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Old 08-01-2010, 12:34 AM #1
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Judy,

I wonder if what you are experiencing is Myoclonus. I get tremors and twitching/jerking periodically and use Klonopin (Clonazepam)

Here is some information about Myoclonus:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/m..._myoclonus.htm
Exactly what I have used for my tremors and myoclonic jerks. My MS presented with these tremors, in 1978. I take Clonazepam. My nursing career suffered due to these tremors. But the drug worked.

Midway though my career, I had to switch to a NY Financial desk job.
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thanks for the feedback everyone.
snoop, that was a good article.

i see my neuro in a wk or so so i'll ask him about your suggestions.
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