Twitching, tremors, etc

[JaredMM]

About 10 years ago (when I was 20) I had bad anxiety and had heart palpitations and twitches all over my body. My primary care doctor said it was anxiety and sent me to a neuro specialist. I had an MRI and EEG and everything was fine. Ever since then I still have twitches and buzzing sensations when I get anxious. I went in to the neuro 5 years later because I had bad pins and needles in my pinky finger and side of the hand after working out, along with a couple other symptoms. The dr. said it was my ulnar nerve (it would click when I bent my elbow) and told me to alter my workout. I did and within months I lost the pins and needles after workouts. I went back today because it seems my ledft hand (which was affected by the ulnar nerve) seems to just not work as well....it shakes when I put it to use, like typing or texting and my pinky has less strength in it. He said I have essential tremor AND ulnar nerve damage and I guess the twitching from anxiety. He wants to give me an EMG to see how bad my ulnar nerve damage is. My question is, is it worth doing because I quit working out the way I used to and would never get surgery. Also, do my other symptoms/diagnoses seem to make sense?

[theasian]

i had an episode where i had heart pulpitations, hyperventilation, stomach muscle contractions/jerks, a tremor in my right hand. i was told it was just a panic attack but afterwards the muscle jerks and tremor just carried on. so i decided to go a neuro myself and i was told that i have myoclonus (fancy medical term for muscle contractions) and essential tremor. i've many tests done including EEGs, MRIs, an EMG, a lumbar puncture and lots and lots of bloodwork but everything has come back normal. at the moment i'm taking antiepileptics to control the jerks which is working to a certain extent

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. Usually these kind of tremors or twitches could be associated with fatigue, stress, anxiety or a form of panic attack. Other possible causes of tremors could be overactive thyroid, Parkinsonism disease, alcohol use, certain medications, alkalosis, and low blood sugar. Sometimes previous injury may cause pinched nerve and may be a reason of tremor but this possibility remains low. Therefore, it is quite essential to thoroughly assess the all possibilities here with the help of a doctor. Hope this helps.