Hi everyone
I have been worring sick the past couple of months. For 3 months, I've had myoclonic jerks many many times a day. In the beginning multiple times in a minute, now less. Some evenings it's even like it's gone now.
I experience a little pins and needles too, just one and then it disappear. Sometimes, it starts of a jerk, sometimes not.
The jerks is almost exclusively in my legs, but a couple of times, it has involved my whole body.
I only get jerks when resting, not when moving. And it's not like i drop things and that sort of stuff.
I can get jerks in both legs at the very same time, which I guess points to something with the central nervous system?
Sometimes I feel a little like my consciousness is affected half a second before a jerk. But I'm not sure.
I have seen 4 doctors, among them 1 neurologist. Non of them wanted to send me to further investigation, they all said it was harmless. Just stress, noting to worry about.
When I told my neurologist about the jerks occuring in both legs at once, he suspected it might be a sort of epilepsy. He refert me to an EEG, but I haven't had it done yet.
My concern is about Huntingtons. As far as i know, no one in my family has it, not even dementia of any kind. Then again, I don't know my biological grandfather on my mothers side.
I'm a 22 year old female, do you think I have anything to worry about? The fear is there all day long every day.
Is the both-legs-jerk something to worry about?
Bloodtests are normal, but I have been emotionally stressed. But I've never heard of anyone getting myoclonic jerks because of that?
Seeing my doctor again on friday.
Please, and thanks in advance.