Crazy Muscle Twitching (Page 5)

hey im only 16 uears old and since i smoked cannabis for a while and one day a mind poped into my head what changed my life, now i dont dare touch cannabis again and i i couldnt control my thoughts like i kept saying my own name in my head all the time and couldnt control it? i started worrying but researched it up and found it it was anxiety?? also i have like mussle twitches ALL over my body and i eamn all over back of my legs feet hands neck as i am only 16 i cant really talk to anyone about it and can get very stress full if someone could help me or give abit of advice it would make a lot of differnce

Been working a lot of hours and lacking long healthy sleeps the past week or two. Last couple days I've had a recurring twitch to the below-right of my belly button...pretty annoying but I figure it'll go away once my work loads lightens and anxiety lowers.

Hi Everyone i have had Anxiety for the last 18 months but after i think back i have probably had it for a lot longer. Today i saw my arm twitching it was very scary because i could see movement i have been on medication but stopped after 3 months as i was all good but over the past 15 months i have tried to deal with it in a natural way i think the worst thing is when you get the scary feelings in the chest even after you have all the tests from the doctors and get the all clear it is still in the back of your mind.

Has any one dealth with it in a natural way and if so how

Hi Im 23 and a male AND NEED SOME HELP!! (please Im getting these twitches absolutely everywhere and constanly even somewhere in my ear whereas I can feel a muscle or something knocking on my inner ear drum. My Jaw shakes at times my neck twitches,lips,every muscle of my limbs, bum cheek muscles,fingers, vibrations of my feet and even get contractions of my groin and hamstrings that last like half an hour or so. One neuro said it was the physical symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks but I didnt believe him left there angry and still think theres something underlying that because this all happen with contractions of my hamstrings about 6 weeks ago on a saturday night doing absolutely nothing but relaxing..(had a couple of days annual leave coming up also so was quite happy) Ive been to emergency department twice had 3 blood tests a eeg and an emg of only my right hand but all came back normal so far. I am currently waiting until september to see another 2 neuro's and do more emg's and nerve conduction tests (its so far away dammit). I am also now taking lexapro an antidepressant to help me through this but have no faith that its working or will work.
Reading all this makes me think back a little to see if i was actually stressed in the past and now im starting to think i was, my friends used to say that i over anylized everything and called me a stresser at times, I was always trying to be one step ahead in my life and achieve anything and everything in my career or sport it could be possible that maybe I was anxious and majorly stressed. (If I was then I certaintly am now with these health probs!)
So I'd like to get some feedback from people to see if they think I should just except that it is physical symptoms of anxiety so I can stop searching and just get on with trying to relax and getting healthy.. I can do that but i just need some re assurance from peope dealing with these similar problems that Im not wasting months of my life trying to relax when it could be something different (even though everything is coming back NoRmAl). I have this dreadful feeling that I cant afford to be wrong because Im thinking of quitting my job and living like a vegetable for awhile to deal with this problem but there was nothing I loved more than my life the way I lived it before all this started!!
PS this site is the best I have seen on this matter so far it makes me feel kind of normal for half a minute lol.
Does the way people never come back to post again after awhile mean their symptoms went away and their getting on with their life? hope so because I cant wait for these to go away Im going to be a whole different person trust me Ive lost everything inc my constant smile and bubbly personality.!

ANY feedback would be muchly appreciated!!

Good luck to us all

I am 26 years old and have been experiencing twitches in my fingers, mainly in my left hand though, and when I'm sitting by the computer or tv i have this "crawling" feeling in my feet. I also have the occasional twitch in my wrists and neck.
I'm very stressed about my health, in general, I have two daughters and I can easily freak myself out googling my symptoms and so on.

Last night I was just freaking out and thought about all the worst things that could be wrong with me, I started sweating and trembling all over. I have been depressed in the past and was on medication, but that was a few years ago.

My older daughter tends to be a bit much to handle and I know I'm not sleeping enough, since my younger daughter is breastfeeding and wakes up in the middle of the night to drink. I also don't eat much, I never eat more than 800-1000 calories per day, and my boyfriend is convinced that I just need more vitamins and nutrition in my body.
I know I eat too much sugar and sometimes drink too much coffee, and I have noticed that the symptoms are a lot less obvious when I cut down on these two things.

I started taking magnesium and b-vitamin 3 days ago and I think I feel a slight difference, but not enough.
How long do you think I have to keep taking this before I see some real changes?

I had anxiety and panic attacks really bad a few years ago and doctors tried to put me on all kinds of medicine which didnt work or made me an emotional wreck. I talked to a natural doctor and she told me to cut out red meat, caffeine (obviously), chocolate, and make sure you are HYDRATED thats so important when you have anxiety disorders. Lack of water can cause your anxiety to flare up like no other when all you need is to drink straight water and rehydrate. Another thing is cut out food with tons of salt i.e. fast food and processed stuff. I did this and it has helped sooooooo much. Make sure to take multi vitamins too. Think about it....anxiety disorders are caused by chemical imbalances. Balance the chemicals and eat healthy food and drink plenty of water and it will help so much.

I just realized that I'm am dealing with anxiety for the first time ever. I'm 33 year-old female who is recently unemployed amongst other worrisome things...

Just this week, I started not only violently twitching and jumping in bed, but started have this weird crawling, tingly skin sensations all over my body that happens every now and then.

Anyone else experience these as other symptoms of anxiety? This is all new to me and am kinda freaking out...

Thanks!

It's amazing...so many people on here have posted the same thing. We feel these twitches, google it and then believe we have the worst possible thing, ALS! That's exactly what happened to me. And what a vicious cycle! I google the symptoms because I'm feeling super anxious about them and what I find causes the anxiety to skyrocket!! Then that probably makes the symptoms even worse! And as many of you probably understand, even when we read this forum, it's hard to let go of the fear of the worst possible case. I feel better after reading this, but still cannot completely stop worrying about ALS. I have muscle twitches all over my body, mostly in my legs. To me they feel more like fluttering. I notice them when sitting or lying down and they definitely keep me awake. The fluttering spot moves constantly and it seems like there is always a twitching spot - any relief is only seconds. Often more than one spot is twitching at a time. I know this can be anxiety. So why can't I shake the fear of ALS? I also have some mild speech problems - I stumble over words or say the wrong word or mispronounce a word. Because of that I am consumed with ALS fear, even though I know that speaking problems can even be anxiety related. I aslo feel like my muscles are week - again that can be an anxiety symptom. But you all understand, it's hard to not worry about the worst possibility, no matter how unlikely that possibility is. Anyway, I am seeing a neuro sometime in the near future (waiting for the appointment to be made) so hopefully that can ease my fears. And hopefully if someone out there has the same symptoms as me and is scared, they might feel better after reading this post...because I'm probably fine and you probably are too.

hey everyone, iv had anxiety for quite a while now, and iv had twitching on and off now for over a year, but the past couple weeks the twitches have been the worse they have ever been!! the twitching is in my back and neck muscles and it looks like my whole body is shaking when they are happening! plus with the twitching im getting bad cramps which are a major pain!!! plus my coordination is a bit off and my speech now and again when the twitching is really bad so im really freaking out about it thinking that i might have a mild case of parkinsons or something! iv had blood tests done and an mri scan and nothing has shown up, but what im freaking out about is that even if you do have parkinsons it doesnt show up on scans or blood tests!!! has anybody else experienced similar symptoms with their anxiety to mine??? would really put my mind at ease if someone has! if anyone has u can write me...........thanks guys
marc

My twitching started off in my thumb, then in my fingers and then alllll over my body in a few short months. Being the mother of two children I thought I would go to the doctor, who put it down to stress
I dont consider myself to be stresed, but if I reflect on my life in the last few months I have been under a lot of presure. I was also told I could be low in amino acids. so I am now taking stress suplaments with amino acids and they have been great! the twitching is now half what it was after 5 days.
The messages I have read so far have been a great help, I thought I was going crazy.
I think the worst thing to do is google first and then go to the doctor. Thats what I did and some of the things like ALS and MS were some of the thing that made me so anxies. After that the twitching was sooooo bad I had my mother scared.
I had my blood tested the other day and everything came back fine, so now Im seeing a neuro in 6 week. The last week waiting has been hell, but after reading everybodys messages has helped lots...Thanks Everyone!
I hope this helps someone Best wishes to everyone else!

got the results from my neurologist there a few days ago and everything is fine! my mri was fine, bloods fine, kidney function fine, no trapped nerve or slipped discs or anything!!! so relieved some what but still pissed that im getting this twitching/shaking!! i fear that im slowly starting to get social anxiety, was on the bus the other day and started twitching/shaking so bad and i got so embarrassed and awkward that i had to get off!!! this crap really has effected my social life and im only 22! i should be living it up but im so embarrassed and self concious from this twitching/shaking! sometimes it can be so bad it looks like im taking a mild fit or seizure! bloody nightmare! anybody elses twitching as bad as this??? the neurologist gave me the all clear but i remember when i went to see a chiropracter he told me that i was out of alignment(which can cause high anxiety apparently)and only had 3 out of the 8 sessions i had with him because the doctor told me to hold off on the chiro until i get the results so gonna go back and HOPEFULLY it can help!!!!! im taking a magnesium supplement now for the past week and a half, the twitching stopped for about 4 or 5 days but came back, dunno if it was the magnesium that helped, and im not deficient in magnesium cause the neurologist told me that when i seen him last week! oh well, sure i suppose all i gotta do is keep tryin to fimd somethin that can help!

My husband was told he has BFS and last night he was watching a preacher on tv and all of a sudden he gets out of bed and he stated the palm of his hand felt like 100 needles were going off. When he got up he started shaking from his hipps down and could not stopp them. Is this normall. He is so depressed and he thinks it may be ALS. Dr. have told him they are confident that he does not have this but, he sates he feels like he is dying. He had an emg done it came back that he has very mild neuropothy.

Dull aches in my legs, (calf, thigh, knee, groin etc) ...Weakness in my body let alone a single muscle group �Cold/hot sweats, pins and needles in my left calf �An ice-like feeling passing through my lower left leg �A heavy feeling in my leg�

�not to mention the mental anguish and thoughts of impending doom.

To every fellow-anxious friend who�s had the good misfortune to find this forum on this wonderful website, I thank you for sharing. You saved me.

To date, there are five pages of stories from folk who suffer the same anxiety issues as me and if it wasn�t for all of us getting together and talking publicly about our concerns, I wouldn�t be sitting here typing a (long) letter of thank you and support �whilst anxiety-free and sipping whiskey!

It�s greatly helped me to hear other folk�s stories, maybe mine will help you before you assume the worst and convince yourself, like I did, that you have Parkinson�s (ALS, if you�re American!) or some other illness, which you don�t�

I bought a business. I had financial worries from the start. We went through a recession (2009~2010). I had issues with staff. I lived on the other side of the world to my family. My sister became ill�

In the middle of 2010, I went away for a well-earned holiday with my wonderful wife. We stayed in Rarotonga for two weeks; four days before the return journey to NZ I began to feel a familiar pain in my left calf muscle which moved around to my shin bone. I was convinced I had some form of vascular disease as I had chest pain also � both symptoms I�ve had prior to this event and when I think about it, despite being a calm, rational person, I have been known to stress-out about stuff regularly. I was also feeling tense about returning to work and having to deal with a particular member of staff. When I returned to work I struggled badly � opting to stay in the office, away from staff or clients.

I also bit off more than I could chew with a house renovation. My wife was also away from home with work, so I had the house/business/personal life to look after with little time to relax or at least to slow down to reflect on simple day-today life � trust me, this is essential.

�the pain in my leg got worse until I discovered my left calf muscle was twitching. Just under the skin it seemed the muscle was shimmering and dancing around. A day later, I saw the same in my right calf. I convinced myself that so long as it was only my legs, I was fine. I also began to feel weak on occasion during the day and a couple of times had to lie down because standing (or even thinking) was too much.

�two days later my arms, shoulders, back, stomach, index fingers, thumbs and errrrm, oh yeah, EVERY MUSCLE was twitching. Mind over matter?


�So given the history so far, you can see why I was stressed? Problem is, most likely like you, I didn�t think I was stressed. I had to take a good look at what had happened over the past six months to realise and understand the pressure I was under.

At this point I Googled my symptoms. Typically, this is a BAD move when your feeling stressed. You read it, my friend, you have it. End of. But on this occasion I was lucky and I found you guys.

After reading these posts I turned a negative attitude into a positive edge and took action by doing the following:

1. Took up running three times a week (100m, 500m, 1km, 10km, it doesn�t matter � do what you can but remember, exercise is ESSENTIAL � it burns stress, believe me!)

2. Took Vitamin B supplements (Stress relief herbals).

3. Took St John�s Wort.

4. I Sit in peace and silence, meditate and think of nothing but my deep breaths a few times a week � every day if I can.

I haven�t seen a medical professional (because yes, like you, I�m scared of what I might be suffering from even though I�m fine and healthy!) but I now have hardly any twitches and I breathe deeply most of the time, naturally. It took some effort, but it was worth it. Someone else who posted on this thread mentioned that us anxious folk are shallow breathers � be VERY aware of this! We are, it�s true. Breathe deeply and make sure your fat little tummy pushes out as far as it can when you breathe in. This is magic and it WILL make you feel better.

Don�t expect miracles. Just because you�ve done all of the above, don�t assume you should be instantly �fixed�. It takes time for you nervous system to come right. Stay positive, know you can repair yourself and understand that if you exercise, slow your breathing, LOOK AFTER YOURSELF and slap yourself every time you think you have a terminal illness, you can consider yourself on the road to recovery Anxiety is easy to beat if you know how.

Thanks guys, you�ve been a tremendous help!

24 here.
Last year I was CONVINCED I had cervical cancer because of bleeding after sex. I went through fear of going the Dr's for months, lost sleep, lost weight, cried every night, culnd't focus on work.

After I had a check up and everything was fine, I thought I had something else, and so on. Now I feel my life is consumed by the fear of dying... I had a quick neurological test ( physcial ) and the Dr said there doesn't seem to be anything wrong since my body is reacting fine. However, I've yet to have a MRI or anything. He said it's highyl, highly likely that it's anxiety. I'm still scared it's like, a brain tumor or MS...

But everything I've encountered:
Leg Twitching
Leg Pain
Random pain around body ( back, thighs, arms, jaw, fingers and thumbs, head, knees etc )
Tinnitus

The weird thing is, I'm not really... anxious about anything. Even when I'm just sitting there trying to watch TV or browse the internet my legs have pains in them. The twitching has sort of gone though.

I'm gonna keep track of it and if it carries on for another month ( I've had this since late september and it's January now ) I think I better get myself checked out.
I'm really scared =/

Hello,
my name is "J" and I do not know what problem i have but, this is my story...I had a cousin who got sick and later it was found that he was using drugs, but i thought one of my friends who was close to him as well did something bad to him, which i am sure is not the case, and i have cut off the relationship with that former friend due to fear and threatning him.....because of that experience, seeing my cousin, very smart young man who had went through so much, I thought i was also harmed by the former friend, and becuase of that i started to develope anxiety syndromes such as Muscle Twitches which were very frequent, headaches, sweating during asleep, nightmares, worries out of no where and majoring in biology in university just added to my stress as well...but all that was few years ago and i got really better and finally no more fear,lightheadedness, or dizziness, anxiety, nightmares and muscle twitches ....but whenever someone mentions what i thought was the problem that my cousin experienced, black magic.....it reminds me the past and i get these flashbacks, anxiety goes really high, and worries from nowhere, muscle twitches, unwanted thoughts and knowing that all this is just ilogical or irrational.....I just want to know if anyone had similar experience and any help would be helpful. is this considered Specific Phobia, severe anxiety, or others..?

thank you

Oh my goodness....what a relief. I too suffer from awful bouts of anxiety and like some of the posters, the symptoms change/intensify with each attak. For the last 8 weeks, I've been having muscle twitching all over my body but particularly in my legs, arms and stomach...with every twitch, i convince myself I've got Ms or AlS so the anxiety levels have just sky-rocketed. I've also been suffering muscle fatigue and pain which seems also to be linked with the anxiety. Its reassuring to read about others who have been going through the same thing. Thanks for all your posts.

Hi everyone like me!...I thought you would be pleased to know, I have just been to the Neuro and he has given me the all clear. I dont have MS or ALS, instead he reasured me what I have is normale...I get twitching ALL OVER MY BODY 24-7. And not just when I feel stressed, most of the time its when Im laying or sitting down relaxing.
I have had it for the last 2 years on and off, but really bad the last year now.
He asked my a very good question and that was, Have I at any time in the last 2 years come down with a virise.
And I did when I had my daughter 2 years ago just before any of this started.
He said it is very comman for someone to expirants this kind off twitching after a bad virise.(exp.Gladula feaver, chicken pox,) in my case it was something I picked up in the hospital, and my white cell count was very low. So low the doctore thought I might have had cancer. I didnt but it was a scary time.

So think back to when you started twitching, and ask yourself "was I sick at anytime before that?"..It could have even been the flu. I started getting my twitching 3 months after I was sick.
Another thing that made me feel better was my Nuero admited he gets the same twitching all over him body too from time to time, since the age of about 6 he said....
I hope this help someone!!!

I have POHS (presumed ocular hystoplasmosis syndrome) in both eyes. My right eye started twitching several years ago due to stress - usually 3-4 twitches every 3 min or so. It has now been going almost non stop for almost 3 weeks, both in the top lid and the bottom lid. If I sneeze it rapid fires which will drive a person crazy! Three nights ago, it started getting faster and now is twitching basically constantly. I do not feel any form of anxiety in my life as a matter of fact am happier than ever.

All this to say, I wouldn't wish POHS on anyone, but was hoping someone on here might also have it and if so, is it connected? My next appt with my retinal specialist is still two months away and with those visits being at least $300 each, it's not like you can just run in there anytime you want.

One should check for lyme disease with most of these symptoms.