Twitching All Over the Body

[JohnsGirl88]

Hello,

My fiance is 26 years old. We just moved in together and I noticed that his body/muscles start twitching once he starts sleeping (the time between when he closes his eyes and actually is asleep).. It starts with light twitching in the fingers and toes and then moves to his arms, legs, head and other parts of his body. I also noticed that when I touch the muscle that twitches the twitches move to another part of his body quickly, and when I hold him his whole body twitches... He doesn't feel it when he twitches, only like once every night when he his body is twitching quickly and he says it's like he's dreaming he's falling and he wakes up before he reaches the ground... So he mainly just feels hard quick twiches...

He eats healthy. He is athletic and healthy, only has some minor back pains from time to time.. I am just very worried about him... What are ALL the reasons of muscle twitching? Is there anything I can do to help him get to rid of this problem? Is it so serious?

Thanks,

John's Girl

[JohnsGirl88]

Thank you for your reply, Dr!!

Any more ideas what could be the reasons of the twitching and how to prevent it?

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Thank you for your question. Although without being able to examine you I can not offer you the specific advice on diagnosis and treatment that you need, but I would try to provide you some relevant information about your health concern.

This muscle spasm is also called as muscle fasciculation & appears when the muscle contracts on its own (without nerve stimulation).  Most of the times these symptoms occur without any underlying disorder & they are not harmful or may appear after viral illness/or long term illness. But sometimes this muscle twitching appears as atrophy and weakness of muscle as well. Most likely cause of this twitching with weakness/atrophy of muscle can be when the nerve supplying to hand/eye muscles is not functioning properly due to any neurological disorder. If you suffer continuous weakness and notice reduced strength of muscle bulk in areas, please arrange an appointment with a neurologist right away who will evaluate the possibilities here. Hope this information proves helpful to you. Take Care & Regards!!!