empbobcat8
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First of all thank God for this site, thank God for this site. It has let me get some sleep over the past three weeks. I started twitching about 3 weeks ago. Didn't think much of it at first, but when it didn't go away, I became a little concerned. I had twitches before, but never noticed them lasting very long. I of course as with most of you, googled muscle twitching. What I found horrified me. My heart thumped out of my chest and the twitches immediately got worse. Literaly just sitting there, as I was staring at the computer, they got worse. It got so I was twitching from head to toe. My face, tongue shoulders, calves. You name it, it twicthed. After several searches, I thankfully found this site, which eased my fears on most days. However I continued to twitch. I found myself constantly checking for weakness, and in turn, made my muscles sore, and of course felt weak. Even though I realized I was doing this to myself, and making my muscles tired, I couldn't help but think the worst. I am married with a 19mo old. I lived in fear daily that I would be dying soon and leaving my daughter and husband. The fear is just crippling. I couldn't think rationally or function. Finally, I made an appointent with my MD last Monday. The first thing she asked was "are you getting enough sleep?" She said there are many causes of muscle twitching, and lack of sleep is one of them. Which I haven't been getting much of, especially since the twitching started. Might I mention, my blood pressure was way above what's normal for me. This was due to the stress I have been under going through all of this. She also said that stress is a factor. She examined me, checked my reflexes and did a number of strength tests. She said my strength was better than most men she sees. She told me if it doesn't go away in two weeks, that she would send me to a neuro, but she really felt that I was fine. She did not seem at all concerned that it was anything serious. I told her that I had googled muscle twitching and was terrified by what I found. She laughed and said that when she was going through medical school she thought she had symptoms of alot of diseases. I left there feeling better, but not completely relieved. Why is it that even though we are told by a doctor that we are fine we just continue to worry about this? Everything I have read should completely reassure me that this is not that dreaded disease, but I still can't seem to stop worrying about it. I should add that I was diagnosed with celiac disease a few months ago. I did read that muscle twitching is a symptom due to malabsorption of vitamins and minerals. I have been supplementing with cal/mag and a multivitamin and B12. I do notice that the twitching is less. I tell myself, "well if the twitching is less than what it was, then I couldn't have that dreaded disease". Just to reveiw all of my sypmtoms, which are so much like everyone else's. I have twitching randomly throughout my body. Even the private parts. Some twitches stay in one area for awhile, while others pop up at random. Some are strong, some are not. They happen when I'm at rest, either sitting, standing or laying down. I do not notice them when I'm moving around. I get tingling and numbness in my fingers and toes at times. My muscles get sore easily, but I think that is from all those strength tests I've been doing. I do get stressed easily. I worry alot, especially since having a baby. I worry about her health, my health and my husband's. I have a history of panic attacks and anxiety. I hope this has helped someone. I'm debating whether or not to follow up with my doctor if it doesn't go away. Some how I feel it is never going to go away. Even though she thinks I'm fine, I am terrified to go to a neurologist. Any recommendations about that? Thank you all so much for your previous posts. Like I said they helped me to get some rest at night, and ease my fears. Just reading that so many others have the same exact symptoms as me is truly comforting.