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scared.. Face tingling..twitching

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maureen96953
maureen96953

I was put on Prozac in May 2017 for anxiety disorder with panic attacks. I noticed in July I had pretty bad twitching in my legs and then arms. I decided to get off Prozac thinking that was the cause. In December 2017 I had “pressure” in my forehead accompanied with twitching in forehead, cheek, and other parts of my body. I do notice the more I stress the worse it is. I haven’t really spoken to anyone about this issue because I’m embarrassed and I feel like people close to me will just think it’s all apart of my anxiety. 

My face has a tingling feeling in my cheek and chin and I find if I apply something cold it helps. The pressure is sometimes still there but not as much. I am constantly holding my cheek because I have a feeling of numbness that goes away when I apply pressure from hand...

I have dizzy spells that just feels like my eyes move when I am standing in place. 

(Last year I had dizzy spells and my MRI scan was clear)

 The “tic” or “twinge” probably happens every hour multiple times but it’s not something anyone else would notice. I have also had the normal eye twitching which will go on for hours. I have a neuro appointment scheduled for April but I really really need some advice.

is this hermifacial??...

I’m scared.

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  • jessica_59892
    jessica_59892 maureen96953

    Posted

    Hi Maureen. I haven’t been on this site in awhile but still receive the emails. Yours caught my eye and I thought I could give you some insight and steer you the right direction. This sounds more like BFS which is benign fasiculation syndrome. I have had this for 4 years. Mine started with leg and eye twitching. I think a lot of yours are some anxiety symptoms too. My twitching started up for me out of the blue really. I’m a pretty high stress/anxious person which I’m sure helped it happen. There is a Facebook group called the bfs group. That may be the place for you. This doesn’t sound like HfS to me. 
    • maureen96953
      maureen96953 jessica_59892

      Posted

      thanks so much for your input.. I am really at a loss to what it could be so hearing about what others think helps. I will check out the fb good. Thanks again 
    • maureen96953
      maureen96953 jessica_59892

      Posted

      Is it serious? How did you get diagnosed... What are the steps I should take? I am seeing a neuro in April. 
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