Sudden onset, then offset, of severe multi-joint pain in entire body

I have a friend who has a condition that comes on suddenly where he goes into severe pain all over his body. He then is down on the floor, cannot move.. not even one joint. Every joint in his body is in severe pain and is rigid.

The hospital put him on HUGE dose of muscle relaxers, which did not work. They also tried traction.. that did not work either. They told him it is like he is in rigor mortis.

At one point, he fell asleep and when he awoke, he was then perfectly fine.

This was not the first episode of this he has had.


Has anyone ever heard of such a condition? Tweet