dysregulated nervous system
Hi everyone,I’m writing this because I’m looking for advice or to hear if anyone has experienced something similar. This has been a very long and difficult journey for me.
For about 20 years I’ve been struggling with different health and issues. I’ve seen many doctors, tried different approaches, treatments, supplements, medications, and honestly I’ve felt frustrated and exhausted for a long time because nothing really solved the problem.
Recently I discovered Dr Joe Dispenza and started reading Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself. For the first time in a while, I felt hopeful and excited. The ideas in the book really resonated with me, and I started doing the meditations from the book.
After about a week or two, I started having intense symptoms during the night. I would wake up suddenly with very strong restless legs, jaw clenching/grinding, shaking or vibrating feelings in my belly and body, and a lot of inner tension. When I get up and walk around, it mostly goes away. Lying down seems to trigger it again, a sign of a dysregulated nervous system
I want to mention that:
\- I already had some restless leg symptoms in the past, but never this intense.
\- Lately I’ve been extremely stressed.
\- I also take a low dose of Amitriptyline (antidepressant), so I know that could also potentially play a role.
\- I already tried meditation in the past for a year, never had a problem ( no Dr Dispenza meditation)
I’m honestly just trying to understand what’s happening. Part of me wonders if deep meditation before sleep could somehow overstimulate my nervous system, bring up stress/anxiety stored in the body, or affect sleep in some way. Another part of me thinks it could be completely unrelated. When I finish meditating I feel pretty good and relaxed
I stopped the meditations for the last few days because the symptoms scared me a bit, but I’m sad about it because I really felt hopeful and connected to this work. Since I stopped I still waking up with symptoms as I described before
Has anyone here experienced anything similar after starting these meditations? Especially restless legs, body vibrations, jaw tension, or waking up in the middle of the night feeling activated? I started with the guided meditations in the book (space and water), are there other meditations anyone recommend from Dr Dispenza?
Any experiences or thoughts would really mean a lot to me. Thank you.