Muscle twitches and spasms all over body
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This particular problem started about 5 years ago, however it was much more mild and not as worrying. The muscle twitches originally started in my feet and legs, and was more of an annoyance than anything. At the time I also had trouble sleeping, so my doctor suggested a sleep study, perhaps the twitching was causing my body to not fully fall asleep. However, the sleep study did not show any abnormalities in my sleep pattern. The twitching eventually subsided/became less noticeable, and I forgot about it.
In the last 30-45 days or so, however, I have noticed the twitching both returning and being much more frequent, and also accompanied by muscle spasms as well. The twitching occurs all over my body, including; feet, ankles, calves, thighs, knees, glutes, wrists, fingers, elbow muscles, and biceps. The muscle spasms have only occured in my thighs, calves, and glutes and are not as common. The spasms are very rapid and only last for a few seconds.
I decided to keep track of the frequency of the twitching for a 5 minute span (both laying down and in a sitting position) and it occured around 8-10 times within 5 minutes (varying from fingers, glutes, thighs, calves, etc). I am worried that these symptoms may lead to something greater, as I am only 20 years old and am not sure if it will become worse as time progresses.
I should also mention that I am prescribed 150 mg Wellbutrin and birth control daily, and have also been taking painkillers as needed for the past few weeks due to surgery. I also suffer from mild-moderate anxiety. I do not believe that this is a side-effect from my medication, as I have been on these medications the past few years. I am not opposed to visiting the doctor, I just don't know if a specific doctor would be necessary or any other advice would be helpful.
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rhys49358 rsarah21
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having suffered with a foggy head, pins and needles, cold / burning feeling patches of skin on legs, visible muscle twitching (worst in calves) i have seen 2 x consultant neurologist, and allergy consultant and 3 x GP. lots of tests inc nerve conduction, mri, bloods etc and have spent the last 3.5 years being told all normal / must be anxiety (and knowing its not) I discovered this thread.
One week of removing milk from my diet and things have started to turn around...
i'll be astounded and overjoyed if improvements continue. i'll report back...
Syderial rhys49358
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Update us! How is it now? Better? We thought I had some kind of neurological condition for the last two years and it seems to really be dairy which is awful for me because I basically live on the stuff but better than the alternative.
rhys49358 Syderial
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it was milk. also, through an exclusion diet i discovered peanut and peas were responsible for the foggy head and gut issues.
i've cut out dairy, all nuts and peas and its all gone away.
deliberately eaten milk a few times - twitches come back
tried Huel shakes with pea and flax seed in them - fog comes back and if persist pins and needles.
fascinating stuff.
how many people are walking round medicated for anxiety they dont have when its purely a diet issue?
diana889 rsarah21
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hi everyone, so i'm 20 years old and i had twitching and muscle spasms and i've had them for about 1 and a half months. it was down to vitamin d deficiency so i took supplements and it got a lot better and to experiment i stopped taking them and went on calcium and lower levels of vitamin d and the twitching did come back along with numbness, shooting pain, back pains and chest pains. take vitamin d guys
LostInTransit rsarah21
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You need to seek the care from a Neurologist as you could have Fibromyalgia or other nervous condition which leads to over active muscle spasms.
joshuapryce1987 rsarah21
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The twitching could be an effect of anxiety. I think its curable. Perhaps you could work out and drink and eat less sugar.