fibromyalgia leg twitching

the muscle twitching could be from restless leg syndrome. it takes less adrenaline than is characteristic of fibro to initiate it.

I am thinking my twitching might be due to bfs, fibromyalgia, anxiety, or a combination of the three. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I almost can't function regularly due to my als fear.

Many people with Fibromyalgia may have problems with decreased oxygen flow to the muscles, resulting in lactic acid build-up which leads to pain. Leg cramps and pain can be due to restless leg syndrome common in fibro patients. There may be burning sensations in the leg. Contractions due to pain may cause trapping of nerves and further adding to pain and twitching. Recommended treatment usually involves stretching and exercise to help maintain muscle health.

One strange thing is that if I think about it, I can stop my foot from twitching, but not my quads, calves, or glutes. I notice my leg getting more tired everyday. My calf is tight all the time. I don't notice the twitching when I'm walking. My opposite foot starts twitching in the arch sometimes but as of right now, position changes seem to work on only that foot and the twitching goes away. I am extremely frightened that I have MS or ALS or some other debilitating/fatal disease.

The following comes and goes not more than a few seconds muscle spasms in my feet, calves tingle all the way up to my knee, twitching over my entire body when at rest including eye twitching, real ache in both arms(this has improved since being on Lyrica), both hands tingle and numb some, thumb hurts sometimes when using it and NOT at all other times and the other thumb is beginning to hurt (the thumb issue really is worrying me), slight numbness in my cheek, ear and part of my head will tingle,

Dear Doctor - I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia for approximately 10 years now. I have suffered from severe chest pains, tender points, pain up my right side of my neck, right jaw, fingers, my toes feel like they will snap off sometimes, the edge of chairs hurt the back of my legs and now I have been waking up at night with severe leg cramps & toe cramps.

8) Since Oct 2013: Left leg pain, twitching, weakness, also in lower back and in butt. Was so bad to the point that I felt like I had to drag my left leg with me. Lumbar MRI showed nothing. With cortisone/lidocaine shots and two times physiotherapy, symptoms always improved, including weakness and gait. General: 9) Since- I was a teenager: Anxiety, panic and psychosomatic disorders (all diagnosed). I will add health anxiety and OCD to the list.

fibromyalgia, MS, a magnesium deficiency, tic disorders and/or severe stress.

I'm new here and I haven't had a fibromyalgia diagnosis, but I have had muscle twitching all over (mostly in my legs) and that has died down quite a bit, but I've have tired muscles and I have been so tired. I get tender spots that hurt for no reason to the touch. This past Saturday I went dancing and almost didn't make it through the first song, my legs started to hurt so bad. I woke up the next morning and it felt like someone had beat my legs with a baseball bat.

*Excruciating leg cramps in my right calf, which are primarily nocturnal, but do occur sporadically during the day. On average, I have anywhere from 5-15 per night. *Muscle twitching(fasculations), also primarily at rest & mostly confined to my lower right leg. On average, I have 75-100 twitches per MINUTE, most of which are not painful. Again, this mostly occurs after I have been resting for 10-15 min. You can visibly see most twitches as they occur.

A few days ago, I started experiencing aches and twitching in my other leg, and in both of my arms. My right leg now feels stiff and weak- I keep expecting it to buckle under me, but it never does. I can still go up stairs, walk, and etc., but whenever I do that one leg feels painful and weak. Also, I feel the twitching, but I can't see it- it's not visible looking at my leg. It's like the muscles under the skin are clenching or something.

Tremor is a common adverse effect of lyrica though in carpal tunnel syndrome you encounter tingling and numbness in the fingers, there is no mention of twitching. Fibromyalgia may cause fatigue, prolonged muscle spasms, twitching etc. so the thumb twitching could be due to fibromyalgia or a tremor as a result of pregabalin. Consult a neurologist for detailed workup on the cause of this thumb symptom since it is also causing so much of anxiety. Take care.

Around July 9th, I was driving and my finger tips started to have that “pins and needles” feeling and it crept up my left arm the entire way home. Then my left leg started to feel heavy a day or two after and then the rest of the left side of my body followed suit. If you draw a line down my body, the entire left side just feels heavy and “disconnected” from my right. There’s some muscles in my leg I can’t flex as hard as the ones on my right. My face is the same way along with my arm.

I have been on Remeron and Celexa for a couple of months now for my anixety (no panic attacks). I still have leg, hip and low back tighness. Now I'm getting some twitching and twinges (split second cramps). I've been stretching my muscles in Yoga and got a deep tissue massage. She said my back muscle were tight and could be causing them to press on my sciatic nerve which might explain the leg soreness. But then my leg (posterior) are tight and sore deep inside.

I'm a 24 y/o who's in remission from Papillary Thyroid Cancer.. for almost a year now. (1/13/2009) For the past two weeks or so, I've been having back pain, mostly in the lower back, shoulders, below the shoulders and such. I've never had back pain before and I didn't lift anything heavy or strain my back. I'm also having leg cramps and muscle twitching, i can feel the twitch in my upper arms and in my legs.

last er visit about 1 month after this started left leg veins started hurting bad and burning couple spots looked like clots... Ekg.s and a left leg ultrasound to check for clots. Sent home saying vericose veins. Followed up with primary dr. Asked to go to cardiologist did ekg.stress test heart echo.artery ultrasounds. All good nothing to worry about mild tr..mild mr..

Hi I'm 32 years old and only the last couple of weeks iv been twitching quite a lot it started in my left eye, then my left hand now it all my back and the top of my legs, I don't know if its got anything to to with this but I also itch all over mostly my chest area

I recently had surgery and since then the twitching and muscle aches (new problem) have gotten so much worse, I wonder if twitching maybe related to surgery. Like you I am not stressed out; well maybe alittle, we are nurses. Not a very stressfree career. I look forward to your response.

I am 25 years old and have been having some weird symptoms. The past 2 months I have been having numbness and tingling in my hands and feet. Had one day of face tingling/numbness. My feet and legs have a burning sensation throughout the day. My feet sometimes feel tight, heavy and feel like they are going to give out. Some of my joints feel stiff. I have had muscle spasms. My left eye has been twitching off and on. I'm tired mentally and physically. I have had several labs done.

I was told i had restless leg syndrome,but I beleive this is not the case.Ever since i had an epodurale injection whilst giving birth 18 yrs ago my legs have kicked out witha tickling sensation before hand,and I cannot stop it happening when I feel it coming.Over the past couple of yearsit has got worse it now happens to my arms,also my body.I find my finger go numb quicker in the cold now,my feet have always been cold unless they are in pain they become hot.

I then starting having muscle twitching in my legs in the evenings. The leg pain was worse in the evenings but it then was hurting during the day time too. I had my family Dr run more blood work with a complete blood count and everything came back fine. In September I went to a neurologist and they couldn't pinpoint anything. I then decided to have a Lyme test done and i had 3 of 10 bands positive but the test came back negative overall.

I have a very good diet and take vitamin supplements within limits. I have widespread muscle twitching all over my body with some muscle weakness on my left side. My limbs feel like they are burning, tingling, insects are crawling or biting me or even a sensation of water pouring on them for almost 3 months. But there is a certain peculiarity, I get twitching in my perineum area which is constant and unrelenting, it's very frustrating.

im 23 years old and for a while now ive been getting a lot of weird crawling / tingling sensations on face arms & scalp ive also noticed that my eye lid has also been twitching lately I used to get leg and arm twitches in the middle of the night while I was a sleep but that hasnt happened in a while ive also noticed that this tingling / crawling sensation I get I think can be triggered by getting hot .....

Hi All -- for the past three weeks or so, I've had this twitch in my left toe. Now the twitching has spread to my calf and thigh in that leg, and it's twitching pretty consistently. I have no other neurological symptoms such as numbness or muscle weakness in that leg, or anywhere else. I occasionally have a pins and needles sensation, but it's not limited to my left leg -- I get it everywhere. I made an appointment with a neurologist this Friday.

Hi Dave, It certainly sounds like fibromyalgia. When I read "muscle twitching" and "burning" --- fibro is the first thing that comes to my mind. Also, many fibromyalgia patients have insomnia. Are you taking magnesium ? If not, I would recommend it. If you could buy it in powered form, I would recommend that vs. the pills. Of course you should always discuss this with your physician first. Please feel free to check out our Health Pages.

t know if it was because the dose was to high, I had a lot of reaction to it. So I had changed to levoxyl and I still had weird reaction, like leg twitching at night, just one leg, and it really twitched, not just slight twitching.

I was finally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after over 30 years of pain, problems, etc. I have recently started to learn to drive again after a break of about 5 years (my symptoms were much more under control then), but I was unsure of what I should tell the D.V.L.A ? I checked with my g.p. and he said I should probably tell them what I have. I have upon advice downloaded & printed a Neurological Form & I have sent this back to them.

My symptoms include unilateral weakness, twitching and cramps. the weakness started in the lfet leg and now is in left hand and arm. I also have tremor in left hand and arm. Last night half of my head went numb and left arm all the way to left pinky finger was numb and stiff. This sounds very different form other people who are experiencing fibro. I would just like some reassurance. I am terrified it is ALS/MND or another horrible neurological illness.

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