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Bugs crawling on me and twitches

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Mythreeknights · 29/08/2019 14:41

Has anyone ever experienced the sensation of bugs crawling on them (all over, no particular place) and muscles fasiculating or twitching, without having a diagnosis of MS or MND? And has anyone ever had the sensation of a mobile phone going off in their body, AND heard it 'vibrate' too?

I had MRI last week, have nerve conductivity test in 2 weeks, feel absolutely fine other than these unusual symptoms. Send me some alternative options to the dreaded ones I've named above!

I've got deep muscle damage to my hip from running too much, and I think it's all connected to that, but curious to see if there are others with experience out there who have other thoughts.

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Bluesheep8 · 04/01/2021 11:14

I get those symptoms and the buzzing sensations. I have MS though

KS5 · 20/07/2022 15:37

Any updates on this as yet?

KS5 · 20/07/2022 16:26

I have the bugs crawling sensation muscle spasms, twitches everywhere, tremors, surges, vibrations it's constant 24/7. Sometimes I can't control face movements and hand movements because spasms are that bad have it for 7 months now, no diagnosis yet. Any suggestions?

Mythreeknights · 22/07/2022 10:52

Hi @KS5 , sorry to hear you're going through the mill with strange nerve/muscle sensations. No scary update from me, 3 years on. I suspect I did have benign fasiculation syndrome. After my nerve conductivity test, which was normal, my symptoms almost completely stopped. They were so real and so physical, and yet this suggested they were all driven by fear that something was wrong with me, and when the test showed there was nothing scary wrong with me, the fear disappeared and the twitches stopped. I do occasionally relapse, so when i over exercise, or strangely, with all 3 covid jabs, I ended up with days of big muscle groups twitching. The mobile phone buzzing happens very occasionally and is normally in my glute or perineum and always at night, always wakes me up. The sensation of bugs crawling on me stopped completely and I can't remember what that felt like. Have you had any form of trauma recently? I suspect mine was down to the stress of losing my mother, and the subsequent family implosion that occurred.

Try -


  • magnesium supplements

  • yoga

  • dry needling

  • drinking lots of water

  • going on a good holiday - really relax

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Lmorri · 08/01/2023 03:24

Hello ladies , I am experiencing all above symptoms, I am 47 years old the formulation and muscle twitches / crawling sensation also over me , can ignore and survived with it but recently it become rough which making feel it more it’s so annoying and distressing ,blood test came back normal except iron and vitamin d is low , still getting symptoms after my iron and vD get improved, . I would like some advice plz

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