Hi all and thanks for the add to the group! I was hoping to get some reassurance from you all that it sounds like BFS in my case. Throughout my life I do remember having random twitching here and there. I have had panic attacks and chronic anxiety since the age of 17. I do have a history of lymphoma 9 years ago, but have been in remission since. I still do have a considerable amount of health anxiety. I really did not notice anything odd until around December when I noticed that my toe on the left foot was moving around on it's own. No idea if this is a spasm or twitch, but since I walk on it during the day and am quite active I only really noticed it at night and did not give it much thought. Around this same time I was diagnosed with a very painful condition called Trigeminal Neuralgia which does cause attacks of pain in my face on one side. During the month of January I experienced a horrible attack for almost the whole month where it was constant pain, hard to eat, hard to talk, etc. Anyway it went away and I was feeling better with the exception of some episodes of muscle twitching where I felt like popcorn was popping all over my body including my toe. They were pretty much everywhere, I panicked got busy with something else and did not notice them again. Then in the beginning of March I noticed a hand tremor in one hand. I had been holding an object and when I put the object down I noticed my hand was shaking so much I could not hold water without spilling it. It went away with rest after about an hour. The following week it happened again while curling my hair, but to a lesser degree. Then I noticed the twitching in my calf on the right side. Also, I was getting jerking type movements, especially when trying to go to sleep at night. Then I happened to google my symptoms and panicked when I saw ... Currently both of my feet are twitching in the arch instep of my feet, the calf is still happening but is a little better and I am getting random twitching in fingers, toes, neck, chest and arms even in my right ear! I still get the shakes too when I hold something or when I get nervous which has been every day since I googled the symptoms. I have been doing ridiculous strength tests, cardio workouts, everything seems to be intact as far as my actual strength goes except for me feeling weak at times. I have had the buzzing in my feet, the vibration type feelings in my muscles pretty much all over and the tingles sometimes too. My pain doc said it was anxiety symptoms and referred me to biofeedback. I did some blood work in November and all was fine, including my potassium and calcium levels. I am hypothyroid, but controlled with meds for years. Guys, I am scared and in a complete panic that this is something horrible. Logic tells me though it most likely is BFS, but too scared to go to a neuro. My symptoms also led me to this page as well as the other so that is one good thing about google
I have read a lot of the posts here and it seems pretty identical to what I have been experiencing, however got up the courage to join and post and hopefully feel a little more at ease with the twitching. The night panic attacks and the jerking have subsided pretty much along with the buzzing for the most part. Still feel shaky and twitching mostly after I get up in the morning or when I sit down after being active. I do 35 push ups every day and my one side of my neck twitches after and so do my arms, but this really does seem to be aggravated by activity. Does all of this sound familiar? Thanks
