Facial Myokymia

[Mip9030]

Has anyone ever had Facial Mykomia? It's basically Aussie facial contractions that happen/ like when your eye twitches for no reason. I noticed my face looked strange on the left side. Almost crooked & puffy. I was able to move it so I new it wasn't palsy. Finally went to the neuro who told me what it was. Says it should go away in 10 more days or so. It's gotten better but at night it gets worse  if you look closely u can see the contractions. Jut wondering if anyone ever had this or knows anything about this.
Thanks!

[Mip9030]

Thanks everyone I appreciate ur responses. I'm not sure why tw neuro said it will go away. I think bc I've had ma for 12 years and he said morning this occurs for the first time early On in the disease process. It seems to have gotten mug better but i still see the twitching.

[Mip9030]

Thanks everyone I appreciate ur responses. I'm not sure why tw neuro said it will go away. I think bc I've had ma for 12 years and he said morning this occurs for the first time early

[supermum_ms]

This is the best article i've read on Mykomia, it covers everything.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1141267-overview

This is the overview:

Myokymia, a form of involuntary muscular movement, usually can be visualized on the skin as vermicular or continuous rippling movements.

The word myokymia was used first more than 100 years ago, when Schultze described continuous, slow, undulating muscular contractions in small muscles of hands and feet.[1] Kny used the term myoclonus fibrillaris multiplex to describe similar clinical manifestations.[2] For the past century, different authors applied the term myokymia to different involuntary muscular movements. Most of them showed electromyographic (EMG) evidence of spontaneous group discharges. This led to tremendous confusion in conceptually defining this particular clinical entity and its electrophysiologic features.
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lol a bit boring but it does get better and more informative in the consecutive pages, its well worth reading. I did note though that the time frame you've been given is at odds with what this article says about mykymia, not sure how your dr determined a time frame at all. Anyway hope it helps :-)

Cheers...........JJ  

[Sumanadevii]

Yes, it also happens on my arms and thighs...not just face.  Never thought if it was MS related or not...Guess maybe it is...lol

[sadie405]

Hi there--

I've had twitching/quivering of the small facial muscles, mostly around my mouth and chin. It gets worse when I'm tired--- maybe that's why yours is most noticeable at night?

Best,
Sadie