This is my first post. I'm a 35-year-old male, extremely healthy, with one month of twitches under my belt. For the first two weeks, I became extremely concerned about my symptoms, which only made them worse. I was sure that I had @!$ (I don't even like to spell it!), and I couldn't sleep or eat. I lost five pounds, and was literally scaring myself sick.
After two visits to a neurologist, a normal NRV/EMG test, and no other sinister symptoms, I'm ready to live with the fact that I probably have BFS. So far, it definitely seems manageable. I'm not crazy about the occasional sore calves, feet and hands, and the overall tired feeling I get once in a while.
What I can't stand, however, is my new sleeping pattern. Before BFS, I used to sleep through the night--uninterrupted. Very little could wake me up. Now, I wake up at least twice a night. I usually go to bed by 11 p.m., and I always am up between 1-2 a.m. I can usually go right back to sleep, but I'm up again by 5 a.m., and it's hard to get back to sleep after that.
Anyone having similar sleep pattern changes? Anyone been able to do anything about it? I don't want to take nighttime drugs that zonk me out. I just want my old sleep pattern back!!!
Steve in Houston, TX.