New with Twitches and Worried

[HeythatguyyJustAnoth]

Hi, I'm new to the forum and a bit freaked out. I'm a 32yr old male, and I've had some pretty odd twitches over the past six weeks. They occur very often and are located in both calves and arches of my feet. I can see them happening and initially chalked it up to a temporary issue. Yesterday, I went to WebMD/Google and entered twitching/fasiculation and all cans of scary things popped up. I don't particularly have a noticeable weakness/atrophy and lead a pretty active lifestyle. I do have some anxiety issues and am currently on Lexapro. Now, my issue is that since I've read that fasculations are a symptom of various nerve diseases, I'm a bit freaked out. Not over the top, but the thought of having a terrible disease while raising two young beautiful children makes me a bit nauseous. Anyhow, this forum is interesting in that I'm less concerned than when I initially did my internet search. My questions are as follows...please answer if you have a moment...thanks and God Bless.

1) Is it common to have twitches in basically the same spots in both calves/feet?

2) I also get heat sensations throughout my body at various times, normal?

3) Would muscle weakness be noticeable? (I suppose it would)

 

[TMarYoutuber]

I'm convinced at times that researching our own symptoms on the internet is NOTHING BUT TROUBLE as it leads you down paths you don't need to go to. I have sworn to stay off those sites no matter how tempting. Twitches are benign and many people get them. Read BFS in a nutshell and it will give you great insight and comfort. I know it did me and whenever that "nagging little voice comes back" I read it again and again. Good luck and take care

 

[MarksmanS]

Paco,

Another point is that you are the fifth case, mine included, where the person is taking lexapro. My twitching started not long after it.

Calves and feet non-stop is very common here. Two of us have posted videos on it...we are still alive. I jogged today after 19 months with this so apparently it is not near killing me.

Yes, weakness is profound.

MarksmanS

 

[LisaQ.]

Hi Paco, welcome to the club.

The weakness associated with bfs can seem profound, and significant, and it is easy to convince oneself it IS clinical weakness.

I kept telling my neuros how weak I felt and how I could barely walk or type or eat, and they kept strength testing me and saying my strength was fine. It was so frustrating! My body certainly felt weak to me, and the weakness was having an impact on me, functionally, yet I couldn't get a neuro to agree that it was true clinical weakness.

So, just because you might be holding the phone up to your ear and your arm gets really tired, really quickly; that isn't clinical weakness. Or when your hands shake or feel clumsy, or your legs get rubber bandy whenever you stand up, none of these are true clinical weakness either.

BFS in a nutshell has a really good description of perceived vs. clinical weakness, so that's a great place to start if you are fearful. It is also important to understand that the more anxious you are about your symptoms, the more severe your symptoms will become. So getting your anxiety under control is crucial.

Hope this helps,
Blessings,
Sue

 

[HeythatguyyJustAnoth]

had my EMG today...also the neuro did some kind of electro nerve test...anyhow, he had no explanation for my fasciulations in my calves/feet but said that my nerves and muscles were all normal...so I feel much better.