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rivasd410

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Crawling Under Skin Posted: 07-30-07 00:02am


I am glad I am not alone. I was thinking I might be going crazy. I feel as if I have a roach or fly walking on my skin, mostly my legs. At times I feel as if there is a loose vein in my head, sort of like a loose water holes. The crawling on my legs has been happening for approx. 3 weeks and it has been very disturbing. Any one with advise...has any one seen a doctor yet that has offered some hints as to what might cause this? Thank you and feel better to all.

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What a Relief! Posted: 08-23-07 18:31pm


What can be more frustrating than a paranoid person who is very concerned about his health, being unable to find information on the symptoms of what he thinks is a potentially life threatening disease. Thats me! - I am now convinced that I am perfectly fine. The vivid descriptions I have read tell me that the condition is not very popular, neither is it rare. All of us are probably under intense pressure, not taking vitamins, not exercising regularly or just too worried about our health. So, the verdict is out - if your veins tremble violently and your face involuntarily shakes and tightens or your legs just start jumping without your permission; you are probably tired, stressed or needing some exercise. I am certainly gonna buy vitamins and start an exercise program and while I would really like to have more knowledge on the science behind this, it is much more comforting to know that I am not a loner. We should probably start a support group for all persons with the "Twitching Problem" ....lol

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Posted: 09-19-07 23:09pm


I've suffered from crawling sensations under my skin, mainly on my shoulder, but also face, hair, legs, feet, just about everywhere, since 2004. I don't have the fibres some people talk about but maybe that's a secondary complication. I've discovered from researching that they are Collembola (Springtails) and now I can actually see them under the webbing of top layer of skin by using the new kids toy EYE-CLOPS which you view, at 200 x magnification, on your TV screen. They are white and reflect the light from the magnifier (especially their eyes). Still waited till they moved to make sure I wasn't imagining it. Bad news is that I've been trying for 12 months to kill them, to no avail. I can't think of any more things to try but if I find something I'll let you know. When I have really made them suffer, they bite, but seem to recover quickly. Worst time I gave them was when I had the church Elders pray for me. The Springtails bit me for days, keeping me awake at night, but they're still here. Maybe God has a purpose for my suffering. I'll keep you posted. Don't give up! Lyn

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I've Had This Posted: 12-12-07 06:41am


I have had this "twitching" that you describe, I got it when I was younger and don't actually remember having it now for the last 8 years and I'm 47 now. But I did get it fairly spasmodically on a random point on my body, mostly my arms or legs though, about once every 3 months and then it lasted for a minute maybe. When it first happened I wondered what it was too, but apart from that twitching I didn't feel like there was anything wrong with me. It would happen when I was relaxing or doing something enjoyable usually, like playing chess or talking with someone. I did describe it too to a doctor but just got a funny look, I think I would have described it as something "bubbling" under my skin when I was younger, but yes, "twitching" and something crawling under there describes it too. It was in fact very painless, there was absolutely no pain with it. Indeed my experience with doctors is so bad I pretty well don't go to them any more ever, I just try and stay healthy so I don't have to see them as I am now terrified of them but that is another story I suppose. If it's like mine though, and it happens once every 3 months for a minute or so then I would ignore it.

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Posted: 02-05-08 17:38pm


Hi. I'm a 19 year old college student. I've been getting most of the same symptoms described above for several years now. They seem to get worse and more frequent when I'm feeling stressed out. They mostly occur in my legs as a sort of bubbling or crawling feeling, almost as if the flow in my veins is disrupted in some way in that spot. It sometimes comes with a general feeling of slight tingling or numbness in the rest of the leg, more often in my feet, or around the area where the "bubbling" feeling is. Could this be a form of restless leg syndrome? Granted I've gotten the symptoms in other areas of my body as well, but could it be related to RLS? The connection to anxiety also seems plausible, but I don't think it's purely psychological in the least. Not every symptom that is unexplainable on first examination is due to psychosis. But maybe this could be some kind of nerve problem related to anxiety? For most descriptions here I don't see this as Morgellons. In any case, I'm glad to have found others experiencing the same symptoms!

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Crawling skin/creeping feeling is called Posted: 02-07-08 03:38am


"Formication". It can occur anytime but esp around the menopause. I suffer from it in very delicate areas of my body and this has occurred once during a nervous breakdown and recently as my Father has died which has exacerbated various old symptoms I had. Just thinking about it can bring it on in various ways. Good luck. Jackie

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IM at rest now Posted: 02-16-08 18:43pm


Hey as quite a few people here have said thank god there are others that feel this sensation, i frequently get twiching of the skin near my eye brows and my nan noticed it she said after it told her it feels wierd i typed twiching of the skin in and got this name Fasciculation from wikipedia i dont know what this is or what causes it, but we are not the only ones that have it, it is just annoying

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muscle spasms and crawling sensation Posted: 04-26-08 06:44am


Hello, It is so great to know I am not imagining my symptons. I have had high blood pressure since I turned 35. I am presently 42 years old. I am addicted to working and usually my day starts at 5 am and ends by 9pm. I get about 5 to 6 hours sleep per night but my sleep is restless. My legs cramp or cna not stay still and I constantly get up to use the bathroom (BP meds.) or drink juice or water. I am always thirsty. I tested for diabetes so I know I do not have it. My stress level is pretty high and I am presently going through a seperation. My leg spasms started about 5 years ago and the first one was the worse. Almost like a charley horse going up your leg and not being able to move. I actually see it moving down my leg like a very large bubble in my veins. I also get numbness and tingling in my arms, fingers, feet and toes. This year during my separation I also started getting the crawling sensations. It feels as if a large spider is crawling under my skin mostly my legs. My normal reaction is to tap that area. I have also felt it under my cheek.I exercise 5 to 6 days per week, have a low salt diet and try to eat healthy but I am always worried. I constantly tell my doctor. He manages my BP and tells me relax, sleep and make time to go on vacation.

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Cure maybe Posted: 06-04-08 01:07am


I have been reading some of the symptoms that people have been having. I have had what is known as USPI, unidentified skin parasitic infection for 12 years. I was working a lot with aquariums and was awaken one morning in April with a crawling sensation up my back. At first it spread quite rapidly all over my body. If you have tingling or similar feelings in an isolated area, then I am glad to say that your chances of having this is very slim. For those who say we are delusional and suffering from anxiety are forgetting something very important in the equation. It is not that we were initially delusional and then contracted this, it is that we had contracted it and it produced any delusions or anxiety. I had the classic symptoms which are fibers, black specks,and crystal like objects coming out of the skin. I found the easiest way to draw it out was to use pure lemon juice on the skin and that would excrete them. As far as doctor's are concerned, we forget that they are just dianosticians. Researchers study the diseases and chemists find the cures. Doctor's just take the work that they have done and apply it to you. So if your problem has not been researched and in a book, then it doesn't exist to them until a researcher tells them it exists. I have been to every single type of doctor one can imagine and you will never guess where I found a clue as to what maybe occuring and causing this. A veternarian. Sorry for the book but I have just stumbled on this website and wanted to get myself in the mix. I have a lot more information on this since I have spent over a decade researching it on my own. I will write more in time to come but for now, a good information website to get you familiar with this is http://www.rense.co m/general72/weirdbug.htm. I would suggest that before you visit that site to write down every symptom you have regardless on how strange or weird it may sound. The reason being that this disease is no different than others in that having extreme distress and anxiety can cause you to become paranoid and delusional and find symptoms that you never had prior or to emerge or to drive you crazy looking for them. I am in no way a doctor and won't suggest you trying any medication without talking to your doctor. The medication that stopped my crawling after a few days is baclofen. Check it out and I will talk more about that and some other things later. One more thing, for those who have that sensation on you head, touch the place with your finger and try to stop or trap it. Gently pull out a few hairs down to the root and check to see what is at the end. This infection in prolonged cases causes a thick, clear to opaque sheath with a black spot on the end which can sometimes be longer than the hair and can actually extend out of the pore attached to the hair shaft. If you ever get an infected hair and pull it out, it will look similiar to that except that it spreads itself to almost every hair. Please try not to make a habit of doing this since you don't need to develop trichotillomania,

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Posted: 06-04-08 15:13pm


I get these "twiches" as well. Scared myself googling the symptoms of course. Seems to be very common with anxiety. 1st off when you think about a symptom it is fact that it is easier to notice it. 2nd twitching has to do with your nervous system/muscles. Think about all the tension you put on your muscles when you are anxious and also think about the fact that anxiety works with the nervous system. Anyways this is very common both twitching and crawling feeling. Try exercising and see if you notice it while exercising. Funny how when I don't pay attention/exercise I hardly notice these things. However, man they can freak me out at times. but hey we are all works in progress.

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Posted: 06-04-08 15:26pm


Almost sounds like nerve ending conduction. Have you checked with a neurologist?

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crawling skin Posted: 06-13-08 19:31pm


I am so glad to have came across this site, because I;m going through this right now. I am under stress and I noticed this last night. Now that I am sitting still I'm feeling it. I was like what is going on now, I received news concerning my health and it has me a little stress and that's when I noticed this.. so I may be wrong but I do think stress has a lot to do with these feelings...very uncomfortable

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hello backhome22... Posted: 06-15-08 21:13pm


consult the doctor...because its not natural what the feelings you have...

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Read the Labels Posted: 07-03-08 08:43am


Hi everyone, I was checking out why I had the creepy crawlies for the first time today and I found that it could happen during menopause because of changing hormones. As for the restless leg syndrome, try reading the labels on what you eat. Best of all, eat only natural, home grown, home cooked foods. The preservatives, sugar and a lot of additives in processed food can do strange things to our body. For me, its potassium sorbate (or large sugary desserts) that makes my legs twitch. Hope this helps. M

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health Posted: 07-16-08 08:46am


I finally ended up in the hospital and after testing found out I had ESRD(kidney failure) and some nerve damage in the legs. So my symptons were real.