Hello-
My twitching story:
I am really new to the whole "Twitching" thing. I started having twitching in my feet and hands about 4 months ago. I had a negative emg and the doctor said "I put ALS at the bottom of my list" and this emg will serve as a "Baseline". Well this made me REALLY nervous because I thought with each twitch that I had ALS. I am 24 and have a very good job where I sit at my desk all day long. Each twitch made me terrified. The worst part was my left foot. I can look at my foot and in the arch from the ankle to my big toe I can see ripples of twitches. They go back and forth almost all day long. I can feel them in my shoes and it really scared me. I read how in als the twitching is because the muscle is searching for a connection. I was put on flexril to take at night and help me out as well as celexia because "being scared can amplify twitching". These two did nothing. I started twitching in my arms, calves, legs, behind....everywhere! People dont realize how twitching can impact your life. I took time off work, I cried (I never do that). But then I found this site. To find so many others that had twithching in their feet and everywhere else and it was ok made me feel sooo much better! I was at the point of checking my feet and muscles for wasting almost every hour of every day. I am scheduled for another EMG on the 13th of Feburary (about a week from now). My foot twitching has slowed down and almost stopped. I still get some in my calves and all over but they have slowed down DRAMATICALLY! I am so happy! I never knew anything about twitching before this happened to me and I wanted to share my story with everyone. I am sure that I will be a member of the BFS club after the 13th, and I want you all to know that I appreciate your posts here. Twitching is a really scary thing and I am glad to have a group of poeple to share it with.
Thanks-
Sean Block
