I am almost 6 months post-op.  I am disappointed in the amount of walking that I can do.  I can walk 1 1/2 miles on a good day.  It took a year to work up to that amount. I still have fatigue. That is just part of fibro. The surgery didn't help the fibro.

I have these types of muscle jerks all day.  They occur especially when I am sleepy. I do not have serotonin sydrome.  I take wellbutrin also. I have found the neurontin helps. I take two 300mg caps before bed as well as two 300 mg caps during the day.

I have periodic limb movement disorder.  It is a sleep disorder which cause me to jerk around at night and wakes me up.. The neurontim helps with this. I wonder if the klonopin you take at night keeps you from being woken up by jecking around.

I have wondered if the muscle jerks are a side effect of wellbutrin.  Wellbutrin decreases the seizure threshold. They aren't exactly seizure though.

I have no idea what causes them. They are not from anxiety. They don't seem to do any harm.  They do cause the strange sensation you mentioned. The worse part is that it draws attention to me. I guess that I am embarrassed.

They never happen when I am driving or walking.

I have thought that perhaps the muscle jerks are part of the over sensitive nervous system that they say we have.

Long before I had my WLS I was dianosed with arthritis and fibromyalgia.  My pain is so bad from the FB that I wear a pain patch to help control it.  After my surgery in 05 , I developed some ongoing problems thought to be related to the surgery.

In December 08, I had Septic Shock and was in the hospital for quite some time with that and then the recovery from it.  At that time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease.  What a blessing to finally be diagnosed with something that I am getting treatment for. 

I am wondering if anyone else on here has Meniere's Disease?  Vertigo?  Tennitis?  Dizzy and throwing up everyday?  It could be Meniere's.

Please read my post on Fibro it my help. I am sorry your hurting I as most emphasize with you. But you have to get a hold of your depression and try to work on meds some time switching them around until you find what helps your body some. Just know the pain it never goes away you have good days and bad, and you just enjoy the good deal with the bad and tell your self your to strong to let it knock you down. as I did mention the pool with warm water is great I went to YMCA and hung out with seniors and took their class. I felt good. I don't live near one now so I wrap warm towels on me when I hurt alot. Keep socks on and find things to do in the reclyner(crafts) on my bad days. Email any time you want to talk [email protected] Feel better Marylou

Hi,
In my opinion and it is just my own opinion surgery does not make fibro worse. I have had fibro for at least 25 years and it was brought on by viral encephalitis as a 10 year old child. I have had many major surgeries and the fibro has not gotten any worse. I am planning on having breast augmentation in a year or so. I am not at all concerned with the fibro. I have flair ups over nothing so if I do flair I know that it will pass. I don't know if this helps or not but I would not hesitate to have PS. I think mentally you will feel so much better about yourself and that can make the fibro better.