Do your toes move by themselves causing spasms??

[Tammy826]

I know thats a weird question but this happens daily with me & its getting worse. I can be laying down watching tv or whatever & usually its 1 or 2 toes will move down(not the rest of them ) & then I have awful spasms in my foot & up my calf muscle. At 1st my Big Toe would move out sideways from the rest of my toes & then the spasm would hit but now it can be any of my toes. The Dr. just looked at me like I was crazy but can you move just one toe (especially one of your middle ones & not the rest?). Right before the spasm hits I get a feeling in whichever toe(like a pulse or shock) then the toe move & the spasm hits. I woke up this morning with pains shooting in my feet so thats a new one but the spasm thing has happened over a year & getting worse. It used to be only when I was trying to relax now I can be sitting up or even standing. Its tooooooo strange. You can also see other muscles moving under my skin at times (looks like a wave under my skin). When the moron e/r Dr. basically said it was all in my head my family told him it must be in their heads too because they watch this happening. I have twitches & the zaps & zings also but does anyone else have this happening too?? Does anyone else wake up with their hand drawn into fists to the point it leaves indentations in your hands?? Please tell me I'm not crazy as I plan to print my replies to this post & take them to my Dr. Thanks !!!

[Lenajohnson]

I have been suffering with this same exact thing for over 5 years now and is getting worse and worse , I can not wear closed in shoes or sneakers , I am on tons of medication just for muscle pain and can not walk without them , I often have panic attacks fearing to get an attack and have to call an ambulance because I get stuck In one place and can't move , I'm really wondering if you have ever found the cause because I have been to tons of doctors and they are all stumped , please let me know ty

[MarkSalts]

I was diagnosed with MS a few years ago. My right big toe flares out to the left while lying flat or sitting in a recliner with feet up. Pain is about 7 on a scale of 1-10 for no more than 5 minutes and than the toe returns to the normal position. This happens at least a few times a week.

[Savannah697]

this happens to me to

i'm only 21 and my middle toes will turns sideways and pull away from the other toes and it HURTS

it doesn't happen often but when it does, moving it even slightly will cause it to happen again

[astrophynstein]

Yes been there done that! Exactly as you put it too, any fondling or attempt to massage the fingers in question after its subsided triggers it again....and yea it hurts. Might be an underlining spinal problem, if you guys also have some form of spinal or back bone issue in general, as I do, then that might be a common theme. Also, I've noticed this happens almost as soon as I raise my leg up more than a particular height for a few seconds, or twist it weirdly, got me thinking maybe the heart isn't pumping blood at adequate pressure down there or maybe a clogged main artery or vein. Do you guys ever feel feet/arm numbness after a few crosses of the leg or sitting tightly? I'm guessing a nervous system (esp spinal) culprit and possibly cardiovascular too.

[HVAC]

TeeDee,
  A doctor could give you a muscle relaxer. You do not necessarily have to know why it happens if you do not want to. They can still treat it. You might ask the doctor to do a neurological exam. That is reflexes and such. If that is abnormal they may send you to a neurologist.  Mine happen if I stand in place too much in a day.

Alex

[TeeDee1968]

Sorry I don'tt have the answer for this question but I have that problem too. However it usally one of the middle toes and happen throughout the day mosly when relaxing with my legs crossed. The toe only raise upward not to the side. It feel like it about to be a cramp or like you said a spasum. Sometimes it happens even when i'm walking. I usually jump up out the bed before it locks in and push it down and hold it down until it go back to normal within about 10 seconds. It feels very painful as it trying to happen but I never allowed it to catch all the way before pressing it down. If the spasms comes all the way in it could be devastating pain. I have never been to a doctor for it but I have had this problem for about 2 years now and it continues to get worse. It happens a lot when laying in bed on my stomach and toes are pointed down toward to the bed. Now that I know there are more of you out there with this same problem, I will go and get it checked out. Because it consistently happens I looked on the internet to see if anyone else was having this problem and found you guys. Thank you for posting. Singed TeeDee

[Sammie1248]

Your entire message was as if I had wrote it. I too jump out of bed when I feel it coming on and it is painful. I tell myself to think of it as jumping into a pool. Just do it quick and get it over with. I was wondering  if I was just really letting myself go and falling apart or eating to much salt. Glad to know others are experiencing the same issues. Hopefully someone reading these comments will have an answer. Thanks everyone

[ritawae]

I have the exact same thing happen to me. Sometimes I wake up screaming because of the pain in my calf and when I stand up, it goes away after a few seconds.