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You asked if Alprazolam (a benzodiazepine) could be causing this.I am an "old time twitcher," have twitched since 2003. No, it is not ALS or anything harmful. Yes, Alprazolam can cause it.Please visit .Even if you're taking your Alprazolam regularly, there is a phenomenon known as "tolerance...

It's plausible.. it is. I am due to get my cortisol levels checked, but not because of BFS. A lot of times people don't even want to get their cortisol levels checked because it's a procedure that has to be done at like a certain time in the early morning. My mother was put in the hospital in...

Hi gang! It has been a long while since I've been on here. At least 2 years. I'm still twitching, for those of you wondering. The good news is that it's not nearly as pronounced as it was when I first began with all the sensations and whatnot. Right now, I'm going to ramble on and on about my...

I've noticed that my BFS increases during pre menstrual syndrome, during the cycle, and even post menstrual. Anyone relate? My IBS also flares up as well. It may be linked to the low progesterone theory... posted in the general topics forum by graciesmom. And yet another fruitless connection...

I endure twitches 24/7 also... particularly in my neck, and also in my face.

Good news. As I've mentioned in a few previous posts, I'm just letting you all know that I'm preparing for college and med school to become a Psychiatrist. Granted, it may take some time, but along the way, I'll be sure to inform the medical profession that functional syndromes such as these...

Just a generic question... after my initial year of constant twitching, most of the twtiching setlled in my neck, face and head, along with odd sensations and tingling that drives me up a wall when I'm trying to concentrate. Lately, the twitches in my head have been causing slight and minor...

First off.. about Lyme... you must see an infectious diseases specialty about it. Most generic Lyme tests are not sensitive enough for advanced cases of Lyme. Being that I live in PA, the only state who has an extended deer season... I'm a candidate, and that's not the only reason why. The...

Do keep us posted! The majority of my problems began when I took Ortho-Tri-Cyclen... but I have always had problems with low progesterone... there are many things that can cause this BFS stuff. Everyone's case is a little different. Hopefully, one day, we can figure it out.

Come to think of it... yes, I have. My story is quite the strange and disturbing one. It's so funny you've mentioned that! When I first got ill with IBS, i was put on Paxil for a week. Suddenly.. while laying down on the phone on the couch, my legs began to convulse every 10 or so seconds. It...

G'day PDR, I haven't been to the forum in ages... but I'm going to be trying Buspar soon! I'll keep you updated.

Hey gang Most of the time I twitch my own muscles because they're tingling so much that I need to twitch them - but lately, the twitch in the back of my neck, just below my head, has been so strong that it almost feels like a slight jolt, causing my head to be thrusted forward, but not hard...

Greetings again Skinny. Like you, I have very severe IBS and have had BFS for a year and a half straight. My IBS was on and off all my life, but it came about severely after I ingested a birth control pill (Ortho Tri-Cyclen) and the condition has been severe ever since. I was in and out of ICU...

Ok, CHILL OUT! Please?! No need to get defensive! You don't have to quote me, I know what I said, and I was responding to what I believed you were implying. But I will quote my Neurologist; he informed me that '(he) nor anyone else knows exactly why people have fascics'. I'm not trying to be...

I believe that Sue summed it up pretty much. Dale, you can't categorize us all as a bunch of people whose only health problem is BFS. Like I've mentioned above, I have some pretty nasty (and sometimes fatal) afflictions that are not benign. Sue works at a hospital, she understands too. And...

Dale - Your opinion is taken into account. And in my opinion, Solarisle's possible cause to this tricky syndrome might help some of us too. As mentioned, there are many autoimmune diseases, most of which are harmless! About the hospitals with REAL problems? I just have to laugh. Dale, I've been...

My Neuro said something about tonic water being helpful. A few days later I was at a friend's house, who has large quanities of tonic water. It was the type you mix with Gin... looked at the ingredients, it was just sugar, carbohydrates, nothing special... it didn't help with my fascics at all...

Sorry Dale, but in my opinion, this information might just prove to be purtinent in the discovery of just how to deal with BFS. Solarisle, for God's sake, keep us updated! I've found through my own research that my BFS is directly linked to an auto-immun disease as well, and I'm going to keep...

Well, I'm not sure. She interviewed me for a job, and the only time I hear from her is when I'm having complications with work. I'm pretty sure she had chronic Bronchitus, and needed to be put on something for it.... which gave her diabetes, and then had to get on the Steroids for the diabetes...

What's this I hear about plasmaphoresis? I've never heard of it.