My symptoms started Sept 08, actually started during my vacation! It started with a constant twitching right in the bend of my right elbow. I shook it off as nothing because who hasnt had a nagging twitch every so often?? Well I get home from florida, and my whole body was having these little twitches in random places,...my back, my calf, my face, my chest...you get the point. Of course like many of us, I searched the internet and found (drum roll) a whole slew of threads with ALS as the topic. What do I do? I freaked out!! Im talking crying, panicking, cant sleep, cant eat, could barely function. I went to see a neuro and he did an EMG and a NCV, says it was normal. MS was ruled out, lyme, ANA, ACA.....all bloodwork you could think of- Normal. Ok, I figured that I would see my internist (who has known me for 20 years) and he feels strongly that its all due to "nerves" and anxiety. He suggested some meds to keep me calm but being that Im very holistic, I denied them. I dont believe that medication is the way to make you feel normal,...your just masking to problem, not fixing it. 
Well a few more months down the road, still having the twitching, some days hardly any, and some days where its making me a nervous wreck!! :crying: A new symptoms has accured though. I get very dull muscle pain, No weakness at all. I go to the gym, take my vitamins and get plenty of rest (I try at least)........then I have this feeling that there is something in my throat..."a lump in throat" sensation. I can swallow perfect, speak perfect..........it feels like its right behind my nose. Sometimes I think there is a tightening feeling going on there. I visited the ENT and he stuck a camera down my nose and found......Nothing. Feels that it is acid reflux...........then again he is a dinosaur and didnt seem to sure of himself. I asked him if he felt strongly it was acid reflux and he said by my description of the symtoms I was giving him, he felt it was that. He gave me Acidphex.........which didnt do anything for me. I went back again to see my neuro and he did another EMG/NCV - Normal. Gave me script for Lexapro and said it was due to anxiety. What Anxiety!? I was on VACATION when this all started!!! 
Well its been 7 months since my first symtoms.....like I said some days twitching, some days not as much. Some days I get that weird lump feeling in my throat and some days nothing...........could it be anxiety without me knowing? I take ALOT of vitamins! Fish Oil, Calcium/Magnesium, multivitamin. I drink tons of water.......Im feel great. Havent lost any strength....been working out 3 times a week. Maybe it is anxiety......I do work in the medical field so I guess that would make me ten times more nervous than the average person because I know a little more and understand more. SIGHWhat are your thoughts?
Well a few more months down the road, still having the twitching, some days hardly any, and some days where its making me a nervous wreck!! :crying: A new symptoms has accured though. I get very dull muscle pain, No weakness at all. I go to the gym, take my vitamins and get plenty of rest (I try at least)........then I have this feeling that there is something in my throat..."a lump in throat" sensation. I can swallow perfect, speak perfect..........it feels like its right behind my nose. Sometimes I think there is a tightening feeling going on there. I visited the ENT and he stuck a camera down my nose and found......Nothing. Feels that it is acid reflux...........then again he is a dinosaur and didnt seem to sure of himself. I asked him if he felt strongly it was acid reflux and he said by my description of the symtoms I was giving him, he felt it was that. He gave me Acidphex.........which didnt do anything for me. I went back again to see my neuro and he did another EMG/NCV - Normal. Gave me script for Lexapro and said it was due to anxiety. What Anxiety!? I was on VACATION when this all started!!! Well its been 7 months since my first symtoms.....like I said some days twitching, some days not as much. Some days I get that weird lump feeling in my throat and some days nothing...........could it be anxiety without me knowing? I take ALOT of vitamins! Fish Oil, Calcium/Magnesium, multivitamin. I drink tons of water.......Im feel great. Havent lost any strength....been working out 3 times a week. Maybe it is anxiety......I do work in the medical field so I guess that would make me ten times more nervous than the average person because I know a little more and understand more. SIGHWhat are your thoughts?
I did try the lexapro and had a severe reaction to it. My internist wants me to try zoloft but Im afraid to be dependent on it. Are there any natural remedies that you could recommend? If worse comes to worse, I will take the meds. This whole twitching thing stinks and is making me nuts. Anxiety by itself is a problem too. When I sit back and think of myself outside of the box,....yeah Im a pretty nervous person. I worry alot. I wish I could chill out. I hope there will be an answer to why there is this thing called BFS. As of today, hardly any twitching....weird.