Ok see Even I can RELAPSE. Here I was having posting GREAT POSITIVE posts when today I became so overwhelmed with stuff. Not even that my twitching has been bad today b/c it has not...but now its like I've noticed "other things". First of all about 3-4 weeks ago I was doing SOOOO MANY SELF TESTS...I was lifting my body out of chairs using either no arms, or one arm, being it either right or left...Well apparently during that self testing...I hurt my rotator cuff / left shoulder etc. I know what a idiot. 6 months pregnant at the time, walking around on heels and toes, doing push ups, lifing out of chairs w/ no hands and or raising up using one arm or another...AND getting off the floor using NO HANDS. No wonder Im sore. But today I have overwhelming thought THAT my left shoulder hurting is the beginning of weakness and atrophy. Though it looks nothing like its wasting. My GP JUST tested my upper body strength when I Went to him about all this and I was fine. So why is this consuming me today?? Because I took a rainy day and decided to be Dr.DEE and look on the net. In my HEAD I know that I had this a year and some months ago and it went away- twitching head to toe at random times etc. THEN IT WENT AWAY- only to come back 3 months ago and here am I KNOWING I've had it TO LONG to be anything sinister, BUT DANG IT why today am I convinced its else wise and those twitches had nothing to do w/ these and that THIS IS THE BEGINNING. Another thing I battle with is CLINICAL WEAKNESS. I say to myself, HOW would I know. Sure sometimes my left arms feels "weak"...or "shakey", but I can do everything I always have been able to do and I think b/c my shoulder hurts I tune in to it more right now.Here I was with all the great positive answers this week for people and the past week and today I dont even FEEEEEL like myself. In the lingering back of my head I say "but I havent been to a neuro" , but.....my docs promise me there is absolutely NO REASON TO GO through those emg's nad testing when I have nothing other than "twitching" Well ATLEAST to them I dont. I guess if I could see the twitching to know what it looked like I'd feel better..but I can hardly EVER catch mine, THEY POP ONCE and GONE. (very hard to catch) Anyhow, Im reaching here and I thank those who have responded to me in PM. I took my klonapin and I should be BACK to normal asap lol I pray. For everyone else YALL ARE OK and SO AM I. The disease I am battling is in my HEAD...
Relapsing: Overwhelmed & Twitching
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Im better now. Some how when I Take my klonapin, drink a lot of water til the point I feel bloated my twitches go away. I need to have that tattoo'd on me somewhere as a constant reminder to NOT skip my medication. I take it for a reason! Its also good to glance back and peoples neuro visits and their neuro comments as well as repeat what your doc has said to you.. Tho I got no replies from my post it felt good to get it out of my system today!!! 
I am 7 months pregnant due May 31... when are you due?? I am 26 and all this started with me last Jan'07. Let me just tell you when I got pregnant in Oct. my twithcing got sooo much worse!! No joke. I am beginning to think maybe hormones might play a key factor here but of course nobody knows what all this is from. Yes, I think that it is WAY silly to worry just b/c of pain. Pain is alot different than weakness!!! And if your twitching came back 3 months ago... you were about 3 months pregnant.... that's about when mine took a turn for the worse and It has been a year and almost 3 months that my BFS started. YOU ARE FINE!!! STOP WORRYING
Hmryena, Thank you dear for your support and words of GRACE! I am beginning to think horomones may play a role as well as DEHYDRATION. I got my doctors notes finally from when I went to him back Jan 07 when I had experienced twitching that past Oct 06 til then. I had a episode at the NASCAR RACES (woohoo go redneck me). MY Blood sugar dropped and I was severely dehydrated. THAT NIGHT I began to have twitching etc. Didnt scare me. At that time I did brush it off to dehydration etc. and what had happened that day. It wasn't minor. I had to go to the infield care center. So anyhow- from that point on I didnt stop twitching. I came down w/ Pneumonia Jan31 , 07 and @ that appt I mentioned to the doctor what had happened. He said , drink fluids etc. touched base w/ it maybe be the medicine (lexapro) I was on and sent me on my way with antibiotics for walking pneumonia. Twitches went away at some point I didnt care b/c I didnt google. Then 3 months ago on lexapro again I got it..but I had also experienced dehydration w/ my pregnancy from throwing up so much. But I googled this time. Anyhow. I think once they start they are had to settle back down. However...I found the more water I drink the more my twitches go away- last night I drank a lot of water b/c my obgyn has been on my tail about it and I didnt twitch all night nor this morning. Weird Phenomenon. I tell ya!!!!! Anyhow, CONGRATS on your baby. Is it a BOY or a GIRL! Mine is a girl! Infact hubbys yelling @ me right now to go get dressed.. We've got to go get the crib and dresser. Im due 4th of July! Can't WAIT! 