Survey

[Angie]

1. Did you notice "muscular" pain or fatigue prior to the twitching?
Yes. Pain, cramping and burning in my left foot periodically for a few months. Bouts of intense, but intermittent, fatigue.
2. Did you have an illness prior to the first event?
Yes. Was sick continuously before twitching intensified from infrequent to uncontrollable.
3. Had you had any recent surgery?
No.
4. Had you over used the muscles in the affected area prior to the twitching?
No.
5. Do any of you suffer from: IBS, reflux, esophagitis, heartburn, crohns disease/celiac disease?
No
6. If so, do you take any medication for the above?
No
7. Females - are you on or have you been on any hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives for an extended period of time.
Orthotricyclen. Have low progesterone.
8. Females - do you notice if your symptoms become worse or more pronounced prior to your period/menses?
Haven't noticed.
9. Does anyone in your immediate family suffer from an autoimmune disorder? (severe allergies/asthma, MS, Lupes, Myasthenia Gravas, Rheumatoid arthritis etc)
No.
10. Do you suffer from allergies or any other minor autoimmune disorder?
No.

[pacovega26]

1. Did you notice "muscular" pain or fatigue prior to the twitching?
- I don´t remember very well, but now that you mention it, I might have fel some pain.
2. Did you have an illness prior to the first event?
- No
3. Had you had any recent surgery?
- No
4. Had you over used the muscles in the affected area prior to the twitching?
- No
5. Do any of you suffer from: IBS, reflux, esophagitis, heartburn, crohns disease/celiac disease?
- No
6. If so, do you take any medication for the above?
- No
9. Does anyone in your immediate family suffer from an autoimmune disorder? (severe allergies/asthma, MS, Lupes, Myasthenia Gravas, Rheumatoid arthritis etc)
- I, my mother, father and brother suffer from dust, cats and dog allergies. My father is allergic to Aspirin, and I am to penicilin.

10. Do you suffer from allergies or any other minor autoimmune disorder?
- Allergies to dust, cats and dog, as well as asthma.

Cheers

Luis

[Mommyto3]

[WhichTwitch]

[aussiekate]

[twitchyntn]

[paulzeee]

1. Did you notice "muscular" pain or fatigue prior to the twitching? Yes
2. Did you have an illness prior to the first event? no
3. Had you had any recent surgery? no
4. Had you over used the muscles in the affected area prior to the twitching? no
5. Do any of you suffer from: IBS, reflux, esophagitis, heartburn, crohns disease/celiac disease? Yes I have Crohns since 1996
6. If so, do you take any medication for the above? no
7. Females - are you on or have you been on any hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives for an extended period of time. N/A
8. Females - do you notice if your symptoms become worse or more pronounced prior to your period/menses? N/A
9. Does anyone in your immediate family suffer from an autoimmune disorder? (severe allergies/asthma, MS, Lupes, Myasthenia Gravas, Rheumatoid arthritis etc) no
10. Do you suffer from allergies or any other minor autoimmune disorder? no

[Jasonn]

1. Did you notice "muscular" pain or fatigue prior to the twitching?
No
2. Did you have an illness prior to the first event?
No
3. Had you had any recent surgery?
No
4. Had you over used the muscles in the affected area prior to the
twitching?
Quite possibly because i ran a mile that day. Then again i exercise almost everyday...
5. Do any of you suffer from: IBS, reflux, esophagitis, heartburn, crohns disease/celiac disease?
reflux, heartburn
6. If so, do you take any medication for the above?
tums
7. Females - are you on or have you been on any hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives for an extended period of time.
8. Females - do you notice if your symptoms become worse or more pronounced prior to your period/menses?
9. Does anyone in your immediate family suffer from an autoimmune disorder? (severe allergies/asthma, MS, Lupes, Myasthenia Gravas, Rheumatoid arthritis etc)
Not that i know of.
10. Do you suffer from allergies or any other minor autoimmune disorder?
No

[lotsoftwitch]

[Nic]

1. Did you notice "muscular" pain or fatigue prior to the twitching? NO
2. Did you have an illness prior to the first event? YES. Headache like hell for 2 days, remaining on one side for weeks (-> first MRI). After 1 month: Eyelid starts tickling. Another month: Calve left buzzing. Soon after that is was everywhere; but the headache was gone
3. Had you had any recent surgery? HM... Got a wisdom tooth extraced some weeks before and in deed some little local infection there
4. Had you over used the muscles in the affected area prior to the twitching? NO
5. Do any of you suffer from: IBS, reflux, esophagitis, heartburn, crohns disease/celiac disease? YES, hiatus hernia -> reflux -> heartburn -> esophagitis
6. If so, do you take any medication for the above? YES, diagnosed ~8 months before by gastroscopy -> take pantozol 20mg (protonpump blocker), sometimes anti acida, too
7. Females - are you on or have you been on any hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives for an extended period of time.NA
8. Females - do you notice if your symptoms become worse or more pronounced prior to your period/menses?NA
9. Does anyone in your immediate family suffer from an autoimmune disorder? (severe allergies/asthma, MS, Lupes, Myasthenia Gravas, Rheumatoid arthritis etc)NO
10. Do you suffer from allergies or any other minor autoimmune disorder? YES. Due to the latest examinations I know now that I am allergic to cat+dog hair and dust mites - Well didn't notice it while having dog + cat for 16 years

[jackalgel]

[terry in sf]

[onewaylife4all]

[mikey35]

[Kris61]

1. Did you notice "muscular" pain or fatigue prior to the twitching?
No

2. Did you have an illness prior to the first event?
No

3. Had you had any recent surgery?
Yes - herniated disk L/5-S/1 8 months earlier

4. Had you over used the muscles in the affected area prior to the twitching?
No, but had just started to work out again after a 2 month break

5. Do any of you suffer from: IBS, reflux, esophagitis, heartburn, crohns disease/celiac disease?
No

6. If so, do you take any medication for the above?
-

7. Females - are you on or have you been on any hormone replacement
therapy or oral contraceptives for an extended period of time.
Have taken oestrogen for 6 years due to hysterectomi.

8. Females - do you notice if your symptoms become worse or more pronounced prior to your period/menses?
-

9. Does anyone in your immediate family suffer from an autoimmune disorder? (severe allergies/asthma, MS, Lupes, Myasthenia Gravas, Rheumatoid arthritis etc)
No

10. Do you suffer from allergies or any other minor autoimmune disorder?
Hey fever in summer