retrospective
04-27-2005, 08:24 AM
i posted this same post on the weekend in the teen health section and havent recieved a reply yet, i realise i may be being impatient but i really need some help as with each passing day i find myself becoming more angry and bitter because the twitching is making me depressed... anyway yeah i asked for a mod to delete my thread in teen health, but it hasnt been deleted yet, so sorry for breaking the rules, but im reposting here as it seems theres more of a likelihood of getting a reponse in this section.
i am a 17 year old male who has suffered quite frequent twitches in various parts of my body for coming up to a year now. the seriousness of it remained on the same relatively low frequency as when i first experienced it, for a while. but this year ive been experiencing twitching more regularly than before and over the last week or so it seems to be even more often - from soon after i wake up til i go to bed, with brief respites in the day when my mind is completely taken off the thought of the twitching.
generally i tend to find myself twitching when i am (even just slightly) uncomfortable (both physically uncomfortable in a supposedly relaxed position & uncomfortable in certain surroundings and in the company of others). also when i am very intoxicated with thc (weed) and sometimes alcohol. the twitching i experience could probably be noticible to others, in that it the individual twitches will move a part of my body momentarily (both legs sometimes, though usually just a single area of my body - foot/leg/arm/torso/hand). the twitches arent painful, just annoying and it becomes very difficult to relax completely unless my mind is completely off the matter. the twitching is seemingly random, sometimes ill feel twitches in one area, followed almost immediately by one in another area and that followed by another in another area. or sometimes itll be every say.. 5 seconds in random areas for a random of period of time.. sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes ages). the twitches are completely involuntary, and often in a period when i try to stop them they get more frequent. eventually they subside.
the following is a summary of aspects of my life that may be useful for determining the cause and remedy of my symptoms, if personal details are irrelavent for cases of twitching then feel free to skip the next paragraph...
i have drunk alcohol and smoked dope for a number of years, as well as munched the occasional mushroom and within the last 8 (or so) months have taken certain harder drugs such as ecstacy, acid, speed. i dont do any sports and may get too little exercise for, especially, a growing teenager. but i am not overweight, in fact im a slim, slightly toned person, and used to regularly play football (around 2 years ago). i eat regularly and have a considerably good diet (no macdonalds etc, pretty rounded meal every evening except in occasional circumstances). im not a shy person (or at least i wasnt; lately ive found myself feeling less confident as well as generally doubting myself. all this i attributed to the effects of teenage hormones and natural teenage mentality, but im beginning to worry that the way im feeling at the mo as a teenager will embed itself in my psyche, and growing into an adult i will retain this lack of confidence etc.. anyway thats not what wrote this post to discuss, thats just teenage angst) i was perhaps overly confident for a period of about 6 months over the course of the first half of last year, but with the ensuing drop in confidence combined with the increasing regularity of the twitches, i have experienced a loss in ability to maintain interesting conversation and all the usual things unconfident people dont have the self-belief to.. well, believe they can do. i think all this has affected my posture, and i have also more recently noticed on occasions, the twitching of the left-hand corner of my left eye.
i am quite a stressed person; i didnt enjoy much of secondary school, during which time i experienced a young persons version of depression, but then when i went to college (september 2003) i regained confidence. the first year and half of college, ignoring the natural teenage disposition for disliking the learning process and ones elders and teachers, it was pretty much an enjoyable time. more recently ive found it difficult to have motivation to work and have lost any interest in my subjects (as have all my friends), and that topped by the looming a-level exams, i have once again become very stressed with that area of my life.
i am becoming increasingly concerned as its quite scary facing up to the fact that i might have a regular twitch for the rest of my life, and so i would really apreciate any help and advice anyone could suggest to relieve this grrr-ingly annoying phsyical defect. oh and i apologise for the length of this post!
p.s could a mod please delete the old thread (http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?p=1643254#post1643254) i dont wanna be breaking any rules!
i am a 17 year old male who has suffered quite frequent twitches in various parts of my body for coming up to a year now. the seriousness of it remained on the same relatively low frequency as when i first experienced it, for a while. but this year ive been experiencing twitching more regularly than before and over the last week or so it seems to be even more often - from soon after i wake up til i go to bed, with brief respites in the day when my mind is completely taken off the thought of the twitching.
generally i tend to find myself twitching when i am (even just slightly) uncomfortable (both physically uncomfortable in a supposedly relaxed position & uncomfortable in certain surroundings and in the company of others). also when i am very intoxicated with thc (weed) and sometimes alcohol. the twitching i experience could probably be noticible to others, in that it the individual twitches will move a part of my body momentarily (both legs sometimes, though usually just a single area of my body - foot/leg/arm/torso/hand). the twitches arent painful, just annoying and it becomes very difficult to relax completely unless my mind is completely off the matter. the twitching is seemingly random, sometimes ill feel twitches in one area, followed almost immediately by one in another area and that followed by another in another area. or sometimes itll be every say.. 5 seconds in random areas for a random of period of time.. sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes ages). the twitches are completely involuntary, and often in a period when i try to stop them they get more frequent. eventually they subside.
the following is a summary of aspects of my life that may be useful for determining the cause and remedy of my symptoms, if personal details are irrelavent for cases of twitching then feel free to skip the next paragraph...
i have drunk alcohol and smoked dope for a number of years, as well as munched the occasional mushroom and within the last 8 (or so) months have taken certain harder drugs such as ecstacy, acid, speed. i dont do any sports and may get too little exercise for, especially, a growing teenager. but i am not overweight, in fact im a slim, slightly toned person, and used to regularly play football (around 2 years ago). i eat regularly and have a considerably good diet (no macdonalds etc, pretty rounded meal every evening except in occasional circumstances). im not a shy person (or at least i wasnt; lately ive found myself feeling less confident as well as generally doubting myself. all this i attributed to the effects of teenage hormones and natural teenage mentality, but im beginning to worry that the way im feeling at the mo as a teenager will embed itself in my psyche, and growing into an adult i will retain this lack of confidence etc.. anyway thats not what wrote this post to discuss, thats just teenage angst) i was perhaps overly confident for a period of about 6 months over the course of the first half of last year, but with the ensuing drop in confidence combined with the increasing regularity of the twitches, i have experienced a loss in ability to maintain interesting conversation and all the usual things unconfident people dont have the self-belief to.. well, believe they can do. i think all this has affected my posture, and i have also more recently noticed on occasions, the twitching of the left-hand corner of my left eye.
i am quite a stressed person; i didnt enjoy much of secondary school, during which time i experienced a young persons version of depression, but then when i went to college (september 2003) i regained confidence. the first year and half of college, ignoring the natural teenage disposition for disliking the learning process and ones elders and teachers, it was pretty much an enjoyable time. more recently ive found it difficult to have motivation to work and have lost any interest in my subjects (as have all my friends), and that topped by the looming a-level exams, i have once again become very stressed with that area of my life.
i am becoming increasingly concerned as its quite scary facing up to the fact that i might have a regular twitch for the rest of my life, and so i would really apreciate any help and advice anyone could suggest to relieve this grrr-ingly annoying phsyical defect. oh and i apologise for the length of this post!
p.s could a mod please delete the old thread (http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?p=1643254#post1643254) i dont wanna be breaking any rules!
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rouge
04-27-2005, 09:33 AM
The depression and negative feelings prob. stem from the drug use. Maybe try laying off the drugs a bit - they are not good for you. They mess with your brain cells. The social anxiety could stem from the fear and anxiety you are having from the twitches. I just read or heard somewhere that muscle twitching can occur because of a lack of potassium. Some of your twitching sounds like muscle twitching but I am not sure about the whole arm/leg ect.. Could be nurological, I would check with a nurologist. I don't think this is normal, so I don't think you would have to live with it your whole life. You should get it checked out. Drugs can mess with your brain so please think about stopping them. I know your young and in that experimenting stage but it is really not good for you.
Good luck and keep us posted :)
Good luck and keep us posted :)
retrospective
04-27-2005, 02:07 PM
thanks for the advice - its very much apreciated! as for the drugs.. well i havent taken anything hard since new yrs but i am addicted to dope.
having done some more research i think i may have benign fasciculation sydrome :( , im gunna start taking magnesium, zinc & potassium supplements and hope for the best. ive booked an appointment to see a doctor next tuesday and im just reeeaally hoping that this twitching can be controlled.
thanks again rouge for the reply, i just read your post, i really hope your slight shaking doesnt increase :)
if anyone else has any other information or ideas that may help again it would be really apreciated! thanks
having done some more research i think i may have benign fasciculation sydrome :( , im gunna start taking magnesium, zinc & potassium supplements and hope for the best. ive booked an appointment to see a doctor next tuesday and im just reeeaally hoping that this twitching can be controlled.
thanks again rouge for the reply, i just read your post, i really hope your slight shaking doesnt increase :)
if anyone else has any other information or ideas that may help again it would be really apreciated! thanks
dsblueyes65
04-27-2005, 02:46 PM
I agree with the last reply, as hard as it is to see, the dope could be part of the twitches, maybe something is laced in the mix? Way back in the old days lol! I knew some guys who lived the hard life lets just say and a few of them went all the way and now live with severe some medical problems, and some of them have also died from drugs (not trying to scare you), your young enough yet. What I would really advise is get some blood work done, and probably its just a matter cutting out the dope and going back to a bit of a healthier lifestyle. Talk to your doctor about the dope. Good Luck and wishing you the best! :wave:
tingletoes
04-27-2005, 05:13 PM
Hi, i am also new to this board. I'm sorry to hear about all of the things your going thru. I also have a son that is 17 and can be very influenced by the people he hangs out with, my son has had to cut off some relationships, because of drugs). This is a hard age, you want independance and your still trying to figure things out.
With drugs in your system, it would be hard to say exactly whats going on with your symptoms. I would suggest getting help with the drug addiction and dropping some of those people in your life that got you involved with the drugs.
Make an appointment with your doctor and tell him/her everything and your doc can lead you in the right direction. When your system is clean, then the doctors can figure out whats going on with the twitching. Take the first step, its your body and your gonna have it for the rest of your like.
Take care. Susie:)
With drugs in your system, it would be hard to say exactly whats going on with your symptoms. I would suggest getting help with the drug addiction and dropping some of those people in your life that got you involved with the drugs.
Make an appointment with your doctor and tell him/her everything and your doc can lead you in the right direction. When your system is clean, then the doctors can figure out whats going on with the twitching. Take the first step, its your body and your gonna have it for the rest of your like.
Take care. Susie:)
retrospective
05-31-2005, 09:27 AM
thanks for all the replies, all very apreciated.
i think psuman98 has a very good point about the stress factor - when i was constantly worrying about twitching i was regularly doing so. but recently i had flu, and wasnt in any fit state to worry about twitching, so it didnt go through my mind. consequently i didnt twitch during the week i was ill. after i got better the only times i twitched was when i was thinking about twitching. its strange but it must actually be a psychological thing.
i dont think it is related to the weed, cuz although ive laid off it lately, i still twitch, but only when im thinking about it.
im hoping eventually ill stop thinking about twitching altogether and forget about the whole business, but if not im considering seeing a psychologist to see if it has deeper roots within my emotional psyche.
when i was regularly twitching (for a period of about 2 weeks, maybe more) it really effected me and destroyed my confidence (the prospect of never being able to completely relax again etc was very depressing) but thanks to some of the advice ive recieved here, and the belief i have now that it isnt a 'disease' i have, it is simply i a psychological thing, and to an extent can be controlled, im beginning to feel a lot happier... now to somehow try and pass my exams... and then i can go onto enjoy summer!
thanks again :)
i think psuman98 has a very good point about the stress factor - when i was constantly worrying about twitching i was regularly doing so. but recently i had flu, and wasnt in any fit state to worry about twitching, so it didnt go through my mind. consequently i didnt twitch during the week i was ill. after i got better the only times i twitched was when i was thinking about twitching. its strange but it must actually be a psychological thing.
i dont think it is related to the weed, cuz although ive laid off it lately, i still twitch, but only when im thinking about it.
im hoping eventually ill stop thinking about twitching altogether and forget about the whole business, but if not im considering seeing a psychologist to see if it has deeper roots within my emotional psyche.
when i was regularly twitching (for a period of about 2 weeks, maybe more) it really effected me and destroyed my confidence (the prospect of never being able to completely relax again etc was very depressing) but thanks to some of the advice ive recieved here, and the belief i have now that it isnt a 'disease' i have, it is simply i a psychological thing, and to an extent can be controlled, im beginning to feel a lot happier... now to somehow try and pass my exams... and then i can go onto enjoy summer!
thanks again :)