massagefanrx
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Hi everyone,I haven't posted in the main section of this site in QUITE a while ...however, back in July, I've been 2 + years with BFS- WOW! Good news is, as the anniversary came and went, I actually never got around to posting. And to think that in the first year of this I posted something close to 1000 times- oh my. Though I didn't have the kind of intense anxiety that sent me running to a whole bunch of doctors (I saw one neurologist that did a regular neuro exam and sent me on my way- despite seeing the constant twitching in my calves...she said many things can cause twitching), I did have long term anxiety because of it which took me over a year to come to terms with. After that, I rarely logged on because I found that it increased my anxiety (in fact, just logging on today made me nervous- how silly after all this time!)...I assure you that all the questions/comments/answers/concerns are all still the same. Reading only the titles of this section- I wouldn't be able to tell if this was from 2008 or 2006...just the names of the posters have changed. Or, in fact, the names of the people offering support are the same names of those in the midst of the stress of having BFS anxiety 2 years ago...I had all of it in the beginning- the twitching, the numbness, the internal shaking/vibrating thing, muscle cramping...all the typical BFS symptoms. And two years later, all I'm left with is the twitching (just in my calves but it is 24/7). On occasion, I get twitches elsewhere but I think these are mostly normal ones that everyone gets without noticing much...So, do I still worry about it. Not much- I've pretty much moved on. Do I notice the twitching?-I definitely have it all the time but I honestly only notice it if I'm really still with my calves up. If they are pressed against anything (like if I lay on my back on the bed), I don't notice them. If I don't get enough sleep or I have too much caffeine, I definitely notice them more. I think perhaps that vitamins may play a role (when I was pregnant and taking my prenatal vitamins faithfully they were noticeably less...not sure if this was due to the vitamins or the pregnancy though).I'm curious whether any long-time BFSers have had had any breakthroughs with getting rid of the twitching permanently? Or whether doctors have done any new research? Or if any of those reaching the 2 year point are still anxious about it? It seems to me that after one year, a considerable amount of long time posters just drop off rapidly and stop posting because it isn't an everyday thought...So anyway, not much new here, just figured I'd add myself to the list of "old timers" ... 
) Shelley
) Shelley