Hi all!I started twitching in september last year after suffering what the doctors called a "nasty virus" which then changed to "maybe it was anxiety all along" i admit that during the symptoms of the "virus" i did freak out and i did suffer from health anxiety and then i started to twitch - one spot then all over, like so many of us here.I accepted the cause of my twitching as anxiety for a while - had CBT and i have just recently finished, and no longer anxious for at least the last 3 months, but of course i still twitch all over.The thing is, i have had every blood test known to man and had a physical with a general neuro and a brain MRI, with the neuro pointing out no pojnt of an EMG because i am 23 and no wastage etc, which is fine, but one blood test i had came back "low" which was for calcium, it was only borderline low like 0.02 or 0.2 i can't quite remember, but i came across the following and was wondering if i should follow up on this Hypocalcemia stuff?Of course i am no doctor and 99% of you guys aren't either but my docs are basically sick of me complaining of my twitching as it is and i don't want to see my GP again for nothing, my GP says anxiety anxiety anxiety all the time, sure i was anxious for a while but what about now?*** Just thought i would add that i twich all over (random one time pops, twitching in 1 area nearly all day till it moves somewhere else etc, heart beat like twitches, flutter like movements in fingers, twitch from head to toe, on and off all day everyday - you get the drift)I know you guys can't just say - hey do this ! or that! But to be honest the twitching is driving me up the wall, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it, but i can say anxiety / stress and tiredness make it worse, oh and i've only been twitching for nearly 7 months now 
What Are Some Symptoms of Hypocalcemia To Look For? * The most common sign of hypocalcemia is what is called "neuromuscular irritability." Your nerves and muscles, which are directly related to blood calcium levels, may spasm or twitch. * If your blood test results indicate hypocalcemia, you may notice muscle cramps in your legs or your arms. * The symptoms of hypocalcemia you experience may relate to how fast or how slowly the fall in blood calcium levels occur. o If you have long-standing low blood calcium levels, you may notice no symptoms of hypocalcemia. o If you have an "acute" or sudden drop in your blood calcium level, you may notice more twitching. * You may notice, with mildly lowered blood calcium levels, numbness and tingling of your fingers and toes. * You may notice that you are depressed, or more irritable if you have mildly low hypocalcemia. * With severely lowered blood calcium levels, you may become confused or disoriented. Your heart muscle may contract irregularly due to the electrolyte disturbance. Things You Can Do For Hypocalcemia: * Make sure you take in enough calcium if your blood test results indicate hypocalcemia. The recommended intake of calcium daily, for bone health, is based on your age and race. If you are: o A man, age 25 to 65 years - take 1000 mg of calcium a day. o A man over the age of 65 years - take 1500 mg of calcium a day o A woman from age 25-50 - take 1000 - 1200 mg of calcium a day. o A woman over the age of 50 years - take 1500 mg of calcium a day. * Calcium, in any form, needs vitamin D to be absorbed. Take 400-800 mg of Vitamin D with your calcium supplements per day; to ensure that the calcium you take is being absorbed.
What Are Some Symptoms of Hypocalcemia To Look For? * The most common sign of hypocalcemia is what is called "neuromuscular irritability." Your nerves and muscles, which are directly related to blood calcium levels, may spasm or twitch. * If your blood test results indicate hypocalcemia, you may notice muscle cramps in your legs or your arms. * The symptoms of hypocalcemia you experience may relate to how fast or how slowly the fall in blood calcium levels occur. o If you have long-standing low blood calcium levels, you may notice no symptoms of hypocalcemia. o If you have an "acute" or sudden drop in your blood calcium level, you may notice more twitching. * You may notice, with mildly lowered blood calcium levels, numbness and tingling of your fingers and toes. * You may notice that you are depressed, or more irritable if you have mildly low hypocalcemia. * With severely lowered blood calcium levels, you may become confused or disoriented. Your heart muscle may contract irregularly due to the electrolyte disturbance. Things You Can Do For Hypocalcemia: * Make sure you take in enough calcium if your blood test results indicate hypocalcemia. The recommended intake of calcium daily, for bone health, is based on your age and race. If you are: o A man, age 25 to 65 years - take 1000 mg of calcium a day. o A man over the age of 65 years - take 1500 mg of calcium a day o A woman from age 25-50 - take 1000 - 1200 mg of calcium a day. o A woman over the age of 50 years - take 1500 mg of calcium a day. * Calcium, in any form, needs vitamin D to be absorbed. Take 400-800 mg of Vitamin D with your calcium supplements per day; to ensure that the calcium you take is being absorbed.
Twin2: I've had therapy (cbt) as i mentioned in my original post, i refuse to take meds as i don't think they cure the problem, but as i also said in my original post, i was anxious when my twitching started so i believed that anxiety was the cause but i cannot understand why i am still twitching after 3 months of being relaxed and no anxiety that i am aware of?Krackersones: i'm doing as you said and trying to increase my calcium intake to see if it helps, no difference yet but i've read it can take months for these sorts of imbalances to right themselves.I wondered if i fell into the bfs category as i only twitch, no sensory symptoms, no cramps, a fair bit of exercise intolerence but i think that is due to no exercise for the last 9 months lol, i've never had a diagnosis of bfs - just anxiety - even the therapist thought it might have been bfs after she did abit of research though.Looks like it's one of them things i'll have to learn to live with i guess.