Robbyn (mommyLDN) explained this to me last week and I believe it because a therapist I was seeing for anxiety told me something very similar. Every person has their own threshold for anxiety. If a person goes over what their body is built to handle, they can get stuck in this hyperexciteable state where their nerves go into overdrive. This is probably similar to a person who has panic disorder. So if you were twitching in one place (like a calf or eyelid), that was probably the first signal that you were reaching your threshold. Once you started googling and sent your anxiety through the roof, you went over your threshold and are now in this hyperexciteable state. There is not much out there to describe this hyperexciteable state but maybe its an autoimmune response where your body is fighting back and somehow causing interference with your muscles (just a thought). The key is to lessen the anxiety and that starts with believing that you are fine and that these twitches are just benign signals from your body. It may take 6 months to 2 years (or longer) to come out of this state, depending on your ability to control anxiety.When Robynn explained this theory to me last week, it made perfect sense. But keep in mind that everyone is different and we all took different paths to where we are today... but we're all here. For most of us, it was probably anxiety that got us here, but for some people, maybe it was their body's response to a virus that sent them into this state. For others, maybe it was their body's response to a new medication. Who knows. But listen to the vets when they say that getting your anxiety under control will lead to you feeling better. -Matt
I wanted to say I can not understand it.I can not understand that a person reads about ALS, and then twitches all over body! So how did I, and the others he!!