OMG, I'm terrible about that. "Quick," physical therapists call it, but it's not a
good kind of quick. LOL
I am doing amazingly well right now right in my new Celexa therapy and finding myself able to taper from the benzos without really too much great difficulty - which is just fantastic, of course.
Getting back to the "quick" response, it means reacting to anything in a jumpy fashion, and of course goes hand-in-hand with a really bad startle-response.
In my past as an active alcoholic, I've had it so bad people would just call out, "John!" and I'd jumped through the roof. Hypervigilance, or being super-aware of every single little thing that's occuring around you is also in that camp.
Action tremor, or intention tremor (opposite of what's called a resting tremor) is also related--perfect example is trying to drinking from a full glass using only hand and needing both hands just to steady it, or say trying to sip from a bowl of soup -- without spilling either all over youself. LOL Ugh, just awful. Awful I tell you.
Now... That last one I still have to some degree and am learning to simply live with it. I feel I've abused my body long and very hard;
some permanent nerve-damage should hardly comes a any surprise.
I'm learning to cope. I'm pretty convinced as well, that once I acquire some serious clean time from sedatives, the symptoms will abate even further.
One thing for sure: It won't get worse.
Interesting memories you guys bringing back.
-TCD-