37-year-old Dad Experiencing Eyelid Twitch

[Strikerman]

Hi, My name is Paul, a 37 year old father of two living in Surrey, England.

Since about August last year I have been experiencing a twitch in my left eyelid. A couple of weeks before Christmas, looking on the internet I worried myself finding that it may be a symptom of MND (ALS) or MS. I immediately booked a doctors appointment, and was told it may be due to stress and too much caffeine.

I spent most of the Christmas period very worried that it was more serious than this. I also have started experiencing twitching in my other eye (although strangely my first eye has almost stopped completely), constant twitching in my right leg (especially calves), random twitches in various places (thigh, arm, lips, hip) and a sort of tingling under my eyes.

The twitching in my leg is difficult to describe. It is more a tingling as though a constant small electrical current is passing though my calves.

Anyway, today I came across a couple of forums, including this one, which have given me some reassurance. I don't think I have any other symptoms such as muscle weakness, and am still able to go running, etc. So I am hopeful that what I have is BFS.

regards and hopefully a Happy New Year to us all.

Paul

 

[vera]

Hi Paul!

I'm a 39 year old mother who's twitching started in my left eye last July, then the full body twitches came, and then the twitch migrated from myright eye to the left in October. Eye twitches stopped in late November, but body twitches still there. I have more good than bad days. Since I've been on anti-depressants. I have always been an obsessor when it came to my health, so imagine my hysteria when I read twitching was related to ALS!!!!!!!! This site has been a godsend, and I don't worry about them at all any more. I don't like them, but I know I'll be fine! You will too!

Hope your're twitches are gone soon.

Kim

 

[JerseyMom]

I'm glad to hear others have the eye twitch! My problems started in the calf muscles. The eyelid twitching developed recently and it is very annoying.

Paul, it sounds like classic BFS and like most of us you'll probably find it improves when you stop worrying so much. I also have those little "electric shock" feelings, by the way.