Sleep Starts & Twitching: Causes Found

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twitching severity comes and goes but having a serious flare right now...very stressed in life so I'm not surprised...just *beep* off and want it to stop!....by the way for anyone having sleep starts I found the cause of mine....drinking alcohol and taking antidepressants was the cause....i stopped drinking and within weeks it stopped...started drinking again and they came back...stopped again and they went away again....tried one last time and same result so if you take antidepressants and drink and have sleep starts give it a try.
 
Sorry to hear you're having a flare up BFS Hopeful. I'm in the middle of a flare up too this past three weeks or so - calves, which had quietened down quite a bit, going 19 to the dozen, eyeiod and lower lip moving by themselves all day, fingers wiggling around by themselves plus the usual random twitching everywhere. I don't know why these flare ups annoy me as much as they do - I should probably just go with the flow and not think about them and they would be a lot easier to put up with - but I am like you in that they make me quite fed up and even make me start thinking the stupid thoughts that I used to think in the early dark days. I have even done a bit of self testing this past two weeks - naughty naughty! I concur completely with your commetns about alcohol, which is a real shame because I can't even cheer myself up with a few drinks now and again when I am having these flare ups.Hang in there.RegardsSimon
 
Today is my exact one year marker for when this all started. I am really happy that a year has gone by. Today of all days I got a new, exciting hot spot! I have had twitching in my upper lip when I draw it up (like Billy Idol) since Oct of 09...they are tiny and unless I pull it up don't happen. Neuro did an EMG in my chin and upper lip last week and it was clean. Today, while driving I got that horrific twitch in the dead center of my bottom lip. I mean the kind where it is constant and you can totally see it. It even made my lip feel numb after it. My nine year old daughter told me to make it stop when she saw it! I refused to let it worry me so I just laughed at the irony that today at exactly one year I got a new hot spot. It made for good entertainment at the cook-out with family! :D) Went on all afternoon and into the evening. At least there is a group of us to tell each other about it and know we are all BFS freaks!! A year ago I had no idea what the heck my calves were doing and not a soul to talk to about it! Hope you both have a quiet, non-twitching week ahead of you! Blessings! CarrieI
 
Sorry for your frustration. I remember having sleep starts like 10 times a night or more when this first started. Turns out it was my stress and anxiety. I still get them every once in a while, but everyone does. I've noticed them in my husband and kids.Take it easy!
 
sorry to hear your frustration brother I am having a kick up today in my right shin muscle slow contraction type twitch which is weird ....but oh well what can I do just enjoy the ride lol
 

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