Anxiety-related muscle twitches. Does anyone get them?

[Rafterman]

How are you doing with regards to ALS?My most recent patient was a doctor who developed that after just one year of practice.I felt so sad for him.He was diagnosed in 2009,and it progressed a lot to where he needs a lot of assist to be able to do anything.I was too sick to care for him because I got chronic venous insufficiency last summer and it's not backing off,a lot of nueropathy,swelling,and ulcerations..I think maybee genetic predisposed and  then floor nurse floor nurse for 30 yrs will do it..Regarding the tremors,and benzos,oh yes a very good point on the correlation between the stopping and starting.i began gabapenin 2 wks ago and it's really helping,I did not realize how much nueropathy I actually had.Thankyou for your kindness and insight here,it really has made a difference in my attitude and attitude during this illness.

You are very welcome, Justice. And thanks for asking about my ALS. I have lost a lot of strength in my arms and hands. I can still type, but only with the two fingers that still have some power left. My left leg and foot are withering, but I can still walk. Lots of trouble swallowing. I am on therapy (twice-daily IV drips of Interferon-b and Digoxin) and they have greatly slowed down the progress of the disease. Getting the dx was jarring at first. Believe me, I am not going down without a fight. Thanks, Justice.  RM

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Yes, I get these constantly. Another name aside from fasciculations is myoclonic twitches. Myoclonus is called positive or negative, positive being the twitches, and negative look like you took way too much muscle relaxants.

Also if you're contracting your eye (closing it) that can be called blepharospasm. I know for me it's more of a flutter.

They can be strongly exacerbated by use/abuse of anti-anxiety medication!! Just a heads up. I myself have experienced this upon discontinuation of medication. However by that same token, they may be temporarily more severe during a period of discontinuation of a drug therapy. In many cases they'll get less severe. For me they have in this situation, although they did still persist to a lesser degree.

thegreaseman: that last bit is called a tremor. I already have essential tremor (genetic, benign shaking- in my hands) but the anxiety makes it sooo much worse. If you have that and it causes trouble for you (people remarking on it mostly) you should ask to be prescribed a beta blocker. It helps with that and it sorta helps with anxiety too.

and actually I have experienced shaking in my head when I had tremor + anxiety real bad. so that may be similar to what you're saying

Thank you for such an informative, post, Nincompoop.(+1). I referred thegreaseman to it. Regards, RM