Constant Foot Twitching: Terrified

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I started with all over body twitching about 2 months ago, it has since let up somewhat but I still have random twitches everywhere but more recently a localized twitch in the arch of my left foot. I am terrified. It's been constant for about 3 weeks. Also for the last 3 or so weeks I feel like my tongue is too big for my mouth and I am slurring my words (although when I ask athoer people they don't notice AT ALL!). I went to a neuro yesterday and she assured me that I do not have ALS but I am so scared. She said it seems to her like I have BFS but she's going to order and MRI to make sure nothing is hiding. I am so convinced its ALS...I don't know what to do I am a 25yr old mother of two boys ages 4 & 6 and currently 23 weeks pregnant with my first baby girl. I am on Lexapro but it's not helping my fears. I just want to enjoy my pregnancy and my husband and boys /: Any advice would be so greatly appreciated.
 
My advice would be to listen to the person who actually studies and works with this stuff for a living. ie, listen to your doctor. She knows what she is doing.Other than, work on your anxiety for a while. Twitches aren't your enemy. Anxiety over your twitches is your enemy. Always remember that.
 
Just dont think its ALS. I have succesfully diagnosed myself with a whole lot of diseases over the years : -Creutzfeldt jakob.-ALS-Hundred types of cancer. I have beaten them all! :mad: Laughable? Not really.. well, maybe for the people who dont know what you are going through.
 
I know. Everyone (besides my husband and mother) literally laugh when they're told about what's going on with me, or better yet, what I think is going on with me. My husband and mom actually see that this is tearing me apart. I am not the same woman, wife, mother, daughter, etc. that I used to be. And to me, that is no laughing matter. It only makes me feels worse.
 
I am trying not to. And I feel like I am doing much better than a month ago. But not that this infamous "twitch" has localized itself to the arch of my foot, the anxiety/fear has consumed me once again. It is so overwhelming.
 
Samantha,I'm 29 years old with a 15 month old daughter and I totally understand your fears. I have been twitching for 6 months now and 90% of my twitching is in my right foot. I'm confident that you have BFS. Don't fear anything else.Logan
 
I am terrified of leaving my babies at all, much less while they are so young. They need me and I need them...I am working so hard to convince myself that this is nothing serious but I am completely consumed with fear. It really is nice to know that I am not alone and am in fact, not "crazy".
 
Hi Samantha, my arch of both my feet has twitched for over a year now..it is nothing to worry about..it is just bfs..please enjoy your children and your pregnancy...look forward to that little girl arriving...and your not crazy..just anxious... :D)
 
You know what is crazy? Sometimes I think I would be less worried if both arches twitched. Often I will sit and STARE at the arch of my right foot and think to myself "come on, please just one little twitch". I have entirely too much time on my hands, I know. Especially when my boys are at school. I wake up every morning and think, "today is the day where I am going to be grateful that I am breathing, not worry and work on Ally's nursery." Then, it twitches and I freak out. It's such a viscous cycle.
 
Come visit us on in the chat room and of course you can ask anything on the forum and we will all be here for you. At least your mother and husband are somewhat supportive. My husband isn't at all. I understand what you mean by not being the same woman/wife/mother because I was the same way too. My husband even told me I wasn't the same person and that he just wanted his wife back. This forum has been very helpful but I think the chat room has helped me even more. Below it the link.Please visit!Logan
 
I used to worry about the same thing: that my twitches were only on one foot and not the other. But, I think there are a million explanations to this. For example, if you've ever sprained your ankle on one foot and not the other, that would cause one foot to be more compromised than the other. There is nothing sinister to this, in fact, if you continue reading on this board, you'll see that a huge number of people (including myself) twitch more on one side of our body (like my right calf and foot) than the other.I know you're new to this, and I feel so badly that you're dealing with such fear, but you truly are okay. I think pregnancy and childbirth really messes with our sleep and hormones, because so many people started twitching during or right after having their babies. My youngest was almost 3 when I started twitching, but I still think that we live in a chaotic world being parents of young children, that involves little sleep and constant, constant work that is so conducive to twitching.Mitra
 
Gloria123,I totally agree with you. My twitching didn't start until my daughter was 9 months old. In my opinion I think my hormones/lack of sleep/constant stress/anxiety of working and parenting really took a toll on me. I know this may not be true for everyone but adjusting to parenthood was really rough on me.Logan
 
Thank you all so much for being so unbelievably understanding. It really is such a relief to know that I am not alon. A lot of times I feel so isolated from everyone. I try to tell myself everyday that 'this too shall pass', but it's hard convincing me of anything positive at this level of anxiety. Today I felt like I did somewhat better though...my foot did twitch in the arch but not as much. But now it is cramping and has a burning feeling from my big toe to my ankle, which I am not sure is normal but I am trying not to absolutely freak out. Again, I cannot express how much I appreciate all of your words of wisdom and encouragement. It does mak me feel better knowing that there are people that have experienced this and are still alive to talk about it (;
 
in some ways I am (I think) a better person because of all this. I appreciate things more, I live in the moment more, I force myself to face my fears more.
 
Samantha, we all have been there, but may I ask you why are you convinced that you do have ALS?You are 25 years old so it's very unlikely, or as some say even impossible, to get ALS at this age.From what I read, in ALS, twitching sets in after the muscle is affected so you will notice clinical weakness, especially when your feet or legs are affected. Try to relax and enjoy your life. Don't worry too much.
 
I think I have convinced myself of ALS primarily because of my anxiety. I have a somewhat "paranoia" that something is killing me in my body and nobody is going to figure it out. I have no idea why. I have neve been like this, ever in my life. I also blame it on the fact that I have wayyyy too much time on my hands to google every single symptom and lastly because I am so easily convinced that it's the 'worst case scenario' rather than a simple fix. I DO realize how ridiculous it sounds. Trust me. I also say to myself, "this is self induced. You know what's causing it yet you still indulge in feeding this monster." When I wake up at 3a.m. and automatically grab my phone to read more ALS blogs or forums I KNOW it's stupid. I know it's irresponsible, I just DON'T know how to stop. I really don't.
 

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