Anxiety Symptoms: Knee Twitching

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I was doing quite well but last few days brought me back to deep anxiety. My right knee is twitching non stop, if I cant feel it, I can still see it. My arms are twitching after simple movements, abdomen, neck and back twitch pretty often. All this after 4 years and nearly 2 months. I cannot stand it, trying to believe its benign but I have never had it so bad. I will appreciate any support or opinions..thanksDocen
 
Wow why would u even worry about als after four years! I wish I was at the 4 year mark, I'm just over two years. My friend gets the knee twitching allot, nothing to worry about. Right now my ankle pops every step I take, do u think that's odd? No pain, freaks me out! I just want to be sure it has nothing related to ALS. Ashley
 
Ashley, I'm over the 3.5 year mark and I still worry about it from time to time so I know where TD is coming from. I think that there are probably plenty of people on the forum that think, "Wow, I'm only 2 months into this. If I was at the two year mark, I wouldn't worry at all!"If you have health anxiety, there is usually not an end to it unless the underlying cause of it is addressed.TD - is it just twitching or are you having other symptoms as well? As Ashley said, I'm sure you're fine but I'm just curious.
 
juliacristina2: Thanks. Well, its just twitching, no weakness I know about and reflexes still in normal range (bit higher but that is normal for me), no pathological ones.Anyone experiencied ever such a bad stuff? I mean really twitching every few seconds and NOT in calves.Btw, I have prescribed myself Tegretol again and took first 200 mg - its better, however the knee hotpot remains.
 
hello...i have very often twichings in both knees....and many more in arms,hands....iam in my 7th month and i still feel so nervous...i have 2 clean EMG one in april and other in june.these is the only thing wich help me....i would like be in 4 years like you....dont worry sure your fine¡¡¡¡ sorry for english¡¡David
 
Seriously! Never meant anything bad I was trying to down play it for TD. of course we will always have our moments of worrying!! Sorry I posted geez!!!
 
Docen-As I'm sure you've figured out, your latest lapse is just anxiety and nothing more. If there's one thing that should be learned by everyone's stories here is that it is "BFS normal" to have widespread, hot spots and/or both with expected changes. Twitching can decrease, increase, stay the same, move spots, focus in an area, or change in other ways. Sometimes it can be tied to increase in anxiety, sickness, weather, exercise, etc. but sometimes it just changes for no apparent reason. This is normal and you should expect it indefinitely. There is no logical reason to be more worried when twitches increase and/or focus in hot spots. It's just anxiety messing with your life. Yes, TD has had this for 4 years but anxiety is not on a timetable. I remember when I was a noobie thinking "I can't wait until 1 year, 2 years, or more" but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Once you have been given a BFS diagnosis (based on clinical exam, EMG, or whatever) then that should be it. Nobody here gets a BFS diagnosis and comes to find out it turns into ALS. It just doesn't happen because that's not the way it works. So the timeline for a BFS'r to finally feel safe and have real relief is soley based on anxiety and healing your mind. Ashley- There was nothing wrong with your post and I don't think jcriss was intending to come down on you. He pretty much just explained that anxiety issues can linger much longer than some expect them to.
 
Thanks..Yes I hope its anxiety, I do experience stressing times but I cannot explain physiologically why one nerve /axon/ should be affected because of this and fire non stop.
 
Ashley, I absolutely found nothing wrong with what you posted and wasn't coming down on you. I post from an iPhone typically - maybe that affects my tone? Sorry about that.3 days ago new hot spot appeared. Left side of shoulder is twitching as much as 25 times per minute. Typical pattern over last 3.5 years is it will last for a month to a month and a half and then inexplicably go away.
 

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