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    Elbow Twitching for a Month?

    I have complained about elbow twitching on here for nearly 3 years. It is worse than ever now. Has anyone ever had that little muscle directly above their elbow go bananas on them for an extended period of time? Its been a month for me and it is going very rapid, like 2 per second without...
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    Living with BFS: Update

    Just some more information on my post from earlier this week.I have had BFS for 3.5 years now. I twitch absolutely everywhere. I'm twitching right now in both thighs, boths calves, both feet, bicep, etc. Its annoying as all hell. I went in for an EMG last Friday and they tested 7 muscles...
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    Managing BFS for 3+ Years

    I've had BFS for 3 years and 5 months. Back in August, I called my neurologist because my twitching has progressively gotten worse and worse and I felt I needed medication. He put me on Gabapentin but I've been slowly building my dosage to 1200 mgs over the last 6 weeks. I've never had more...
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    Facing an Unfortunate Nightmare

    Sorry folks. After 3+ years of this crap you'd think I was used to it. Nope. This is my nightmare going on these days... in addition to seeing several fasics all over my tongue.
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    Needing Comfort: Fasciculation Pains

    Fellow BFSers-I'm having a tough night and want to know if any of you can anyone relate to this. I'm getting pounded with fasciculations right now. Not twitches, fasciculations. The difference to me (again, this is just my own definitions) is that twitches are a thump, thump thump of a single...
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    Early Morning Popcorn Pains

    Anyone else feel like a bag of popcorn while laying in bed in the morning? Seriously frustrating. I'll lay there and get 20+ pops a minute. Bicep, tricep, thigh, upper back, lower back, middle back, tongue... Just never stops.
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    24/7 Twitch Twitches in Thighs

    For those of you with the electrical looking twitches on your calves. Have you ever noticed these types of twitches going 24/7 on your thighs as well? Like twitch here, followed a second later by a twitch there, etc. I've always felt rumbling on my thighs and never really paid much attention...
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    Longest Hotspot: 24/7 Twitching

    NOT counting calves, what is your longest hotspot? By hotspot, I mean 24/7 twitching.For me, it used to be a thigh twitch that lasted about 4 months. But now, I have a constant thump in my bicep that has been going for 6 months straight. Anyone else?
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    24/7 Twitching: Thighs Too?

    I know that most BFSers have 24/7 twitching in their feet and calves but how many of us also have it 24/7 in their thighs? I can just sit and watch my thighs bounce randomly. Just like my calves. -Matt
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    Constant Pops Everywhere: Twitches & More

    My entire body is a hotspot these days. I currently have a 20 week bicep twitch, a 1 week right thigh twitch, and nonstop elbow twitching that's been going on for two years. But in addition to that, I just feel constant pops everywhere. I hold my arm up to the mirror and can see them...
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    Ans: Experiencing Nonstop Dimpling

    You know those twitches that many of us have in our calves that go nonstop and look like dimpling (see video)....How many of you get these types of twitches in places other than your calves and feet? I mean, nonstop dimpling. I have them in my calves, feet, thighs and forearms. The forearms...
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    Range of BFS Symptoms

    After 3 years of reading stories on here and talking with other BFSers, it is clear that we have a wide range of symptoms. Some people have just a handful of twitches a day or can even go a day without twitching, while others entire body is in constant twitch mode with no breaks. And ofcourse...
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    Poll: Can You Tolerate 1 Minute of Twitching?

    Just taking a poll. Let's NOT include calves and feet in this one since those are very active in most of us. Can you 1 minute without twitching somewhere else? I can't. This morning, I'm counting 40 per minute, half are calves and feet. Othe half is random. My arms and shoulders are popping...
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    3 Years of BFS Freedom!

    Hey Twitchers,Today marks 3 years with this *beep* for me. I can tell you that I'm twitching more now than ever, probably because I spent the winter training for the Boston Marathon which I just completed 3 weeks ago. It was a great way to give BFS the middle finger. When I started this...
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    Question for tongue twitchers

    Question for you tongue twitchers out there. How many of you have caught your tongue twitching in multiple areas while looking at your tongue in the mirror? Like yesterday, I posted that video (see below) and that wasn't the only spot going. The good news is that it seems to have slowed down...
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    Has anyone had Numbness All Day?

    Anyone ever get them like this? Been going all day. I noticed this same spot going in November. Not sure if its been doing it ever since. I can barely feel these.
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    Rough Day: Twitching Bicep & Hotspots

    Having a rough day. My left bicep has been twitching 24/7 for 2 months now, not stopping even for a second. This morning, I have several hotspots in my left arm. Outside of my shoulder, inside of my deltoid, forearms, bicep, and tricep. They are slow twitches but if I just sit still for a...
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    Running for Boston: Twitching Madness!

    So, I've been training for the Boston Marathon and I'm up to 40 miles per week. I am twitching my ass off! Here is what is going on:* My tongue is twitching off the charts. Pops, flickers, flutters, and machine gun twitches on all sides.* BOTH biceps are twitching hotspots for weeks. I can...
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    Persistent Cremaster Twitch - BFS?

    Just posting this because I think there is only 1 other person on this entire forum who has ever mentioned it. Have any of the guys reading this ever experience a persistent twitch in their cremaster muscle? (testicle) Mine started in mid-November. It was the weirdest feeling because I...
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    Mirror, Twitchy Tongue Moves

    Uggh... woke up this morning to a big squeezing twitch on the left side of my tongue. It was happening once a minute for 30 minutes. Then, it started to spasm where it would contract in and flutter a few times before releasing. This was *beep* near constant for over an hour. That was about 5...
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