BFS ? constant muscle twitching
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Hi
I'm being driven insane by constant muscle twitching.
Five weeks ago not long after my covid vaccine (astra zenica) my left calf began to twitch, constantly, this spread to my foot, then my opposite calf & foot. After looking up twitching symptoms (yes stupid i know) i tried not to panic on learning, worse case scenario what it may be ALS. I rang my GP who ordered bloods to be done, he said not to worry it'll likely stop soon, probably anxiety.
Bloods taken came back fine, meanwhile twitching spreads up to belly & my forearm.
Starting to really panic i go back to my GP, they check me over & again tell me I'm fine, its probably my anxiety !?
I tried everything, magnesium, extra vitamins, stretching, gentle exercise, relaxation, drinking extra water etc
5 weeks of 24/7 twitching, no signs of stopping, still spreading, feeling of something alive in my calves (still the worst) I literally beg my Docs to refer me to a neurologist as this can not be right, but they refuse as i show no signs of weakness, they still insist its likely due to my anxiety. I find this crazy as ive read on ALS sights contrary to what some say, not all early symptoms start with muscle weakness & some peoples early symptoms did start off with persistent twitching. I will now have to pay to go privately.
Please, Has anyone had any experience of this or found any relief from the twitching !?
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JoJo19833
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Forgot to add, I obviously WONT be going for my second covid jab until I can get any answers, which isn't looking likely right now. I've read on here that numerous others have had the same twitching problems after having the Covid vaccine, anyone get ANY answers ?
Advice seems to be learn to live with it.
mark30319 JoJo19833
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About 3 weeks after my 1st AZ jab I developed muscle twitching (mostly in the calves and then quads/hamstrings/glutes) and severe tremors throughout my whole body. My GP did some blood tests (all normal) and sent me one my way with a diagnosis of anxiety / stress.
in the following 2 weeks, I had pins & needles, abnormal sweating and burning sensations in my feet as well as some muscle weakness.
All the above symptoms gradually died down over a further 2-3 weeks at which time I then developed an ectopic heartbeat. this time I was referred to a cardiologist who after doing an ECG and echo thought it most likely (but couldn't clinically confirm) that I had had an overreactive immune response to the AZ vaccine - but no reason not to take the 2nd jab
I took my second jab about 5 weeks ago now (I took Ibuprofen on the day of the jab and for a few days after to try and mitigate the risk of any further inflammation). As of today, no side effects from the 2nd jab - I do still have some residual twitching in my calves from the 1st, but nothing that causes any problems. I too used Dr Google and initially was worried about ALS & MS, but these are not diseases that come on suddenly so in the absence of permanent muscle weakness taking place prior to the twitching, I wouldn't worry too much.
I've also found a site in the US where users are reporting informally their stories of vaccine side effects - twitching seems to occur with all the covid vaccines for an extremely small number of people
JoJo19833 mark30319
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Thank you for the reply & for sharing, reassuring to hear others experiences.
Pleased to know you didn't have any adverse effects from your second jab. Interesting to hear there are others that have experienced twitching after the covid jab, pretty sure it was a trigger for me.
Lagla424 JoJo19833
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hi, just wondering if you are still twitching? i noticed my finger twitching first. it isn't constant but because its on my finger i notice it all the time and its causing anxiety. I also twitch in my calves and random places. like you i have also had the AZ vaccine but didn't start twitching until about 8 weeks after. Or, maybe i just didn't notice before until it effected my finger