Bozo

Last night as I lay in bed, ready for sleep, I noticed something about myself, and this is not the first time I have noticed it. What it is, I will be laying there and all of a sudden I realize my hands are clenched tight. How odd this is I thought.

So I try to open my hands and stretch my fingers before I go to sleep and yet my hand still wants to be clenched tight.

Im curious, anybody else ever noticed their clenched hands before they go to sleep?

Lizrox

Not me Bozo...maybe its just nerves..How are you doing?

Aducksdelight

I notice that I do that before sleep. I will also clench my stomach muscles and my back and shoulder muscles too. I don't even realize I am doing it until I have been clenched for a while. I also notice that I do it periodically throughout the day, I will catch myself will balled fists and don't know why. So, like you, I have no idea why that happens but you aren't the only one!

Live

Maybe it is a reaction to the anti-depressants....I have read lots of account of it causing people to clench their jaws.

Do you have any relaxation techniques you use when you go to bed?
I find those help me tremendously.

baggervance

I dont think it's anti depressents I do same thing I put my thumbs under my fingers and sqeeze them somedays my hands hurt so bad I think this result of stress and someway to relieve it.Hot wax dipping seems to help.

PaperDolls

I clench my jaw almost all day long. When I realize it I try to relax it but it's difficult.

I'm going to check my habits tonight as I lie in bed. I'm curious now.

baggervance

Oh yeah I grind my teeth I lost my mouth gaurd but my jaws hurt too.wtf Ive done this for as long as I can remember.

PaperDolls

I remember my dentist asking me if I grind me teeth when I was a teenager. I did. He told me usually people do that when they are stressed out and he asked me if everything is ok. I said yes.

I still grind them. Every night I think. Someone once told me it sounds like I'm rolling ball-bearings around in my mouth. Weird, huh?

baggervance

Doll
Do you have tmj? I hope not that stuff hurts I had it for awhile went to neck poper doctor and he fixed it jaws aint hurt since that was 10 years ago.Wish I could find mouth guard no telling what I did with that one,you cant trust a drunk with nothing.

PaperDolls

neck poper doctor. LMAO! I call them the chiropoper. I had them look at my jaw once but he said it didn't seem bad. I've never been diagnosed with tmj but my jaw hurts often. The muscles I guess.

I have had 2 different night guards and I couldn't stand either one of them. So uncomfortable. I still have my latest one but it won't fit any more.

I hope you find yours soon.