Chris,
are you now or have you been exposed to any chemicals such as pesticides,organophosphates [e.g., tick/animal dip or topicals on animals fur, mosquito spray,], bug sprays, lawn fertilizers, chemical weeders, all of which does NOT dissipate with time, but instead concentrates in patio stone, brick, lawn, soil, tarmac, cement, and when exposed to heat/sun releases toxic gas for years, foam/artifical materials pillow, new car, artifical foam under carpets/artificial fiber carpets, chemicals in beauty products including hair products as well as skin products, ...
all of which can cause neurological tremours and/or weakness or muscles, numbness, nausea, dizziness, cognitive/memory difficulties...
There are many chemicals readily available, used, many imported, which were once considered dangerous controlled substances, but since the US government has become so lax about controlling chemicals, all manners of dangerous materials which are toxic to the body are floating about, available over the counter.
Chris,
are you now or have you been exposed to any chemicals such as pesticides,organophosphates [e.g., tick/animal dip or topicals on animals fur, mosquito spray,], bug sprays, lawn fertilizers, chemical weeders, all of which does NOT dissipate with time, but instead concentrates in patio stone, brick, lawn, soil, tarmac, cement, and when exposed to heat/sun releases toxic gas for years, foam/artifical materials pillow, new car, artifical foam under carpets/artificial fiber carpets, chemicals in beauty products including hair products as well as skin products, ...
all of which can cause neurological tremours and/or weakness or muscles, numbness, nausea, dizziness, cognitive/memory difficulties...
There are many chemicals readily available, used, many imported, which were once considered dangerous controlled substances, but since the US government has become so lax about controlling chemicals, all manners of dangerous materials which are toxic to the body are floating about, available over the counter.
I appreciate your answering my questions. My PCP suggested a CPK test and took some blood. If that test is negative, do you still think an EMG is necessary or is the CPK evidence enough that there is not muscle degenration. Any help is much appreciated.
Given your age, overall health status, accompanying symptoms, and conspicuous absence of more worrisome symptoms such as generalized weakness and wasting of muscles or swallowing/speech problems, it's unlikely that these symptoms represent ALS. MS is also less likely, although there is a relatively uncommon manifestation of MS that presents with facial muscle rippling, (feels like there 's a bag of worms underneath the skin and is easily picked up by EMG as a specific electrical pattern). One consideration is a syndrome called benign fasciculation syndrome that many people experience and is characterized by muscle twitching in the absence of nay serious neuromuscular disease. A formal neurological exam should help your docs point you in the right diagnostic direction, but the test of choice is probably going to be an EMG in your case. They can do facial muscles, too, if your neuro feels this is important in your particular case. Good luck.