Benign Fasciculation Syndrome (BFS) is a neurological disorder causing muscle twitching (fasciculation) of various voluntary muscles all over the body. Muscle twitching can happen in any muscle group but majority of the affected areas include the arms, legs, feet, and eye lids. Muscle twitches may happen occasionally or continuously daily at different intervals. Any intentional movement of the twitching muscles stops it immediately but may return when the muscles are at rest again.Another common feature of the BFS, as observed by the doctors, is the high level of health related anxiety of the patients by fixating the disorder to a more severe illness such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Muscle Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's Disease, vCJD, Wilson's Disease and other serious neurological diseases. A good way to help ease the anxiety relating to this disorder is by discussing it in forums involving people who have suffered for a longer period in forums and other websites. (Check links below for muscle twitching discussion relation to Benign Fasciculation Syndrome - BFS)
Treatment for BFS does not involve the direct treatment of the muscle twitching through the use of drugs but would normally pursue lowering the level of anxiety the patient is experiencing. There are no drugs or treatments that have been found that completely control the twitching. The most effective way to reduced the symptoms is by reducing the overall daily stress through exercise, sleep, less work, meditations, and less caffeine intake.
Overall, BFS is not life-threatening, not disabling, but may be so if anxiety would not be treated effectively. Majority of the cases clear up in a few days, weeks or months or even years but there is nothing to be worried about.
Muscle twitching due to Benign Fasciculation Syndrome (BFS) forum.
I need some feedback. I started having muscle twitching all over my body about 8 weeks ago. I felt that this was due to anxiety b/c it started a week after the doctor found a tumor in my neck (parotid tumor-salivary gland). Tumor turned out to be benign and is out, so I thought the twitching would stop. I'm back at work and don't consciously think about it, but it happens whenever my muscles are at rest. All 3 ENT's and Otolaryngologists who treated me said that the twitching was not connected to the tumor. I did have an MRI of my neck and brain and other than the parotid tumor, all else looked normal. I am a 40 year old female in great health otherwise, and no disease history in my family. My local doc did a blood test last week looking at sedimentation rates to check for inflammation. All blood work was normal. He couldn't explain it and took a "wait and see if it gets worse" approach. ANy advice? I feel like it has to be anxiety related b/c of the timing, but I don't think I'm anxious anymore!??? If I went to a neurologist what tests would they do to rule out motor neuron disease?
ReplyDeleteI am a 51 year old female that just found out I have Motor Neuron Disease Parkinson's about a year and half, but I have been having signs of it for years, tremors, depression, body weakness. ECT. I honestly don't think my doctor was reading the signs because of my gender and age. A few years ago I had my shoulder lock up on me and I was sent to a P.T since x-rays didn't show any physical damage. My shaking was getting worse and I began falling. Only when my speech became so bad that it brought concern to my dentist was Parkinson's even considered. He phoned my doctor with his concerns about my shaking and balance problems. By this time I was forgoing shots in the back of my neck for back and neck pain to which once again I was sent to a P.T (although x-rays showed no damage) I was told I had a few spurs which were most likely causing the pain. Here I was feeling like my whole body was falling apart and doctor could not find anything wrong, maybe in was all in my head? My doctor even seemed annoyed with me and things just kept progressing and I just kept it to myself, why bother going through testing and them finding nothing? Well, it was after my second P.T called my doctor about the weakness in my legs and arms, by this time I have developed a gait in my walk and I fell more frequently. Only then did my doctor send me to a specialist and it was found that I had Parkinson's, and that I have had it for awhile. I think because I was a woman that my signs and symptoms weren't taken seriously and therefor left untreated for so long,I was taking pramipexole dihydrochloride three times daily, I Was on carbidopa levodopa but only lasted 90 minutes then wore off.I found that none of the current medications worked effective for me.I got tired of using those medication so I decided to apply natural herbs formula that was prescribed to me by my second P.T, i purchase the herbal formula from totalcureherbsfoundation. com, There has been huge progression ever since I start the treatment plan which will last for 15 weeks usage.all the symptoms and sign has begin to disappear .
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