Vibrating Sensation: BFS or ALS?

[bobbiemariekat]

I have a constant steady vibrating sensation in my legs every night. Is this a symtom distinct to BFS (and NOT to ALS). Or is it part of both disorders? Is 'buzzing/vibrating' a type of fasciculation, or something altogether different? I'm trying to give myself some peace of mind here (I forgot to ask this question to my neurologist).

 

[SamanthaMaggie]

I have had the buzzing,electrical feeling in both of my feet for10 months now. The feeling wil come and go. I would say that in a typical day the buzzing is around for 30 percent of my waking time. I have gotten used to it and it is not a sympton of ALS. The feeling is like my feet are plugged into an electrical outlet and sometimes I can feel the buzzing with my hands when I touch my feet. These symptoms started a few weeks after I was on Cipro in Dec.03. I do believe that it was the Cipro that has started my BFS.Just try and relax and soon you will get used to the feeling.One day it will probably just disappear.

 

[alyLeoNCali]

JGB:

I had no symptoms of BFS *except* buzzing feet, and I went to a neuro and got an "all OK" after nerve conduction study. It went away for a couple of years, or maybe I just got used to it? No, it must have actually gone away, because I didn't notice it again until almost 2 years later, getting tons of bug bites, then swollen glands and twitches, all in the space of 1.5 weeks. Now I have intermittently buzzing feet, plus lots of other BFS symptoms. Lying in bed is when I notice those buzzing/vibrating feet the most. I can actually feel an on/off sensation, like there's a low voltage applied to my feet for a second, alternating with another second's rest.

I can't answer your question as to whether this is unique to BFS, but I can say it sure is COMMON to BFS.

--alyLeoNCali

 

[usysparawl]

I've had the buzzing feet (left foot) on and off for many years now. It came long before the twitching, I forgot to ask my neuro about it as well, but I have never read anywhere that it is asociated with ALS. Actually, I think it's a good sign if you have it.

Peg

 

[Pixeldusty]

The buzzing started in my inner ankles and feet, was pretty steady for a while and then calmed down quite a bit while other things picked up. I've also read that buzzing is sensory symptom and not a neg. symptom for the *** disease.