Dealing with Twitch and Burning Sensations

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KookyKrissy

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You name it I've had it. Right now I am dealing with a twitch right above my upper right hand side lip. I have burning sensations in my quads, outer half. I am not getting weaker because I weight train and I've been lifting the same weight or more for 3 months, but I am still terrified. I do not take alprazolam constantly and am wondering if i am suffering from withdrawal effects. My twitching started (a little more than 3 months ago) when I spent an entire day worried about death, and then i developed a flu like symptom. I went to the hospital had an x-ray of the chest, catscan of the brain done, and a spinal tap, everything came back clear. So after all of these came back clear, i began to look for other disease that I might have and that was a biggggggg mistake. Around four days later i noticed a twitch in my right thigh, I looked it up and bam! I haven't stopped twitching since. Like many of us i fear diseases, and I am always looking for an answer. Sometimes I feel hopeless, but i would love some feed back from veteran "twitchers" thank you...
 
Zanax (alprozalam) is great , could be withdrawal, but I dont Know how much you take or when you stopped. Just a tip, If you still have any take a low dose at regular intervals and see how you feel. Never just stop this type of medication.
 
I can really relate to your post and all of your twitching spots. I have only been twitching for about two months but I am older than you (37) and here is my advice. I too was told my twitching is being caused by my anxiety. I find this very hard to believe even though I agree I can be anxious at times. I have always been somewhat anxious and have never before had twitching. I twitch even when totally relaxed and happy. I am in a very happy place right now (twitching aside) and still have twitches. I hope twitching is related to anxiety but am not sure. I would recommend that you try to see if your twitching is related to anxiety by trying to get your anxiety under control. I would not recommend taking drugs not prescribed to you although I have done it and know how desperate you can feel for relief. To get your anxiety under control, try doing things that will help you sleep. My neuro recommended L Tryptophan (amino acid you can get at the health food store). He told me to take 500 mg but when I took 1000 mg he said that was fine for me. They do sell it in 1000 mg pills so this must be an acceptable dosage for some people. Warm baths and exercise a few hours before bedtime also helps me sleep. Regarding your concerned thoughts, focus on the fact that hundreds of people on this site have suffered twitching similar to yours and have not been diagnosed with any progressive, disabling illness. Also, most totally normal people have some level of twitching, so a twitch by itself does not automatically mean a problem. My husband has a few twitches a day and many neuros visited by people on this site have said they get twitches. Stay busy during the day and try very hard to do everything you would do if you didn't have these problems. Force yourself. If you start having bad thoughts, catch yourself and identify something more positive to think about. Set a time deadline to do these things until and then reassess how you are doing. I have an appointment with a neuromuscular specialist on October 21st. My goal until then is to do everything I've said for you to do. I am going to focus on my work (I'm a middle school English teacher), exercise (which is actually new for me), and focus on the positive (I'm not having any weakness). I have learned in my 37 years that there is always something to worry about (every headache could be a brain tumore and every cough could be lung cancer, so if you want to worry everyone can find something to focus on)--it's just a part of life. Focusing on what I can control and doing what I can enjoy will hopefully lead me to make the most of this imperfect state we call life. Keep posting questions and thoughts on this board if you need support. I sure do.Krackersones
 
Thank you for the reply, the twitching seems to relax while I am at work and occupied with helping costumers. I am dealing wit this burning sensation in my quads right now that is worrying me. I am terrified of going to a neuro but if my fears persist then I will have no choice. I do not have weakness either but i feel as though I have weakness, it's hard too explain but i think others have gone through the same experience. I feel as though my legs will give out, all though they are perfectly fine, but my legs feel heavy as though i could stay in this chair all day, but once i get up and moving that goes away along with the burning sensation. I have not noticed atrophy but am always looking at my body in fear. I'm going to try to go to a psychologist soon but i have been putting it off, i don't know why. Last week i was afraid of slurring my words so i talked out loud to myself, and basically repeated all of these phrases out loud in my head, I am unfortunately letting anxiety win but I am glad that I have the support of fellow twitchers. And thank you for your reply it was very heart felt, god bless you, and may we both have inner peace. (Just last week my aunts boyfriend died in a motorcycle accident, he was such a nice guy, and of course that didn't add to my anxious thoughts of death, then my mom had a tumor but she has that under control, and my grandma has these pains in her legs, i just have a lot of stuff coming at me right now, and then on top of all of that I'm frequently worrying about myself.)and thank you for your tips, i really do not sleep well at all, lately i sleep about 4 hours, and then maybe 2, broken sleep. When it was summer and i had nothing too do i used to stay up all night, in fear of dying in my sleep, and another thing my energy isn't the same at the gym, i haven't lost strength but find myself in a daze and just wanting to get out, not sure if that is part of depression, because I used to absolutely love to work out. I do not run anymore because every time i run on the treadmill i start too twitch, maybe i will start doing the bike. Sorry If i wrote too much i just have all this stuff too get off my chest, and i never let anybody know any of this stuff, because i am a pretty reserved person, and i don't want people to think I'm crazy.
 
I'm glad you have this board to get some of your feelings out without having to worry about people thinking you are crazy. We know you are not. A couple other pieces of advice. Resist the temptation to check/test yourself looking for reassurance. I have done this too and from experience I can tell you that any reassurances are short lived and this checking usually leads to more anxiety because you will inevitably notice something and that something could be real but is probably insignificant or you may not be able to perceive it in the proper perspective because of your state of mind. I try to take the approach of letting new symptoms come looking for me. If they aren't undeniably obvious and in my face so I can't ignore them to do what I want to do when excerting all my effort and concentration, I am not going to give them much mental analysis. I'll let a doctor do that if and when I see one. I have found that looking for things and focusing on non-obvious problems leads to nothing good. Living in constant extreme fear has got to be just as bad as really having a serious physical health problem or at least it feels that way to me. So I need to do what I can to control what I can and I do have some control over my thoughts. Again, these are things I try to do and am only partially successful but at least I have a well thought out approach that will help me move in the right direction rather than spiraling downward. Write whenever you need to.Krackersones
 
Your symptoms are very typical of BFS, they are conistent with mine. Also, if it is ALS that you are fearing, it is extremely rare, and top of that, it is almost unheard of in an 18 year old, this is all good news in regard to ALS.
 
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 withdrawal," and paradoxical side effects with long term and/or regular use, with Fasciculations being one of the more tolerable symptoms.Basically, the Alprazolam begins to do the opposite of what it's intended to do (Benzodiazepines control GABA in the brain, which is an acid that controls muscle activity, nerve responses, sleep, anxiety and memory).Remarkably, you can have a withdrawal phenomenon from benzodiazepines from even taking very small doses for only a few days at a time.Your doctor will not tell you this information. Most of them are not yet aware of it.
 
Since the issue of cholesterol meds were brought up, I thought I would add that the neuro who did my last emg asked me if I took meds for cholesterol. I said no but why. He said they can cause fasciculations.
 

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