Don't know if this is stimming.

[renaeden]

I occasionally tremble uncontrollably, but I doubt that's what you're talking about, here.

Do you know why/how that happens? Sorry - just really curious.

I did go and see my psychologist and asked questions. She wanted me to show all my movements I make.
She told me it's a sort of stimming and that I now fill another half of a criteria...
She also asked how long this had been happening and if I had any other stims like this when I was younger. I told her about the finger flicking, eye squinting....etc.
Before, Mum was asked about this sort of thing but I wasn't. So nothing was written down in my report. Mum thought my squinting was due to my eye problems and I used to hide my finger flicking (I don't now, though).
So there you have it.

GA told me that I make the movements when I'm asleep. Stimming while asleep?

[Civet]

I occasionally tremble uncontrollably, but I doubt that's what you're talking about, here.

Do you know why/how that happens? Sorry - just really curious.

I don't know why it happens. Sometimes it seems to happen when I am nervous but other times it just comes out of absolutely no where.

How it happens? I assume you mean to describe it..? If you've ever had your hands tremble, think of it as though your entire body is trembling rather than just your hands. Like you have the "chills" almost, but it's more like a crawly feeling rather than a cold one, and one you can't shake off for atleast several minutes.

I try to curl up or wrap myself in blankets when it happens, plus breathe as though doing breathing excercies and sometimes rock. It seems to calm my nerves down a bit.

It doesn't happen often, which is why I am not too concerned about it. It's just unpleasant when it does happen.

[adhocisadirtyword]

I have a spot on the back of my neck that causes me to do that - the body tremble thing. Luckily it only lasts for few seconds, but I've had it happen several times a day before - especially when I'm extra sensitive. My mother and my daughter both have it as well.

[Sophist]

I get that when cold sometimes. I just always assumed my organs were cold...

[Civet]

I think most people will tremble (ie. shiver) in the cold. When I tremble like that it is not in response to the temperature. (Though yes, I do shiver in the cold, too).

[Sophist]

I think most people will tremble (ie. shiver) in the cold. When I tremble like that it is not in response to the temperature. (Though yes, I do shiver in the cold, too).

I have two different kind of shivers. One feels more topical and is just quick. The other sounds like you describe, almost a mix of cold and anxiety and my entire gut just shudders and won't stop. It's a horrible feeling. Uncontrollable.

[Civet]

I have two different kind of shivers. One feels more topical and is just quick. The other sounds like you describe, almost a mix of cold and anxiety and my entire gut just shudders and won't stop. It's a horrible feeling. Uncontrollable.

Ah, ok, I understand now.

Do you know what causes you to feel that way?

I can't figure it out, for myself. Sometimes I think it might be due to an overwhelming emotion, but I don't know if this is always the case.

[Sophist]

I have two different kind of shivers. One feels more topical and is just quick. The other sounds like you describe, almost a mix of cold and anxiety and my entire gut just shudders and won't stop. It's a horrible feeling. Uncontrollable.

Ah, ok, I understand now.

Do you know what causes you to feel that way?

I can't figure it out, for myself. Sometimes I think it might be due to an overwhelming emotion, but I don't know if this is always the case.

They happen so infrequently and at the time I'm usually so sidetracked by just getting them to stop that I forget to observe myself, hehe.

There's almost always a cold component. I've never gotten it in a place where the temperature is warm (although it can happen in mild Ts).

But then I think there's a nervousness component to them, too. Almost like cold and nerves flowing through my body is too much for it to handle.

It's almost like having an iceblock in my gut, but it's more than just a strange physical feeling. There's emotion involved, too, somewhere...

[renaeden]

I'm lucky there - I just have the quick shivers. It is noticeable when I do, though, because I give a big whole-body shake!

I've been thinking a lot about this subject and all the info you guys have posted. And I'm really happy and grateful for that. To know I can talk about things I'm worried about and receive caring and intelligent advice and views. So, my thanks to you.

Sensory issues: Yes, definitely. Wearing tight clothes is something I just cannot do. The only way I could wear these types of clothes is if the material moved with my skin instead of against it. Today's fashions? I'm kinda daggy, heh. Wearing multiple layers is hard on me as well because at least one layer will be uncomfortable.

Tics: Yes, maybe. Because I just can't can't help but move sometimes. It happens without conscious thought, GA says it happens while I'm asleep.
Ah, I dunno...

Akathisia: I find this information extremely interesting. If I have this, it's really mild. It's like a hyperactivity that stays inside. I can understand if people would want to self-medicate so they can just have "time off" for a while. Maybe it's why I like general anaesthesia so much! It's like a rest from the inner itch.

So. I'm just going to take all this information and these thoughts.....and do nothing. Just leave it as is and not bother anyone else. Because I've already bothered you and GA as well! If I have thoughts and frustrations about it, well I just will and I'm acknowledging it beforehand!

That's all I can think of to write for now. Feel free to post thoughts/opinions!

[Sophist]

I've been thinking a lot about this subject and all the info you guys have posted. And I'm really happy and grateful for that. To know I can talk about things I'm worried about and receive caring and intelligent advice and views. So, my thanks to you.

:) You're welcome. I know for myself, having people to talk to who understand is indescribably comforting and helpful.

So. I'm just going to take all this information and these thoughts.....and do nothing. Just leave it as is and not bother anyone else. Because I've already bothered you and GA as well! If I have thoughts and frustrations about it, well I just will and I'm acknowledging it beforehand!

Sometimes one of the best thing you can do is just talk about it 'cause there's not always something that can be done more than that.

So always feel free to talk or complain. I know we all do.

[renaeden]

Restarting an oooooold thread. I followed a link through another site and came across this YouTube video. It showed some of what I do exactly. So now I know. It's tics!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=g0ZOYGssiec

[MethylatedLifeforce]

For hyposensitive people, it may provide needed nervous system arousal, releasing beta-endorphins.

I think I have that. I often feel a little agitated unless I'm doing some sort of repetitive movement.

[Sophist]

For hyposensitive people, it may provide needed nervous system arousal, releasing beta-endorphins.

I think I have that. I often feel a little agitated unless I'm doing some sort of repetitive movement.

Stimming can be very calming.

[composer777]

Um, wow. I took 10mgs of lexapro, and moved around so much that I was constantly fatigued from all the jittering and "stimming". I read somewhere that people with AS are more prone to the activating effects of SSRI's. You're taking 20mgs of lexapro, Dexamphetamine (a powerful stimulant), and Lamictal, which is a mood stabilizer. Are you sure they aren't having making you too active? One side effect of all of those meds is akathisia, which basically is a movement disorder where you are never comfortable in your own skin. That combination would have me jumping through the ceiling.

At the moment I am taking:
Lexapro 20mgs
Dexamphetamine 20mgs
Lamictal 200mgs
That is what I take for one day. But I don't think it coincides with the stimming. I looked at side-effects and didn't come up with anything. These stims have been around for as long as I can remember, just intensified during the last six months.

[renaeden]

Thank you for reading that post.
I have switched from Lexapro to Cymbalta (60mgs). You are right, I am sensitive to SSRIs - if I miss taking it in the morning, I know by late afternoon that I missed it. I get dizzy.

I have read about akathisia, it is awful. But I don't know if I have it because of my history of tics.Now that I have thought about it, I have had tics from age five. I used to scrunch up my eyes really tight. It was thought this was due to eye operations but it was not.I also use to rub my face onto my shoulders - unclear as to whether this was a tic or stim though. I just remember being told off for it.

I definitely had tics at around age 17. I remember being really annoyed by them and someone asking me what I was doing. I used to stretch the muscles around the shoulder blades and once I started, it was very hard to stop. I also used to wriggle my toes so much that they hurt. Concentrating on something (like reading) used to help.

Tics now include tensing muscles down my sides, stomach, behind the knees. Stretching neck and shoulder muscles. Moving jaw from side to side and an unfortunate new one is clenching my jaw.

A lot of people would say that Dexamphetamine would make tics worse, but I don't agree with this. My tics are worse when that medication has worn off. I don't know if this is a sort of rebound effect, though.