I am not sure of the correct anatomical term. The muscle right below the vagina (but in front of anal area) is twitching- non-stop and really annoying.
It started about 6 weeks ago, then stopped. It started again about 3 weeks ago. Some days it is so bad and distracting, especially while trying to work or go to sleep.
One day I had to take xanax to try to quell it. I have twitching in many places, which vary in frequency and intensity. But this one is new!
The only change to my protocol has been adding Bicillin in October, and switching from Ketek back to Zith about a month ago.
Anyone else have this? What does it mean? LC
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hello, i feel your pain. I dont have the twitching...but have horrible aching down in that area....it feels like the muscles are stretched.
Im sure others have had what you describe, so hang in there. Maybe a warm epsom salt bath would help?
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I get all sorts of muscle pains 'down there'. I hope that lots of women will respond to this thread- I'm sure that it is one of those symptoms that no one dare talk about.
The symptoms that I get, that I think are of a muscular nature are; levetor ani syndrome - this is literally a sharp pain in your bottom. I get this particularly at certain times in the month and it will come on so suddenly that it takes my breath away!
The other one- and I have not mentioned this to anyone because it is rather embaressing- but hey we're all in the same boat here-; I get an incredibly sharp pain inside if I get - eh hum, shall we say 'aroused'... this doesn't happen all the time (the pain that is!), I have noticed that when I took Black Cohosh this seemed to get slightly better so I am sure that it is yet another hormonal issue. Very odd..
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My last two periods have been different, worse PMS (two weeks of sore breasts), increased cramps, and heavier flow.
Someone on another thread said that as we get better (and I think I slowly am with the addition of bicillin) that our hormones re-adjust.
So maybe it's a good sign?? MMM haven't you recently started IM Bicillin if memory serves me?
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Hi again, I started Ceftin (Cefaclor) a couple of months ago. I was taking Zithro for a short time and definately noticed changes to periods during that time.
I had all the same pains for years before I was actually diagnosed with Lyme.
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I know you said ladies but try B complex vitamins & magnesium.
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I did recently stop B-complex in exchange for b6 only.
Maybe I should go back.
I do take 200 mg mag capsules 2x/ day and 2 tsp. nat. calm at night.
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There are trigger points all over our body including the area that you describe. See if your local library has the book: The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook. It describes where these are and what to do about them.
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I can relate to the muscle twitching, I haven't experienced it in that particular area of my body, but it seems every other muscle is affected. I have had hormonal issues all along, but my gyn seems to be supportive. My lyme symptoms were keeping me awake and the hot flashes were too. So my gyn gave me an estrogen patch. I would prefer not to ue any HRT, but first I have to get the lyme under control and then address the other issues.
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My elbow and fingers like to twitch.
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Well I just had to respond to this.. I used to get this ALL the time and now it comes and goes.. The only way I could explaine it is it feels like I have a tuning fork in my body but it originates from the area you said and it's REALLY REALLY annoyng and bothersom when it happens.. Sometimes I will have it non stop for months then it will just disappear then it will come back again...You're not alone
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Sounds like spasm of the colon to me. That's where the pain starts.
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Actually sounds more like the sphincter muscle to me. Can you pretend you are going to the bathroom, 1 or 2 and TRY to stop. Does that make any difference? When I had my anus removed, it of course damaged the sphinctor (sp?) muscle, and in males that works both the penis AND the anus, and is very important to both. In females in works the anus and vagina muscle control.
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