Hi everyone, I have been twitching for two years and I was just diagnosed with autonomic dysfunction. I have a lot of the same symptoms you all have - twitching, cramping, burning, etc. Normal EMGs. I am getting a skin biopsy on Dec 7th. Dr. thinks I have some small fiber issue.
MY neuro is not an autonomic guy, so I have to wait until December to meet with someone to interpret this, but I think it means I have POTS, if anyone knows what that is. I had a valsalva, deep breathing, and sweat test. Its called ANSAR.
"The resulting sympathetic to parasympathetic ratio was abnormal showing a marked adrenergic predominance. This patients blood pressure was stable with standing, but postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is indicated by the inappropriate decreased sympathetic response to standing as well as reflex tachychardia. This patient also had a paradoxical parasympathetic response to Valsalva and standing, with an increase in parasympathetic tone rather than decrease. Distal sweating was normal; proximal abnormal."
I have had a 1000 blood tests. I keep showing low complement c3 and c4 and anticardioplipin antibodies (which Ive had for years) and now antithyroglobulin antibodies. So it seems as if something autoiimmune is going on, but the rheumatologist wont make the call on any one disease. I have anxiety crawling out of my skin. I think thats because the autonomic system is fight or flite and b/c Im terrified they can't find why this is happening. It feels very hyperthyroid to me but again, western medicine says is your labs are in range, impossible (altough mine is super low normal 0.55). I have all these weird head sensations, feel pressure in my eyes, etc. Now, instead of ***, Im frightened of this other three letter disease multiple system atrophy that has autonomic dysfunction. I have swapped one for the other. I can't believe what my life has become in these last 2 and a half years. I feel so sorry for all of us. So very sorry. I just live for getting through the day and crossing another one off the calendar without increasing symptoms. I cant seem to get the reassurance I need. I have three kids who need me. Not even the pscyh meds are working on this which even increases my fears more that I have a degenerative brain thing. Sorry to be a downer.