Neck pain upon awakening
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I also have periodic intense (so much as to wonder if something is broken) pain in different locations such as my shoulder, knee, neck, and back. It hurts for a day or two then goes away. I ask my pcp about "Fibromyagia" as my mother and sis have it but he said "no" and changed the subject. My labs at last physical looked normal except for chol.
7 mo post-op, still experiencing swallowing difficulties, complete collapse of pharyngeal tissue upon flexion of neck, partial collapse upon rotation to left. Voice dysfunction, inability to sing d/t "warbling" effect, hoarseness, partial sentences/words inaudible. Swallowing study shows narrowing d/t pharyngeal collapse, shunting of food to epiglottic vallecula, absence of complete epiglottal closure d/t narrowing, choking.
This can happen when I have been walking but can also happen upon awakening. The pain is usually temporarily relieved by warming them (either gentle massage or placing them under a cover). My hands ache especially when I have to drive (holding the wheel) or hold the telephone. I have been put on neurontin for this with minimal improvement.
When it occurs upon falling asleep, the person remains aware while the body shuts down for REM sleep, and it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis. When it occurs upon awakening, the person becomes aware before the REM cycle is complete, and it is called hypnopompic or postdormital. The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes, with some rare cases being hours, "by which the individual may experience panic symptoms" (described below).
I recently was changed from prilisec to protonix which greatly relieved the laryngeal irritation from silent gerd. Two nights past week have awakened with severe nerve pain entire left thorax (front & back between shoulder blades) and left arm/hand. Ironically no substernal chest pain. Echo and persantine tests normal 3 months ago (done to evaluate for PH/copd) It was 9/10 and 10/10 severity nerve pain, not muscle, no brash, no acid in throat, etc. It lasted less than 10 minutes.
I recently was changed from prilisec to protonix which greatly relieved the laryngeal irritation from silent gerd. Two nights past week have awakened with severe nerve pain entire left thorax (front & back between shoulder blades) and left arm/hand. Ironically no substernal chest pain. Echo and persantine tests normal 3 months ago (done to evaluate for PH/copd) It was 9/10 and 10/10 severity nerve pain, not muscle, no brash, no acid in throat, etc. It lasted less than 10 minutes.
I'm noy a doctor or anything, but my high school boyfriend lost his ability to have an erection and the doctor told him that one out of every ten males that smoke pot have problems getting it up. I don't know how sound the truth is, but that was my experience.
Muscle stiffness is typically present upon awakening and tends to improve as the day progresses. However, in some cases, muscle stiffness can remain throughout the day. A common description is, “It feels as if I always have the flu.”
The pain may be confined to specific areas, often the neck or shoulders, early in the course of the disease.
Hi matd,
I broke my neck playing softball some years ago and have had issues with neck pain and shoulder pain as well as headaches periodically. I have purchased several expensive pillows that promised to relieve the headaches and pain but none of them worked. I found that if my pillow is flat and my neck well supported I sleep more comfortably and wake with less pain and headaches.
There are a multitude of opinions on facet joint and cervical injections.
Developed leak and had 20 minute repair of small leak. Woke up with sever head knife like pain and like something is in my neck. On massive narcotics and pretty much in bed 75 percent of day. Feels very swollen inside and I respond to steroids. causing severe numbness in legs, left arm, and mouth/face. Causing weakness and nausea. Very specific to right side of neck. Slightly fim and slightly swollen. Very sore deep inside and feels thick inside. Had thethered cord surgery and no help.
Upon awakening 3 weeks ago, I found I had extreme tiredness in my body, like I was moving in slow motion, when I tried to sit-up, I was experiencing dizziness and didn't have my balance in my feet or body. The right side of my face and neck was slightly stiff a very sharp pain in the back and top, but on right side of my head.
If you are getting adequate and good quality sleep and do not have sleep apnea or on suspect meds, seems hypnopompic hallucinations could be an explanation since you describe them as upon awakening. I have a friend who has this happen due to a med she must take. She keeps a flashlight nearby and when she wakes up and sees it, she shines the flashlight on it an the image disappears.
I am back to office work and am experiencing severe neck and R arm pain in the past month. My pain was mainly L sided prior to surgery. I was told also that C5 was bulging but I had no symptoms pre- surgery. Doctors feel that it is nerve related due to surgery and may improve. This is getting progressively worse and I am in a great deal of pain. The pain I have in the neck is actually at the base of my spine on the 'hump' below the fusion site.
I experienced extreme anxiety upon waking after my appendectomy a week ago. I am experiencing increased anxiety upon waking from sleep now at home. Can the two be related. I am trying to control the anxiety I am now having. Its pretty overwhelming & very alarming. Will this continue to get worse or will it diminish quickly? Or is there any way to know since everyone is different.
My first question to you is whether you have erections upon awakening. If so, that would indicate that your penis is working just fine, it's your head that's getting in the way. On the other hand, if you're not having erections upon awakening or at other times when not with your partner (during self-pleasuring, for instance), then it's most likely there's a physiological cause.
And so-called "enhancers" are a waste of time and money.
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