Overwhelmed by Anxiety and Lip Twitching

[sherpherd]

I am so scared..I wish i would have found this site several weeks ago..I am so anxious, i feel like i'm going to lose it at any moment..little history..lip twitch and muscle twitching in aug..panic attacks started (which i never had one in my life before all of this)..meds, meds, meds for this..my husband did research and i was convinced i had ms..mri came back fine and so did emg..i had the needle and all kind of emg..twitches got worse and i was concerned so i went in and he did body strength test and walking..he said my legs were very weak so he ordered another emg..i spent those two days in tears thinking my muscles were wasting..so when i went in for emg, i asked him to test my legs again..i had not eaten anything before that appointment and felt stronger..he looked at me as if i were crazy..pressed my legs and said feel pretty strong to me..this emg came out fine as well..said bfs..i thought until now that bfs on affected a leg and thumb..anyways, anxiety hit again thru this and went to er because pins and needles in my left leg...scared me to death..so when i went in next day to neuro he said my butt felt like jello, and was concerned..two weeks ago he said i had a strong butt when he did strength test..he didn't do one this time, just observed my jello fanny..i only weighed 111 lbs and am 5'6"..losing weight from anxiety and these new anxiety pills (on potty all time)..he also said i had no elbow reflexes..i have a hard time believing him now..i had a sweater on..now i am so super sensitive to everything in my body i am going nuts..i don't leave my house now for about 2 weeks..terrified on c and t spine mri's on mon that something will be wrong..help me..please..thank you so much for being here..i wish i would have found this before er visit this week..i would have been much better and never went to er..just would have known, just another symptom of bfs

 

[EyeoftheWild]

Harvest - You'll be fine. Your symptoms are no different from anyone else here. BFS can cause many odd symptoms. Make sure you read the new post (parts I-IV) by furballfury (JG) under the "General Topics." Trust the diagnosis that your doctors gave you and don't drive yourself crazy looking up symptoms on the Internet.

Cheers,
-Bill

 

[jsageurge]

Hi Harvest:

I do not agree with Bill, which is not the first time (although he is a first rate guy, and usually right) ) . You should not read the 4 long posts by puggriggey. He is still suffering terribly from anxiety and as such may make you feel worse. There is too much emotion, and too much ambiguity in his words; particularly for a newbie.

Yes, you are indeed a sufferer of BFS, isn't that wonderful. I mean that! You may, right now, feel more alive than you have ever; how ironic. Accept immediately your dx of BFS, and turn your energies into creative, life affirming endeavours.

Cheers,
Basso

 

[Diego4Life]

Harvest - I agree with Basso for disagreeing with me. I just woke up and was perhaps not thinking clearly. Strike the sentence where I suggested reading them, and trust us that you are fine.

Cheers,
-Bill

 

[MarksmanS]

Thank you so much..this has taken over my life..my husband is so stressed, i think he's going to break..he get's snippy with me now because this is all i thing about..i ignore my 16 mos old son to research, research and research..i have not been to work in 2 weeks..i am just afraid of the c and t spine mri's on mon..the axiety of waiting for test results..this is christmas and i just now put up a tree..i check and check..i can't even go to the grocery store..this site has given me so much hope and answers..like i said, i wish i would have seen it several weeks ago because i wouldn't have freaked wed over pins and needles in legs and wouldn't have had to hear my neuro's comments..i think i have perceived weakness..i have lost a lot of weight from all the anxiety, am i suppose to be a power lifter..he doesn't listen to the part of my weight loss before he makes comments..he doesn't ask about anything..just makes comments without explanation...then leaves me hanging and treats me like the nervous woman i am..no real compassion if that makes sense..i have to play the guessing game until test results..if these come back fine..he's fired..i would do it now, just takes a long time to get into another's office and it is the holidays..i did ask him to his face why he ruled out *** and he said because of both of my emg results..this is relief, but so many other things out there..thank you again for being there..

 

[HaleyBlu]

Hey Harvest... RELAX. All the symptoms you are experiencing can come from anxiety. You have had normal tests. You must except you are OK otherwise you will drive yourself nuts. Many of us have been where you are now, you MUST get the anxiety under control or it will take over and ruin your life. please if you do nothing else, address the anxiety and you will be surprised how much better you will feel.

Kind regards,

Diego4Life