sleep

            I got this in my hands at high dose baclofen, and I'm getting it now again, returning to a high dose. It happens more when I am awake, and is especially noticeable when I am typing... Doesn't really bother me though.

            Thanks for the myoclonus link, it's always nice to put a label on these weird SE's.

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