sparksense
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Well it has been 8 months now and this is such a struggle. Just wanted to get a little reassurance. Before this bout started in August of 2004 I rarely twitched. It all began when I attemtped to quit smoking early 2004. I was doing well then all of a sudden I became very anxious. Started feeling light headed which cause more anxiety because I have had bouts of vertigo in the past. It would last a few weeks then go away, thus the Doctor said it was viral. Well my Doc put me on Lexapro for the anxiety and that is when I felt my first twitch as well as some tremors. Three days after starting I noticed my pupils were unequal so that sent me over the edge. After research on that I discovered that SSRI's can cause unequal pupils. After about a month on the lexapro I stopped. In the meantime I had an MRI done that came back normal. I was feeling pretty good when one day I had an anxious moment and 10 minutes later my calves were twitching all over! I ignored it for a couple of days but when it did not stop I was sure I had a ***. I had sever panic and anxiety and actually felt like I was dying. Laying in bed I was twitching and jerking all over the place. Had dry heaves and could not breathe. My partner took me to the ER (he for the anxiety, me for the twitching-I was sure that was the problem but he knew it was anxiety). They put me on klonopin and zoloft.
I was refered to a neuro who did all the strength test and said he thought it was benign fasics, which I had read all about thanks in part to this site. He ordered an EMG for two months later as well as an MRA for my pupil. In those following months I had hot spots in a few places including under my eye for three days, my thumb for a couple, and the most freaky was my left bicep for three days. It was pretty severe. Scared me to death but went away. The twitching in my calves and sides of my feet continued almost continuously. I try really hard not to look cause that causes me more anxiety. I have leared to sit certain ways to make them stop, like cross legged. Well the EMG was normal as was the MRA. I decided it was time to stop the obsessing. Easier said than done.
In the past month I have stopped the zoloft believing that it may be contributing to the twitches. I am the type of person that just wants to know WHY these are happening and continue to search the net, which as we all know is not smart. Of course my anxiety has been a little higher since stopping the zoloft. The twitching is there everyday, not any worse than before but I am just more aware I guess. I still take half of a half mg of Klonopin at night which always helps me relax, as well as a glass of red wine. I get occasional twitches throughout the day in various places and they do not bother me much. The calves and feet thing is what drives me mad. Anyway, sorry for the long post just wondering if this at all sounds familiar. Hope everyone is well and thanks for you time
I was refered to a neuro who did all the strength test and said he thought it was benign fasics, which I had read all about thanks in part to this site. He ordered an EMG for two months later as well as an MRA for my pupil. In those following months I had hot spots in a few places including under my eye for three days, my thumb for a couple, and the most freaky was my left bicep for three days. It was pretty severe. Scared me to death but went away. The twitching in my calves and sides of my feet continued almost continuously. I try really hard not to look cause that causes me more anxiety. I have leared to sit certain ways to make them stop, like cross legged. Well the EMG was normal as was the MRA. I decided it was time to stop the obsessing. Easier said than done.
In the past month I have stopped the zoloft believing that it may be contributing to the twitches. I am the type of person that just wants to know WHY these are happening and continue to search the net, which as we all know is not smart. Of course my anxiety has been a little higher since stopping the zoloft. The twitching is there everyday, not any worse than before but I am just more aware I guess. I still take half of a half mg of Klonopin at night which always helps me relax, as well as a glass of red wine. I get occasional twitches throughout the day in various places and they do not bother me much. The calves and feet thing is what drives me mad. Anyway, sorry for the long post just wondering if this at all sounds familiar. Hope everyone is well and thanks for you time
etc? I have given up trying to find out what caused it and I'm trying to find out what can fix it! Any ideas? I've tried the vitamin route. Nothing! I twitch every 30 seconds!