Like restless leg syndrome, but in shoulders. Now what?

Post date: 2019-04-13 13:32:24
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Like it says in the title. The symptoms I experience mimic exactly those I have read about RLS, except this isn't in my legs.

I get achy, dull cramp plus an almost ticking sensation in my shoulders that wake me up or that starts up as I get quiet in bed and then keeps me from consistent sleep. I start to fall asleep and NOPE! Need to flex/pop shoulders NOW. And again 5 minutes later. And again maybe 2 hours after that. It can go on for quite a while.

I MUST stretch or flex them, there's no NOT doing it. Like RLS, or cracking your knuckles, but with my shoulders. Also, I've had a version of this since my teens, but it goes away for long stretches (weeks or months), and isn't ever so disruptive that I remember to mention it to my doc.

It's worse when I've been working out (think easy resistance training or machine rowing for mere minutes), but also just because. I sit at a desk all day, and my work outs are gentle, so I'm not muscle sore in "wow, I worked out hard!" way.

You are not my doctor, but maybe you get something like this. Next time I see my doc, I *will* ask. Meanwhile, is This a Thing of Which You Have Heard? If it's from general tension, would OTC magnesium (I take some, not a lot) or iron or potassium be the things people might suggest for this?
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