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Physical or Psychological pain? PAIN IN THE NECK!!!
This seems to be ongoing.
I'm 32 male. Not a stranger here, but luckily not on here as much as I used to in the past years.
About a month ago, I was having issues with neck and head tension. My head felt like it was in a vise 24/7.
Thankfully that left!!
I've been pain free from that for about 2 weeks maybe?
Now the past week my neck has been hurting AGAIN. But this time JUST my neck and shoulders area.
My neck muscles feel as if they are took weak to hold up my head. That's what it feels like, and also I feel that the muscles on the base of my skull/neck are TIGHT.
When I turn my head left and right slowly, I can hear a sound that I can only describe like "grains of sand" or "muscle fiber noises".
Is this just tension?? It's causing daily headaches too.
Aleve, ibuprofen etc. does not touch it. :(
I'm starting to get anxiety over this, but I KNOW DEEP DOWN IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS.
I just don't feel anxious though, that's the thing.
With my history though of Generalized Anxiety, can it really be anxiety without feeling anxious??
Will this eventually go away on its own?? I believe it will. I just need to take it easy I guess.
It's just starting to depress me, b/c I feel like I've been dealing with this for TOO LONG.
My brother is a massage therapist and worked on me a few days ago, and it felt wonderful, but didnt cure it. I know it can take a few sessions. Also, I have started working out again the past 2 days hoping it will help build muscles back up and help anxiety or depression if THAT's what this is.
Thanks.
(32 male, no medication for 4 years)
I'm 32 male. Not a stranger here, but luckily not on here as much as I used to in the past years.
About a month ago, I was having issues with neck and head tension. My head felt like it was in a vise 24/7.
Thankfully that left!!
I've been pain free from that for about 2 weeks maybe?
Now the past week my neck has been hurting AGAIN. But this time JUST my neck and shoulders area.
My neck muscles feel as if they are took weak to hold up my head. That's what it feels like, and also I feel that the muscles on the base of my skull/neck are TIGHT.
When I turn my head left and right slowly, I can hear a sound that I can only describe like "grains of sand" or "muscle fiber noises".
Is this just tension?? It's causing daily headaches too.
Aleve, ibuprofen etc. does not touch it. :(
I'm starting to get anxiety over this, but I KNOW DEEP DOWN IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS.
I just don't feel anxious though, that's the thing.
With my history though of Generalized Anxiety, can it really be anxiety without feeling anxious??
Will this eventually go away on its own?? I believe it will. I just need to take it easy I guess.
It's just starting to depress me, b/c I feel like I've been dealing with this for TOO LONG.
My brother is a massage therapist and worked on me a few days ago, and it felt wonderful, but didnt cure it. I know it can take a few sessions. Also, I have started working out again the past 2 days hoping it will help build muscles back up and help anxiety or depression if THAT's what this is.
Thanks.
(32 male, no medication for 4 years)
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You are correct sir. lol. I have muscle KNOTS. Painful knots. I got a tennis ball out again last night and did some "at home" trigger point therapy. I just stayed on that painful not as long as I could, hoping it would release. While it did not release, it does feel better day by day, so I'm going to keep that up. I also did some extension exercises last night and that felt good too. Oh, and I put a heating pad on last night while in bed, slept GREAT after 20 minutes of a heating pad on my Traps. :)
A HILARIOUS story really quickly: Yesterday evening, I was having dinner at my sisters house. My aunt Cheryl happened to be there, she has fibromyalgia. She's had it for years, but chooses not to take ANYTHING for it. She has just gotten used to the peaks and valleys of it.
While we were eating dinner, I looked over at her, reached over and just touched her back... almost kind of poking it. lol.
She turned and looked at me and went "OW! What are you doing!?"
I started LAUGHING, and apologized, and I said "I definitely don't have fibromyalgia."
She said she hurts to the touch ALL OVER her body, not just trigger points.
I thought I'd share that story. :) haha.
A HILARIOUS story really quickly: Yesterday evening, I was having dinner at my sisters house. My aunt Cheryl happened to be there, she has fibromyalgia. She's had it for years, but chooses not to take ANYTHING for it. She has just gotten used to the peaks and valleys of it.
While we were eating dinner, I looked over at her, reached over and just touched her back... almost kind of poking it. lol.
She turned and looked at me and went "OW! What are you doing!?"
I started LAUGHING, and apologized, and I said "I definitely don't have fibromyalgia."
She said she hurts to the touch ALL OVER her body, not just trigger points.
I thought I'd share that story. :) haha.
You don't have fibro -- that I can tell you. They think I have something like it, though, that they call something or other but boils down to a confused nervous system that thinks minor problems are major problems -- something with the central nervous system. I don't think you have that, either, though. If you had fibro, you'd be exhausted all the time and nearly disabled it's a pretty devastating set of symptoms. You don't have it.
The thought of having fibromyalgia keeps popping up in my head, and i keep googling... I HATE Dr. Google.
I've now been off Prozac for 2 months. However I still take klonopin when needed. I'm leaning towards going med free. Maybe have klonopin for when I have major episodes? I'm not sure... I know meds for sure can help people but I just wonder how much they actually help me
Totally agree with you. Yes, I'm my own worst enemy. Lol. When you have anxiety, it makes pain 10x worse. We are more sensitive than most people.
I got some trigger point therapy in tonight from my brother. It was SO painful, yet he said he could feel knots hard as a rock then the next minute melt away like butter. However not all have released yet. But well get there.
Thanks for always being awesome Paxiled.
I'm like you when it comes to meds. I believe we've had this discussion before.
I came off ativan over 3+ years ago. That was hell.
I also tried remeron off and on a few years ago. It was a wonder drug for a while. I could take it for a few weeks and come off easy.
But one time I took it for a few weeks and had a horrendous withdrawal. Almost as bad as ativan withdrawal.
Now these days I cope with other natural outlets. Mostly spiritual and mindfulness. Its a lot of work, and I know ill suffer from anxiety for the rest of my life probably, but I'm okay with that.
I will allow myself an occasional xanax. And when I mean occasional, I mean OCCASIONAL. Like ONE every few months. I hate benzos. Lol. And I've learned the damage they can do when taken for even weeks at a time. I was on ativan pretty steady for 4 years. Those drugs bite you in the butt and you don't know it, bc the symptoms are anxiety x100 and the dr.s don't believe in benzo tolerance w/d etc. At least not the ones in my small town.
Glad to be med free. :)
I got some trigger point therapy in tonight from my brother. It was SO painful, yet he said he could feel knots hard as a rock then the next minute melt away like butter. However not all have released yet. But well get there.
Thanks for always being awesome Paxiled.
I'm like you when it comes to meds. I believe we've had this discussion before.
I came off ativan over 3+ years ago. That was hell.
I also tried remeron off and on a few years ago. It was a wonder drug for a while. I could take it for a few weeks and come off easy.
But one time I took it for a few weeks and had a horrendous withdrawal. Almost as bad as ativan withdrawal.
Now these days I cope with other natural outlets. Mostly spiritual and mindfulness. Its a lot of work, and I know ill suffer from anxiety for the rest of my life probably, but I'm okay with that.
I will allow myself an occasional xanax. And when I mean occasional, I mean OCCASIONAL. Like ONE every few months. I hate benzos. Lol. And I've learned the damage they can do when taken for even weeks at a time. I was on ativan pretty steady for 4 years. Those drugs bite you in the butt and you don't know it, bc the symptoms are anxiety x100 and the dr.s don't believe in benzo tolerance w/d etc. At least not the ones in my small town.
Glad to be med free. :)
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My name is Vickie and I just became a CL over in the Substance Forum.
I happen to end up over here Reading in this Community. I find that all of you are so caring and sharing on here.
I wanted to chime in on this one. I do not suffer with Anxiety issues but when I went c/t from 2 meds that were prescribe like Methadone & Klons, I also added illegal Adderral to the mess (do not have adhd). Anyway, about 3 yrs ago when I went c/t I came on here an learned alot and have been doing so.
My Anxiety was on the Moon and it was SO bad. I Never experienced anything like it and it went on for months and months while by Brain/Body adjusted back from the removal of these stims. SO during my research I had found a few things that did help with the Muscle Aches, Anxiety and I have Cardiovascular disease. I still use this to this day when I feel a bit Anxious. I get this from a natural source called Wellness Resources. It is Called "Muscle-Mag" and "Relax-Mag". There are all kinds of different Magnesium and they have put these together to work. I will also take them with some D-3 oil. Makes me calm down and relax a bit while it does relax them muscles. I use it at night only and it will help me sleep to.
After reading this post..Cnote I got tested for Fibro and I did not have it. He explained all the symptoms and I have to agree with Paxiled here. Even if we are not Drs it does not sound like you have that. Also Diet & Exercise plays a big role on ones Brain/Body. Swimming would be really good for your aches and pains right now.
Maybe if YOU can re-directed your thinking about this for awhile then you might feel better too. I know it is so hard not to be able to get any answers. I still suffer from a issue and Drs just give me the run around. I do wish you the best and I think you are to young to have all the things you think you have..Hugs! Take some deep breaths and maybe do some good old Stretches and Soak in the tub with some Epsom salt. This should make you feel so much better, even if it is just for a short time. I also would go lay under a heating blanket when I got Back aches or Neck aches and so forth. That feels so good. going from a hot pad to a cold pad and back and fourth should help too. Well I do wish you the best. I guess I will go back over to my own area and leave this to the ones who know about Anxiety. I just thought I would give you some of my own experience and input.
Bless U