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    Excess Saliva: Struggling to Swallow

    I think based on reading this post of your Xina that it is safe to say you have LPR.Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease is related to GERD except the acid goes further up from the stomach than it does with GERD. Makes swallowing difficult. Full write-up here:It's benign, caused and/or exacerbated...
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    Overcoming Fear of ***: 7 Years Later

    I've been on this forum sporadically for a month shy of 7 years now. I've continued twitching and having other symptoms of *** the entire time. Physically, I am still fully functional. Mentally, though I've gotten over my fear of *** I am still the same person I've always been.I've come to...
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    Twitching 24/7 for 15 Months

    ALS is a disease of weakness, not of sensation. Pain does not equal ALS.
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    Thread: Results of Nerve & EMG Tests

    I've had BFS for 4 years, 1 month. I have had two EMGs. First on my right leg - no problems. Second on both arms after I started experiencing incoordination in my right arm especially when using a mouse. Results were that Median nerve (going through the carpal tunnel) were fine. I had...
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    Dealing with Persistent Speech Issues

    Coincidentally, I've been having tired mouth and trouble speaking problems for 27 months as well. I also have a slight swelling feeling in my upper lip. My jaw also gets very tired when I am chewing or speaking for moderate periods of time.I've been diagnosed with TMJ and have occasional jaw...
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    Leg Twitching and Aches Worrisome

    Next month will be 4 years I've been going through this crap. I have the exact same symptoms as you right now, PG33. Stiffness, massive twitching, feeling of weakness and soreness up and down my right leg, feeling like my right foot may be dropping. I've had this a few times before.Root cause...
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    Heart Palpitation/Fluttering Sensation

    I get that all the time. When lightly stressed, maybe 5 times per day. When heavily stressed, 100+ times per day.Feels like my heart skips a beat and sometimes get the urge to cough to settle it down. Several EKGs in my life + stress test. Diagnosed as PVCs. Go ahead and google it. Very...
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    Surveys Help BFSers Feel Connected

    1. Issues with handwriting?-- Yes. Sometimes I'll be at work writing something and my hand will feel like it's not working properly at all. Have to struggle to write, but then the next day it's better.2. Increase on decrease with catching colds or flus?-- No. Get about the same number of...
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    Google Search Algorithms and Symptoms

    Doesn't fibromyalgia present with muscle twitches very commonly? Googling "muscle twitches fibromyalgia" returns 2.8 million results.
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    Four Years Twitching: Still New Symptoms

    Hey Suzi! Good to see your cyber face as well!The weirdest part to me is it only seems to buzz when I'm moving my leg. Hopefully it's just a weird hot spot that will last a month or two like all the others over the last 3.9 years.
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    Four Years Twitching: Still New Symptoms

    Was going to post on my 4 year anniversary of twitching which is coming up this January but some weird symptoms had me thinking of all of you! Thought I'd come on early and say hello and that I'm still doing well.Anyway, even after four years and experiencing just about everything that everyone...
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    Cheek Twitching - Anyone Else?

    I had a hot spot for a month and a half where anytime I smiled, my upper left cheek would twitch for about 8-10 seconds afterwards. Same thing with puffing up the cheeks.Then one day... it disappeared and hasn't been back since in the last year and a half. Here is the post I made on it (on my...
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    35yo Dad - Muscle Twitches

    Hi Greg,You are me from 3.5 years ago. Same story. I'm fine. You will be too.Sorry for short post - on iPhone.
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    Cold Temperature & BFS: Help Needed

    No problems at all with cold intolerance. In fact, I have never liked heat and am generally more comfortable in 68 degrees than I am in 78 degrees room temperature. No problems with taking cold things out of the fridge or freezer.
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    Twitches, Anxiety and A Year Later - Help Needed

    Yeah the lip thing started a little over 2 years ago. Went to my GP who was stumped. She referred me to an oral surgeon who I saw twice. He offered to biopsy it but I declined since I could tell he didn't think it was necessary. Went to a dermatologist twice and she was stumped as well. She...
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