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Old 12-25-2006, 09:33 PM #11
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Man do i sympathize with you. i am going thru the same ****.LISTEN i have had twitching in my calf for 20 years. 4 years ago i came down witha bout of depression and severe anxiety. my forarm started twitching. I went to a specialist at an ALS center all was good. 6 months back my doc sent me back again and i had a full emg at the als center. all was good again. I am currently on 5 mlgs of lexapro and .5 klonapin. all was good until 2 weeks ago i started twitching all ovetr and still am. I have been on many forums. LEXAPRO causes twitching. I was panacking like you about ALS. its not. CHECK out about bfs or bfs.com benign fasciculation syndrome. I think thats what we have. ask these people questions they will relieve your mind. also benzo.org forthe klonapin. u will be suprised what doctors wont tell you. my email is sanfordsg@aol.com. i am going to cut down to 2,5 mlgs of lexapro for 2 weeks. then half that for two weeks. i think this twitching will go away i will let yoy know good luck
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Hey All,

I am sorry to post again, but I am looking for some reassurance. I appreciate any help you can provide!

My symptoms have been going on for over 3 months now. I had a clean neuro exam and EMG that was performed November 9th. My neuro and GP say anxiety is playing a role in my muscle twitching and perceived weakness. My neuro dx'd me with Benign Fasiculations on Nov. 9th.

My worries are still about ALS. Should I be worrying, or can I trust the results of my EMG. With a clean needle exam, my neuro said to work on my anxiety (I am taking Lexapro now) and to forget about ALS. I had my legs, arms, back, stomach, chest and tongue tested during the exam.

All nerve roots showed no problems. Since my symptoms were present on November 9th, wouldn't the EMG have showed signs of ALS...if my symptoms were related.

Thanks,

Tony
I went through the very same thing ten years ago. It lasted over a year for and anxiety had the best of me. Once I had accepted the fact that the EMGs are key in dx, I realized that I had been suffering from Benign Fasciculation Syndrome (BFS) I was on this forum generations(forum generations) ago. Of the many people in our discussion circle, Rose Marie was the only person to have had ALS, and she had the positive EMGs with other strong symptoms. Don't let the idea of bad stuff get into your head like it did for me.

Now, I'm just back here researching something for a family member.
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Welcome to NeuroTalk Iagent and I'm very sorry for the reason that brought you here.

Although you might get replies from some of our new members, I did want to point out that this thread goes back to 2006, so you might not get replies from many of the original posters.

Welcome again and I hope you get the answers that you seek.
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