This is my worst and most painful symptom that I experience. For me, it is a daily thing with some days being better than others. Over the years, I have tried all sorts of things for the hug. I get lots of nerve pain with it as well. I have been on gabapentin for years and that helps with the nerve pain, but I still get breakthrough pain.

When it happens, I have to lay down or stand. Sitting seems to make it worse. I use ice, Epsom salt baths, and gabapentin and if it is really bad, I'll take an Ativan (baclofen and valium are too strong for me). Sometimes, nothing seems to decrease the pain and discomfort. For a while, I used to get weekly massages from a massage therapist. It hurt at first but over a years time, it helped keep those muscles relaxed.