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[K45]

Ugh I’m sorry it’s truly a rough time of life! 
Do antihistamines help with sleep?  What do you take?

My GP prescribed an older antihistamine called promethazine and it knocks me out completely for 8+ hrs. It's been a life saver over the years! Might be worth a try. I take it at about 8.30pm so not too sedated when I'm at work for 730am.

[wenbird75]

Yes, the tremors feel exactly like light muscle twitching.

Well, when they were at their worst a few years ago they actually felt like the bed was moving under me because I was shaking so much and it was in my core as well. I mean, the bed seemed to be moving and at first I thought my husband was scratching himself lying next to me. Then I thought... is he having a w*nk?!?  But it went on and on with exactly the same rhythm and not even a slight pause 

So then I sat up in bed quickly to catch whatever he was doing..... AND HE WAS FAST ASLEEP 

At which point, I realised THIS WAS ME.    :D

Anyway, the tremors are way better now. They feel like a light buzzing or fizzing and are mostly in my feet and calves, although I do occasionally get them in my hands during the night.

That is hilarious 🤪 and not at all funny at the same time.!!   I have the muscle twitches too.  Feels so good to know I’m not alone in these changes!!!

[joziel]

Well, there are also the proper muscle twitches which feel like involuntary mini-jerks. Especially just as trying to fall asleep - which jerks you awake. Sometimes those would be physical muscle twitches and sometimes psychological startles (called hypnic jerks)...

All this stuff is quite common when you talk to other women going through menopause and is stuff doctors should be really familiar with, but they will look at you like you are from outer space and then try to tell you that you have some awful neurological disease. I'm 100% sure it's menopause, I've just found too many other women with exactly the same stuff..