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    Mysterious Twitching Worsening

    First the background... Sudden onset, bodywide twitching in Jan '13. Clean EMG in May '13. Awaiting follow-up neurology appointment.Then the question... In the last 6 weeks my twitching has got much worse in terms of both the number of locations and the frequency. It isn't clear to me whether...
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    EMG with Positive Results After 6 Months

    To continue the story after... After 6 months of twitching I finally got an EMG and although the doctor who performed it (a consultant neurophysiologist with 30+ years experience) isn't able to give a diagnosis (I have to go back to the neurologist for that) he did say "No evidence of any...
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    MND Awareness Month & Great Info...

    It is MND awareness month (which is a wonderful idea, but less so for those with anxiety about their fasciculations!). I was unable to resist the gravitational pull of one link on a news item but surprisingly it ended well when I found this rather succinct and reassuring (medically reviewed)...
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    Muscle Twitching During Meditation

    Lots of people here (me included) have Google to blame for introducing us to a terrifying disease that we previously knew nothing or little about.If you want to make friends with Google again try searching on "muscle twitching during meditation" (and similar variations). What is interesting is...
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    Navigating Sudden Onset Twitches

    A bit of background... Sudden onset body-wide twitches in Jan '13 ( concentrated bilaterally in calves and feet AT THE MOMENT, previously I have had daily forehead twitching but that totally disappeared months ago, infrequent shoulder/back twitches throughout) . I have a history of anxiety, no...
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    Fasciculations: Can Dr Google Be Trusted?

    Apologies if this is going over old ground but Dr Google seems capable of giving any answer if you consult him for long enough. Can anyone answer the following and ideally provide a reference/reliable source for their conclusion (sorry if that sounds like being in school but see my initial...
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    Waiting for Neurologist Appt.

    I am a forty-something, male, UK twitcher who has seen his GP (basic exam OK and bloods OK) and am currently waiting for a neurologist appointment. I have no weakness, a history of anxiety (although anxiety has been better recently and I didn't have twitching when the anxiety was at frequent...
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