Originally Posted by Ragtop262

A while back there was a thread about fasciculations, in which I posted a link to a study that did skin biopsies on a number of people with "benign fasciculations" - and found that a high percentage showed decreased nerve fiber density. The implication is that fasciculations were a essentially a symptom of small fiber neuropathy.

Since my symptoms started as fasciculations, I previously spent a bunch of time on a BFS forum. The people with benign fasciculation syndrome frequently complained about buzzing. (And, I occasionally feel some buzzing as well.)

The "official" symptoms listed on the BFS forum include: Frequent muscle twitches (fasciculations or fascics), generalized fatigue, "pins and needles" sensations, migrating numbness, muscle cramping and/or spasms in the affected areas (usually the feet and calves), muscle aches and stiffness exercise intolerance, headaches, and itchiness. Often the symptoms will get worse at night, or during periods of sickness or viral infections, stress, or overexertion.

Although they don't specifically list burning, pain, or buzzing - many of the members report those symptoms as well.

Then there's the other name for BFS: "Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability Syndrome".

Typical prescription treatments for BFS are anti-epileptics, antidepressants, and anti-spasmodics. Non-prescription treatments include epsom salt or dead sea salt soaks, dietary improvements, magnesium supplements, etc.

Any of this sound familiar?? After spending time researching both "conditions", I really wonder if BFS and SFN are really just slightly different manifestation of the same disease.