Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => New Members => Topic started by: CatR on November 01, 2022, 09:17:33 PM
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Hi, I’m new to this forum so firstly hello and I’m sorry for the long post!! I’m 42 years old and started with random symptoms 2 years ago. A severe headache at one side that lasted weeks kicked everything off, followed by really heavy periods and severe hip pain and it basically progressed from there. There became a pattern were after around a week to 10 days after a period finished I’d start with a symptom - pelvic pain / awful breast pain / floaters for example then on the last day of my next period the symptom would stop. I started with a leaking left nipple and had a mammogram which was clear but I was told my breasts were full of cysts. I’ve not long since had my 2nd mammogram in 6 months due to breast pain. In June my hair started thinning badly on my crown, this has just started to calm thankfully. In July my left eye started twitching which was awful. This lasted 3.5 weeks and subsided to my relief on the last day of my period. Around 5 days later I started with odd leg twitches - like popcorn popping under my skin. This got progressively worse and it spread all over - arms / lip / face / shoulders / legs / feet. You name it I twitch. Some are small twitches, some are awful spasms. I’m now over 3 months down the line and the twitches are still happening, I get them on / off right throughout the day - some days better than others. I’ve also starting with feelings like my legs are ‘fizzing’ and ‘crawling’ constantly. Drs think it’s down to anxiety and because I’ve no other symptoms as such I’ve not been referred yet to a specialist. I have one Dr saying all the random symptoms I’ve had are due to my age and others saying I’m not in peri as I’m too young. I’m so so fed up with it all. So after all that my question is does anyone else suffer with twitches / spasms which are peri or menopause related? Thank you for reading x
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So sorry you’re having such a rough time CatR. All sounds hormonal to me. I got (and still get sometimes) the fizzing sensation - feels like l’m vibrating internally. I’ve had it for years and was told by a GP that it’s the menopause and anxiety. I’ve learned to ignore it now, though it is horrible .
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Marge / Jaypo thank you for taking the time to respond, much appreciated.
One of the Dr’s I’ve seen recently recommended I paid private to see a specialist. I saw a specialist Gynae a few weeks ago who did hormone bloods (which were normal), and I’ve had scans on my womb which I’ll receive the results for on Monday (I’ve been suffering very heavy periods). I gave the Gynae a list of my symptoms and he said they were non-specific 🙄 health anxiety is through the roof which isn’t helping. Just caught in a vicious cycle - if I didn’t have these awful spasms I wouldn’t have the bad anxiety (Googling symptoms is the worst thing I could have done). The Drs have refused to give me HRT as my mum had breast cancer, they said only a specialist will prescribe it to me if they think it’s age related symptoms.
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Hi CatR
Just a quick one to say I get those same twitching/popping/fizzing sensations. Started age 37 at the same time as having bad anxiety and lasted fully for about 3 years. After that it was extremely mild and occasional. I’ve since started getting it full on again this year (now age 45) without the related anxiety and only since starting HRT. For me it is definitely hormones. I’ve posted on here before about it. Other women get it too and I think it is now recognised as a symptom of low oestrogen. I hope that might reassure you a bit.
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Jjumper, thank you for responding, much appreciated. That’s reassuring to know. It really is a horrid symptom and very unsettling, especially when it’s been going on daily for over 3 months now. I generally don’t feel anything when I’m up and about etc, but when I stop and sit down that seems to trigger it - awful ☹️ Fingers crossed they subside soon.
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Hello CatR. Can you ask your GP to refer you to a menopause clinic? I have heard members on here take HRT when cancer runs in their family. I wonder if your GP is just not aware of HRT. I wonder if it would help for you to email DR Currie and ask her advice? I think she charges £30.
https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/contact.php
That is a link to contact her. It is not fair you have to put up with this.
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Hi Flossieteacake, thank you for your response, the GP said I’d be better to pay private to see a menopause specialist, and wouldn’t recommend anyone…‘I had to do my own research’ was her words. I paid private to see a Gynae who has assisted but only with a small element of my symptoms. I gave him a lengthy list of my symptoms which he said were ‘non-specific’. The twitches / spasms that I was suffering badly with for months subsided significantly a few weeks ago but now they’re back, I’ve no idea why or what the trigger is. I’ll see how I go. I’ll certainly consider Dr Currie.
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I am appalled your GP said you should pay to go private. If possible I would see another GP who can refer you to an NHS menopause clinic because you are entitled to that.
I wonder if it could help to keep a diary then you may see if anything is triggering the spasms. On the other hand, it could be one of those off meno symptoms that come and go for no reason.
You are very welcome. :)
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You seem to have a ton of stuff going on. I'm sorry about that.
I hesitate to suggest this because I agree with the others that you need to see a proper doctor.
However, as long as you take this idea as a mere suggestion from some random idiot, and as long as you make sure to see a doctor as well:
Muscle twitches are the kind of thing that's supposed to be helped by magnesium.
I didn't have twitches, but I had stiffness.
I wasn't looking for help with the muscle stiffness, but it does in fact help with that.
I bought the first magnesium I saw, and it turns out the most common kind of magnesium isn't very good. It also gave me diarrhea.
So I went out of my way to order some magnesium glycinate. For me, it is awesome, and does not give me diarrhea. I take it daily.
But really, I think you should see the doctor *first* and maybe ask them if it's OK to take magnesium. You don't sound like you're in any condition to be swallowing random new supplements, even if most people can take them without any issue.
Hope you feel better very soon.
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@ TheMidnightS, thank you for taking time to comment, much appreciated. I started taking Magnesium as I’d heard that it helped with muscle spasms etc but it really didn’t help. I took other supplements such as Evening Primrose, Agnus Cantus (did help massively with breast pain), however when my thyroid specialist found out I was taking them she asked me to stop taking them all as she said they could contain Iodine…so I stopped! Up to around 2 - 3 weeks ago the twitches etc had subsided greatly (relief). I had the coil fitted mid Nov and since then they’ve started again 🙄 just hoping they’ll calm down again soon. Its all good fun…not!!!
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Sorry you're having such a hard time. I hope you find a solution soon.
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Hi, I’m new to this forum and wanted to join this chat as I’ve also been having this issues with twitching/popping sensation all over body. Seems to be escalated by a vicious cycle of anxiety. I’ve never been an anxious person but suddenly I’m feeling panic out of nowhere. My other main symptom is walking up between 4-5am every morning with a feeling of dread and like I’m in fight or flight mode. I can get back to sleep after this. I’m 42 and my periods are still regular. Because I googled and it said twitches are a symptom of mnd im now obsessed with checking my strength all of the time. Feel like I’m going mad.
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Hi, I’m new to this forum and wanted to join this chat as I’ve also been having this issues with twitching/popping sensation all over body. Seems to be escalated by a vicious cycle of anxiety. I’ve never been an anxious person but suddenly I’m feeling panic out of nowhere. My other main symptom is walking up between 4-5am every morning with a feeling of dread and like I’m in fight or flight mode. I can get back to sleep after this. I’m 42 and my periods are still regular. Because I googled and it said twitches are a symptom of mnd im now obsessed with checking my strength all of the time. Feel like I’m going mad.
Hello ymalcolm. Welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear of what you are going through. Anxiety and the waking early are very common peri symptoms. Have you spoken to your GP about what is going on?
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Hi ymalcolm,
Sorry to hear about your symptoms. It's sounds like peri-menopause to me. I am 54 and was still having periods when I started HRT 18 months ago. In hindsight I started with many different symptoms in my mid 40s but didn't have a clue that they were peri-menopausal at the time. Muscle twitching and anxiety are definitely amongst them and I still have phases when they rear their head.
My advice would be to keep a log/diary of your symptoms and try and speak to your GP as soon as possible just for reassurance if nothing else, as anxiety feeds anxiety and it's a horrible circle to be trapped in. Once you feel happy it's nothing sinister it is easier to live with.
Try Epsom salts in your bath and magnesium oil spray which help relax your muscles. You can take magnesium supplements but probably best speak to a GP first.
Sending very best wishes x
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Thank you for the replies. I think I will try to get a GP appointment although that is easier said than done. I find the feelings of panic quite overwhelming as I’ve never experienced anything like that before.
I can’t say I’ve had any of the more classic symptoms of peri menopause. Whilst waiting for the GP I will try to keep a diary. Other unusual symptoms I’ve been having are palpitations and acid reflux. I got the copper coil inserted in July and have been having very heavy periods since. Hard to know if it’s this that’s causing it or a natural change in my cycle. I’m thinking of asking for it to be changed to a mirena.
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Thank you for the replies. I think I will try to get a GP appointment although that is easier said than done. I find the feelings of panic quite overwhelming as I’ve never experienced anything like that before.
I can’t say I’ve had any of the more classic symptoms of peri menopause. Whilst waiting for the GP I will try to keep a diary. Other unusual symptoms I’ve been having are palpitations and acid reflux. I got the copper coil inserted in July and have been having very heavy periods since. Hard to know if it’s this that’s causing it or a natural change in my cycle. I’m thinking of asking for it to be changed to a mirena.
I understand how distressing panic and anxiety is. Perhaps anxiety pills may help? I really hope you do not have to wait too long to see your GP.
Palpitations and acid reflux are also common in peri. I am sorry you are dealing with this.
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Hi YMalcolm, firstly welcome, I’m pretty new to this forum too 🤗
I completely understand how you feel. I’ve been suffering these twitches now since July. I get them all over daily and I hate it. It’s generally when I’m at rest that they start. They had started to subside greatly a couple of months ago (my relief was immense), only for them to return 2 weeks after I’d had the coil fitted in November. Since then they’ve got gradually worse. I too have googled and cannot get MND out of my head (googling is the worse thing we could have done), and like you I’m suffering anxiety which I’m receiving counselling for. The Dr’s convinced it’s health anxiety causing these twitches / spasms but I beg to differ. I don’t know if you’re the same but sometimes I can see my muscle moving with the twitch - horrid. Other times it’s like elastic bands pinging or like worms under my skin. Really horrid. They fire all over my body and can be constant at times. I’ve contemplated going to the Dr’s again about it but not sure I’ll get anywhere. If you look up ‘twitching’ on the forum many woman report having similar which is comforting to know. With regards to me thinking it’s MND I keep telling myself that surely I’d been having more symptoms by now. I really hope they subside for you soon. Take care x
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Hi, yes like you I can sometimes see the muscle moving but more often than not it is more random pops. I’ve always had twitches in my eyes for many years so I don’t know why this progression is bothering me so much. What’s worse is I am a nurse who used to work on a ward with patients with mnd. Never once did I convince myself I had it so I don’t know why it’s became such a fear now. If it helps I can reassure you that you would definitely have clinical weakness by now and indeed you’d have had the weakness before the twitches not after. (Now just to convince myself). All I can think is peri menopause may be effecting my mood to such an extent it’s changing my ability to be rational 😂
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I’d never suffered from twitching until July this year - started in my left eye, had it for around 3 weeks, it stopped for about a week then it started all over my body…you name the area and I twitch / spasm.
Thank you, that is good to hear / know 👍
I’ve always had a little anxiety but honestly this last 12 months it’s fired through the roof, but on saying that I’ve had nearly 2 years of horrid symptoms including leaking left nipple, these twitches which just won’t stop (as I type my finger and calf are spasming!), awful abdominal pains, headaches at one side, hair loss, flooding…I could go on and on. Honestly I turned 40 and all these random endless symptoms started. I’m now 42 and am still having regularly periods. The Mirena coil went in to try and stop the flooding. It does sound to me that it is peri that’s causing you the anxiety and the irrational thinking (like me)! A colleague of mine who is the most laid back girl I know (aged 46) has just started suffering anxiety which is affecting her driving confidence, so
much so she’s sought counselling. The only thing she can put it down to is the start of peri.
I really hope things calm down for you x
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Hello, I am new to this site. Apologies if I should have started a new thread but i have some similar symptoms to the original poster so thought it best to reply here.
I actually have no idea whether I am in perimenopause but I will be 45 next month. My periods are still pretty regular and I don't get hot flushes etc but over the last two years (since I had my last baby at age 42) I have been getting terrible pains in my lower back and sacroiliac joint, as well as in my left hip and foot. I also started getting excruciating migraines just before and during my period as well as excruciating ovulation pains. My mood swings are terrible and my depression and anxiety are through the roof most of the time. It has led, like some other forum members have stated, to really uncontrollable health anxiety. I don't know how my husband has coped with me to be honest. Sorry if this sounds so dramatic and OTT.
In November I started getting a really annoying twitch in my right eyelid. It twitched on and off every day for around 2 weeks and then seemed to ease off. It started twitching again in the middle of December and my eye also feels gritty and it stings occasionally too. Combined with the migraine I had for around 4 days over christmas I was convinced something really sinister was going on in my head. Now, In the last week i have also noticed twitching in my left calf muscle. My right calf muscle has also started to twitch in the couple of days. I decided to enquire with Dr Google, and I wish I hadn't as it has sent my anxiety through the roof. My anxiety is making my hyper aware of every twinge and twitch which is making me feel even worse.
I have started taking some magnesium tablets as well as vitamin d, so perhaps these will help?
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Hi, it’s very frustrating all of this isn’t it? I keep telling myself to stop googling symptoms as I know this won’t help. I think with regards to the twitching that it’s maybe something we always used to do but once you become hyper aware of it it causes anxiety which then causes more twitching and you end up in a cycle. I’ve noticed if I’m busy or in company I barely notice it but when resting it’s all I can think about. I’ve not been to the GP about the possibility of peri menopause yet. I’m sure getting an appointment would be difficult. I’ve be taking magnesium and vit D too but ultimately I think the solution will be in managing the anxiety.
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Hello, I am new to this site. Apologies if I should have started a new thread but i have some similar symptoms to the original poster so thought it best to reply here.
I actually have no idea whether I am in perimenopause but I will be 45 next month. My periods are still pretty regular and I don't get hot flushes etc but over the last two years (since I had my last baby at age 42) I have been getting terrible pains in my lower back and sacroiliac joint, as well as in my left hip and foot. I also started getting excruciating migraines just before and during my period as well as excruciating ovulation pains. My mood swings are terrible and my depression and anxiety are through the roof most of the time. It has led, like some other forum members have stated, to really uncontrollable health anxiety. I don't know how my husband has coped with me to be honest. Sorry if this sounds so dramatic and OTT.
In November I started getting a really annoying twitch in my right eyelid. It twitched on and off every day for around 2 weeks and then seemed to ease off. It started twitching again in the middle of December and my eye also feels gritty and it stings occasionally too. Combined with the migraine I had for around 4 days over christmas I was convinced something really sinister was going on in my head. Now, In the last week i have also noticed twitching in my left calf muscle. My right calf muscle has also started to twitch in the couple of days. I decided to enquire with Dr Google, and I wish I hadn't as it has sent my anxiety through the roof. My anxiety is making my hyper aware of every twinge and twitch which is making me feel even worse.
I have started taking some magnesium tablets as well as vitamin d, so perhaps these will help?
Hello KatMB and welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear you have health anxiety. It really is a horrid condition. I feel with health anxiety, any pain or discomfort leads to panic and we assume we are very ill. Have you considered counselling to help you deal with it?
You do not sound dramatic or over the top at all. I would feel anxious too. It sounds to me like you may have dry eyes. I get similar symptoms and have found hycosan eye drops helpful as they are for dry eyes.
It is a great idea to take magnesium and vitamin d. Have you had a talk with your GP about the symptoms you are having?
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Thanks for your replies.
No i haven't seen my gp yet but, like many other people i am sure, it is really difficult to get a gp appointment at the moment. I find myself on the end of the phone for up to an hour at a time and then give up! But I will try again. I have had some previous counselling for the health anxiety but it is a very hard habit to break. It has been made worse since having kids. I panic when anything is wrong with me.
Yes i think the anxiety makes every symptom even worse doesn't it? I may have had the leg twitches for a while but only became aware of it when i started freaking about the eye twitching and now I cant stop thinking about it and anticipating the twitches! Night time is the worst for it and it has made it very difficult to sleep. Lack of sleep probably makes the twitches worse too! It is a vicious cycle.
I feel for anyone going through this. It is really tough.
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Thanks for your replies.
No i haven't seen my gp yet but, like many other people i am sure, it is really difficult to get a gp appointment at the moment. I find myself on the end of the phone for up to an hour at a time and then give up! But I will try again. I have had some previous counselling for the health anxiety but it is a very hard habit to break. It has been made worse since having kids. I panic when anything is wrong with me.
Yes i think the anxiety makes every symptom even worse doesn't it? I may have had the leg twitches for a while but only became aware of it when i started freaking about the eye twitching and now I cant stop thinking about it and anticipating the twitches! Night time is the worst for it and it has made it very difficult to sleep. Lack of sleep probably makes the twitches worse too! It is a vicious cycle.
I feel for anyone going through this. It is really tough.
If you feel a GP appointment would be helpful then maybe you could get a phone appointment as they seem to be available faster then face to face ones. It is good you have had counselling in the past and often with counselling we have times we need more sessions. I find with any therapy it can be most effective to have more then the one course.
The odd thing about meno is it seems to cause anxiety which seems to worsen at night. We then do not sleep and feel worse as we are tired. I do not know if this is something you would do but I find it helps me to listen to something when I am trying to sleep as focusing on that means I cannot focus on other things that cause me to worry.
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Hi KatMB,
I really sympathise with you. I initially started this thread due to awful and persistent twitches which I’d convinced myself were the start of a terminal disease having Googled (which I’ve stopped doing now).
When I turned 40 I started with very random symptoms, which nearly 3 years down the line now, are still happening. There’s too many to list but a few - headaches at one side lasting weeks, severe left hip pain lasting for months and then disappearing, flooding, no libido, hair loss, palpitations, breast problems, and the longest lasting - twitches.
Like you, the twitches started in my left eye in July last year, stopped, then re-commenced all over my body. I describe them as popping sensations, fizzing, crawling under my skin, some I can see my muscles moving / rippling - horrid. Other than a brief spell in October when I didn’t have them I still have them now; the twitches starting again in November, 2 weeks after having the Mirena coil fitted. I have them every day, some days awful, others not so. They generally happen when I’m at rest. It’s like my body now associates sitting on the settee or lying down with twitching. Dr thinks it’s anxiety but I beg to differ (I’m having counselling for anxiety).
I’m try to ignore it now but it’s difficult as I can’t rest (because I’m constantly moving positions to stop a twitch when it starts) and my mind wanders. I’m thinking about going back to the Dr again about them but I’ll see how I go. I’ve taken magnesium and all manner of vitamins but nothing works.
I take comfort from this forum knowing that other ladies suffer from this same symptom, and I’m just hoping one day they disappear completely 🤞 I really hope they calm down and stop for you soon.
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Hi Cat,
I am sorry to hear about your symptoms. They are debilitating aren’t they?
I started getting strange symptoms when I was around 42 and they include thinning hair. My hairdresser has noticed that the side of my head that I sleep on, the hair has become much thinner. But the hair on my face has decided to appear with a vengeance!
My anxiety started going through the roof around the same time and I have really struggled with health anxiety which is soul destroying for everyone in my family.
The twitching is frightening though. It started in my right eye and I have that twitching every day now. I also have it in my left calf muscle as well as left thigh as well as foot and shin. Some twitches feel like flutters under the skin and other times the twinges are violent and I can see the movement in my calf. I cannot sleep at all and I have been terrible for looking at Google . I have noticed a few twitches on my right leg but nothing significant. How quickly did your twitches spread to other areas in your body?
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They are very debilitating, it’s horrid.
My hair starting thinning on the crown of my head. I was mortified and I became obsessed with it. My hairdresser said it was just the top of my head where my hair was coming out. I’d say it took about 4 months to calm down.
I had the eye twitching for about 4 weeks in July last year - just came on all of a sudden. It stopped for about 4 days then it just literally went everywhere. Noticed in my legs first then probably within a week literally all over and so random - side of my knees is a favoured spot for feelings of ‘knitting’ or pulsing, but I get them literally everywhere (even my lips), and again like you they can be violent or fluttering or crawling. Everyday, numerous times a day I get them. Again I’ve become obsessed with them to the point its made me unwell. They’re the first thing I think about when I get up and the last thing I think about when I go to bed.
I‘ve forced myself not to google anymore.
I wonder whether my body’s now got into some random habit of twitching as I think about it constantly…or whether it’s a combination of anxiety, hormones and my body associating sitting down with twitching etc.
I’m 6 months down the line with it now and so fed up. Just want to feel ‘normal’!
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Hello, I just wanted to suggest to the people with the awful twitching (I am also a sufferer) to check thyroid. I’m regularly trying to find the cause of mine and I think people with hypothyroidism sometimes suffer from this. A couple of you (I think) have also mentioned hair loss which I believe is a symptom of low thyroid too. I’m still trying to get to the bottom of my own problems but thought I’d suggest this to others in case it helps.
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Hi Jjumper,
Thank you for your response.
I’ve suffered with an overactive thyroid now for around 14 years. I’m on / off meds a lot. I’m currently on meds and my thyroid’s stable / normal but the twitches haven’t lessoned any.
These twitches are such a random and horrible ailment that started for me out the blue. 6 months down the line now and utterly fed up with them.
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Hi CatR
I sympathise, I really do. Mine have been going on for years. They don’t really bother me much anymore but I found them very upsetting at the beginning. Although relief from them would be most welcome if I ever find the solution for my body.
Interesting about your experiences re thyroid. We are all so different aren’t we… and there seems to be so little research done on women’s bodies and actual proper evidence and advice available… I get thoroughly fed up with it so often and find it hard to remain hopeful that I will, one day, find peace from the weird and relentless symptoms that I experience… I’m so sorry for all of us who are in this…
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Hi Jjumper,
I couldn’t have put it better myself.
I really hope things settle for you soon 🤞
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Hello again, I am back again regarding the muscles twitching. :(
I am wondering whether anyone else who has experienced this has managed to find any relief? As i said previously my right eyelid starting twitching in November last year. It moved to my left calf muscle in december and now I am literally twitching 24/7 in both calf muscles as well as my feet and behind my knees and my thighs. I also have random pops in my abdomen, pelvis, sometimes in my shoulders and arms.
As anyone who has similar knows, it is terrifying and google brings up some awful diagnosis. I was in such a state at the start of the year that I paid to go and see a neurologist who actually did an EMG to test my nerves and muscles. She said the test came back perfect and that my issue was benign but it is so hard to believe that to be the case. There are some benign fasciculation facebook groups which although there to reassure and support people, actually sends me down the rabbit hole thinking that this is something very sinister. i wonder if i went to see the neurologist too early etc. It is an awful situation to be in.
I have tried taking magnesium, vitamin B, drinking more water and cutting out sugar. I have also been trying accupuncture but I am not sure whether this is actually making the twitching worse! I also went back to see my GP who was concerned that my twitching had progressed and spread which hasnt helped my anxiety! She may send me to see another neurologist which has upset me as she thinks this is something to be concerned about. She did some blood tests and they all came back normal, including thyroid and magnesium levels. I also asked her to check my hormone levels and I should have those results next week. But I am at a loss as to what is causing this.
I would love to hear from anyone who has managed to get a handle on this symptom.
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Hi KatMB,
I’m so sorry to read this, I really feel for you. I still have the twitches, but not as bad. I have spells when they’re worse than others.
Last year, like you, I got myself into a real state over them. I had them all over with little respite. It was horrendous, tbh I thought I was cracking up. All of a sudden after literally months and months and months they eased in severity. I don’t know why. I’d stopped taking all vitamins etc a while before as I felt I was spending lots of money for no real benefit. At the moment I’m having bother with my right lower eyelid twitching / spasming. I’m just trying to ignore it as I do now with all the other twitches I get - which are random and can be literally anywhere. As I type my leg’s started twitching! It is a nasty, awful and frightening symptom, but I do believe its changes in the body caused by hormones. I’ve also been to counselling this year because of the twitching - cognitive behaviour therapy, but it didn’t really work for me if I’m honest.
At the moment I manage them purely by ignoring them. It’s been hard to get to this mindset though I’ll admit. I’ve had hormone bloods done which are normal. Please be reassured that you’re not alone with this symptom. Xx
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Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my message Cat. It means a lot as I have been in a bad way over this symptom.
I do think there may be a hormonal link to this symptom as the twitches really ramp up when I am due on and when I am ovulating. I think the fact that no one else around you seems to be suffering in the same way makes you feel really alone though. So thank you for responding and for making me feel like I am not alone in this. X
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No problem at all, glad to try and give a little reassurance 🤗
I do know what you mean, I didn’t know anyone else who suffered this symptom which was causing me more stress. I googled as well which is the worse thing any of us could do!
Like I said, my right bottom eyelid is tingling / spasming numerous times a day at the moment, and I’m also seeing floaters when I walk outside. I’ve had spells of seeing floaters before, so trying not to get agitated about it. It’s like a continuous cycle of random symptoms, some last a long time, others not so. I started with all this bother when I turned 40. I’m now 43 and it’s still the same. I’ve not long since had my 3rd mammogram in 17 months due to breast lumps - all cysts thank god. I’ve forgotten what it feels like to feel well!! X