Every evening about 6 PM, my entire body has such deep spreading pain. As soon as I sit down to relax, the pain radiates through my wrists, arms, elbows, shoulders, legs, and back. I nearly groan out loud with the pain and become terribly exhausted. Lying down makes it worse. Sometimes, between spasms, I fall asleep for a minute of less while watching TV in a recliner, and that helps relax my body for about 15 minutes. I am on 1 mg ropinirole HCL at dinner time which helps. When I go without, the pain keeps me awake until 3 AM or later. Pain meds do not help. Walking around does not help. One of my doctors said the pain is from a variation of restless leg syndrome. Since it responds to ropinirole, that makes sense. Your opinion will be appreciated. Thank you.
Hi, The location and movement of a pain give clues as to what is going on. And if it is all over, then it is not due to a particular joint, muscle, disk, or nerve problem. Overall problems such as electrolytes, hormones, inflammation might do it. Psychological causes are easily 10 fold more commonly associated with it. Indeed, an otherwise second-rate anti-depressant Cymbalta became quite popular due to its side effects that also work on pain. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist