help!!!!muscle atrophy?muscle wastage?

（First of all, sorry for my poor English）

 

I'm tapering off now.(pure hell)

I'm scared because my muscles are atrophying(wastage?).

Has anyone recovered?

 

I lost weight,15 pounds.

My thighs, buttocks, abs and neck...the whole  body muscles　wastaged.

 

My calves are loose and soft.

 

My thighs are loose and flat when I sit in a chair.

I feel something wrong, not only muscle but also subcutaneous tissue.

 

I need information and help!!!!!

Has anyone recovered?

 

And…

I have muscle twitches just like als.

I'm scared!!!

Are you able to do any light exercise, its important to eat nutritious foods and do some gentle exercise to keep your body in good condition to continue this fight. 

 

Have you been seen by a doctor, if you're worried about other ailments, its a good idea to get checked out.

Thank you for your kindnessPamster

 

A neurologist does palpation and questioning and says it's not als. I agree too. not als. However, abnormal muscle loss is occurring. My arms get tired quickly and my legs are hard to walk... I would like to hear from someone with the same symptoms.

 

I also did a lot of searching on BB. I started a topic because I wanted to share information if there were people with the same symptoms.

 

thank you.

 

 

How much protein are you eating? Are you doing any resistance training with your muscles? How are your sex hormone levels? All these factors might have a say in this. All the best.

I have this after I finished Ativan taper, still have Valium to go!

 

Honestly, this is a common benzo wd symptom, also happening with COVID.

 

It will come back, but may take some time.

 

DON’T do strenuous exercise, only light walking and some yoga/Pilates.

 

Make sure you’re getting enough protein and a good diet etc.

 

Good luck.

 

Winnie

How much protein are you eating? Are you doing any resistance training with your muscles? How are your sex hormone levels? All these factors might have a say in this. All the best.

 

thank you!!! lemon

 

Thank you for your kind help.

Because I'm really scared …

 

I add protein drinks to my meals.

and take short walks.

 

I haven't done a sex hormone test yet. I

'm female.

Do Sex Hormones Affect Muscle Atrophy? :'(

 

I have this after I finished Ativan taper, still have Valium to go!

 

 

 

Honestly, this is a common benzo wd symptom, also happening with COVID.

 

It will come back, but may take some time.

 

DON’T do strenuous exercise, only light walking and some yoga/Pilates.

 

Make sure you’re getting enough protein and a good diet etc.

 

Good luck.

 

Winnie

 

Thank you very much Winnie.

I'm sorry you are also struggling with muscle atrophy.

 

Winnie, please tell me.

I have muscle spasms like als, do you have them too?

 

Do you have difficulty moving because of muscle atrophy?

 

And do you know anyone who recovered from muscle atrophy???

 

I'm sorry for asking so many questions and my poor English.

 

 

Life is hard for me now because I've lost muscle...

I have a child who needs a mom.

 

I need hope of recovery.

 

 

Tapering is hell, but I fight like you too.

I keep my protein intake in mind.

 

Thanks to Winnie and BenzoBuddy for their help.

 

How much protein are you eating? Are you doing any resistance training with your muscles? How are your sex hormone levels? All these factors might have a say in this. All the best.

 

thank you!!! lemon

 

Thank you for your kind help.

Because I'm really scared …

 

I add protein drinks to my meals.

and take short walks.

 

I haven't done a sex hormone test yet. I

'm female.

Do Sex Hormones Affect Muscle Atrophy? :'(

Yes they might. Please dont feel discoureged. I lost muscle aswell during my withdrawal. But ive upped my protein intake to 2 g pr 1 kg of bodyweight. Thats about 1 g pr pound. I plan on getting into weight training at some point. I had all sorts of health related fears in my withdrawal aswell. All the best to you and you will be fine, even though you might not feel like it.

My skin is thin and flabby.

So do muscles.

And my palm muscles are atrophied too.

 

I wonder if my muscles and skin don't make collagen.

I thought it might be a central nervous system problem because of the twitching, but there is no paralysis.

 

Is muscle atrophy caused by hormonal imbalance?

 

Is muscle atrophy with weakness common in WD?

I had this symptom yesterday. I felt like I had MS. Completely weak, jello legs and muscle twitching. As I understand this is part of the withdrawal and eventually gets better.

I have it too, quite severly.

I had this symptom yesterday. I felt like I had MS. Completely weak, jello legs and muscle twitching. As I understand this is part of the withdrawal and eventually gets better.

 

Are you off drugs?

congratulation!!! A

re you feeling better?

 

For us, muscle problems are really troublesome.

Muscle is necessary for life.

Are your muscles weak, not atrophied?

I hope you get better soon.

 

thank you.

 

I have it too, quite severly.

Hello.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience too.

You are very young You must have the power to recover.

 

Does muscle atrophy stop when we get off drugs?

That's the problem.

 

thank you.

I hope so but there's no sure thing with any of this I'm afraid.

Hello buddies.

 

Now I'm following the advice of the BBs.

I take protein and amino acids.

I also do short periods of exercise.

 

I would like to follow up with additional reports on my muscle atrophy.

 

Please let me know if you have any advice.

 

I am especially looking forward to hearing from people who have recovered from severe muscle atrophy.

 

For all my friends who suffer from muscle atrophy...

 

 

thank you.

Ask you dr to run creatine kinase

 

Mine was 54 and fine in late Nov. now it has plummeted to 18 and I have a hard time standing up and even raising my arms.

 

I’m really stuck and the food is just not being digested properly!!

 

I see my specialists soon. Hopefully they have more answers.

 

Good luck

Winnie

Yes! Benzos themselves( they are strong muscle relaxers) can cause muscle atrophy and then the coming off can do same. I was an avid runner and did some weights 3-4x a week and I’ve lost 20lbs thru this (120-> 100lbs so was scary to me) most being my muscles. also  have talked to a few people that this happened to. It’s come back as they’ve moved forward off these and my muscles slowly have a little definition but more importantly to me I’m getting stronger. I was very debilitated by all of this so I just waking up the stairs every day at my house is a big deal and I’m glad! I didn’t get debilitated bc my muscle tone was lost but do this process but it didn’t help I’m sure I couldn’t do much movement.

 

Even people who can tolerate exercise and weight lifting say their muscles have changed even though they are still lifting. I went to a neuromuscular Dr and tests were run to rule stuff out bc internist didn’t like how much mass I had lost… but it’s just this journey. Muscle tone comes back and just know it will start to at some point. Always check into something if it’s concerning to you and will give you peace of mind. But do know that this can be a part of this process.

Ask you dr to run creatine kinase

 

Mine was 54 and fine in late Nov. now it has plummeted to 18 and I have a hard time standing up and even raising my arms.

 

I’m really stuck and the food is just not being digested properly!!

 

I see my specialists soon. Hopefully they have more answers.

 

Good luck

Winnie

 

Hello Winnie.

My creatine kinase is already low at 30.

Very low.

I do not know why.

 

I hope you are diagnosed and treated well by a specialist.

 

Please let me know if you have any information.

 

thank you.

Yes! Benzos themselves( they are strong muscle relaxers) can cause muscle atrophy and then the coming off can do same. I was an avid runner and did some weights 3-4x a week and I’ve lost 20lbs thru this (120-> 100lbs so was scary to me) most being my muscles. also  have talked to a few people that this happened to. It’s come back as they’ve moved forward off these and my muscles slowly have a little definition but more importantly to me I’m getting stronger. I was very debilitated by all of this so I just waking up the stairs every day at my house is a big deal and I’m glad! I didn’t get debilitated bc my muscle tone was lost but do this process but it didn’t help I’m sure I couldn’t do much movement.

 

Even people who can tolerate exercise and weight lifting say their muscles have changed even though they are still lifting. I went to a neuromuscular Dr and tests were run to rule stuff out bc internist didn’t like how much mass I had lost… but it’s just this journey. Muscle tone comes back and just know it will start to at some point. Always check into something if it’s concerning to you and will give you peace of mind. But do know that this can be a part of this process.

 

hello Boges11.

 

I am happy to hear that you are recovering.

 

You interacted with other atrophied people!?

And,the people with muscle atrophy also recovered.

That's good news.

 

I was worried because I didn't know anyone who has recovered from benzo-induced muscle atrophy.

 

Maybe my muscles will come back once I'm off the meds and my muscles tone up.

It gives me hope.

 

I would like to believe that this is a journey to recovery.

 

I will try my best to be positive.

 

thank you.

 

WINMK

you are not alone. by far, muscle loss&twitching has been the most debilitating symptom for me.  I'm 13 months off hey it's still getting worse, to the point where I'm over 90% of the time bedridden.

 

you are not alone. by far, muscle loss&twitching has been the most debilitating symptom for me.  I'm 13 months off hey it's still getting worse, to the point where I'm over 90% of the time bedridden.

hello mteverest21.

 

I'm sorry that you are also having painful symptoms.

 

This drug really has withdrawal symptoms like horror.

 

We want to hear from people who have recovered after muscle atrophy.

 

Let's hang together and recover.

 

Are you on any treatment for muscle atrophy?

I am eating more and taking amino acid supplements.

 

thank you. WINMK

 

 

No treatment. Worked with a nutritionist by going on a paleo diet and a lot of supplements including amino acids and collagen protein. Nothing. Exercising is impossible these days, and it always made it worse for me. Did PT for almost a year, but could not tolerate most exercises and made things worse.

Medical investigations done so far revealed nothing for me.

 

Please keep up posted on how it's going with you.

 

Have heard from a naturopath who has worked with many benzo patients (Dr Krakoff Connecticut), when I was bad last year that some people add a bit of creatine into their diet to help this issue. I never did try bc I was nervous but might search to see if anyone talks about using it.

 

Ashton also talks how muscles start to rebound but I guess all of us are so different in this that’s it’s hard to know when what symptom will get better for each of us.

 

Hope you can get some guidance but if Drs can’t identify something causing this it’s likely benzo stuff. Do what you can to try to find a way to still move your body but what doesn’t ramp up symptoms and know with time the body will regulate everything again. Hate that time is the word but more that we can try to live around symptoms, we just gotta try to live life best we can thru this. Sending hugs!!

Have heard from a naturopath who has worked with many benzo patients (Dr Krakoff Connecticut), when I was bad last year that some people add a bit of creatine into their diet to help this issue. I never did try bc I was nervous but might search to see if anyone talks about using it.

 

Ashton also talks how muscles start to rebound but I guess all of us are so different in this that’s it’s hard to know when what symptom will get better for each of us.

 

Hope you can get some guidance but if Drs can’t identify something causing this it’s likely benzo stuff. Do what you can to try to find a way to still move your body but what doesn’t ramp up symptoms and know with time the body will regulate everything again. Hate that time is the word but more that we can try to live around symptoms, we just gotta try to live life best we can thru this. Sending hugs!!

 

thank you Boges11!

 

Thanks for the advice on creatine.

 

I haven't taken creatine in a while, but I will take it again.

 

 

Creatine appears to be effective in reducing muscle-consuming myostatin.

 

 

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/40756908_Effects_of_oral_creatine_and_resistance_training_on_serum_myostatin_and_GASP-1