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I started experiencing twitching in my legs, feet and arms about 7 months ago. I have had twitching in other muscles too, butt, abdomen, hands,face, but mainly legs. I saw a neuro who did a full evaluation, and said everything was normal, and therfore would not order an EMG. The twitching only occurs when my muscles are relaxed, as in I never notice it when I am walking or anything, only when I sit still. I have not noticed any weakness, and the neuro said no atrophy or reflex change. I had my reflexes checked again today by a PA, I work with, she said they were normal. I have noticed that my right bicept is significantly larger than my left, although I have not noticed weakness in my left. The twitching seems to wax and wane, as in it is much worse on some days, and other days I barely notice it at all. How long does it usually take for someone to start noticing weakness if a neurodegenerative disease is present. My fear is ALS, do you think I should push for an EMG, or should I rest assured that the neruo exam is enough. Oh I am a 25 year old cacausian female. Thanks
About 4 months ago I was really concerned about my health( abnormal pap, which came back normal after second visit) and my whole head, face, and arm went numb. For days after my had was tingling and now I get muscle twitches everyday! Sometimes it feels like my legs are vibrating. This mainly occurs when I am at rest. I got an mri which came back normal, just cavum septum pediculum, which is a normal varient. I was told I have severe anxiety with panic attacks!!! It seems like such a vicous cycle!! Any advice! I am 23 year old female.. Please help!!!!
Hello,
I have been twitching since October 03. Mine started in my hand on the right side and soon moved to my forearm. It has since moved to all parts of my body. I have had 2 MRI's one on my brain and 1 on my cervical spine both being totally normal. Numerous blood tests all of which would take 2 pages to name. but all totally normal. I have had a nerve conduction test on my right side (arm and Leg). I have seen a rheumatologist and have just seen a second neurologist today. He has prescibed an EMG to rule out ALS but he does not suspect it. My physical exams with all 5 of the doctors I have seen have been good. No answers and no relief.. My question to all that are experiencing the same thing is have any of you had pain and fatigue associated with your fasciculations. Most of my pain is in my feet and leg joints and in my shoulders. Oh i forgot to mention that it seems like my twitching started after I had a bout with a virus that took me a couple of weeks to kick.
Hope everyone is getting over this....
I have been twitching since October 03. Mine started in my hand on the right side and soon moved to my forearm. It has since moved to all parts of my body. I have had 2 MRI's one on my brain and 1 on my cervical spine both being totally normal. Numerous blood tests all of which would take 2 pages to name. but all totally normal. I have had a nerve conduction test on my right side (arm and Leg). I have seen a rheumatologist and have just seen a second neurologist today. He has prescibed an EMG to rule out ALS but he does not suspect it. My physical exams with all 5 of the doctors I have seen have been good. No answers and no relief.. My question to all that are experiencing the same thing is have any of you had pain and fatigue associated with your fasciculations. Most of my pain is in my feet and leg joints and in my shoulders. Oh i forgot to mention that it seems like my twitching started after I had a bout with a virus that took me a couple of weeks to kick.
Hope everyone is getting over this....
just a comment.
Fasciculatons that I was having, I barely have anymore. They are not as strong, and the frequencey isn't all day any more. I had stopped taking birthcontrol 3 months ago, started taking supplemental vitiamns (b-6,12,etc)and notice a huge difference. Hopefully, that it remains that way.
Fasciculatons that I was having, I barely have anymore. They are not as strong, and the frequencey isn't all day any more. I had stopped taking birthcontrol 3 months ago, started taking supplemental vitiamns (b-6,12,etc)and notice a huge difference. Hopefully, that it remains that way.
I'm a 28 year old male, and start to experience a twitch (more of a tingle at the beginning) in my right foot about 2 months ago, this has now progressed to both my legs twitching whenever I'm not moving, especially bad in bed, whilst driving, or sitting at a desk, and now this week my arm and shoulder twitches now and again.
After reading the posts here I'm off to see the doctor to see if they can confirm what's wrong with me, and put my mind at rest, not knowing what's wrong seems to be having a worse effect on me than the actual problem.
After reading the posts here I'm off to see the doctor to see if they can confirm what's wrong with me, and put my mind at rest, not knowing what's wrong seems to be having a worse effect on me than the actual problem.
Hi.
I began having twitching (fasciculations) about a year ago (around last january). It began in one area, and spread all over (on the face and lips also, but not in tongue though). They appear both at rest, and sometimes when I am active, such as if I had done a lot of walking, my adominal muscles will twitch-this is where they first began. The only meds I take is birthcontrol for 8 years. I am 30. I seen my nurse practitioner in december 03 because the frequency and locality of the fasciculations had increased. She had no Idea what they even were. She ordered blood test, everything(and thyroid) came back normal but my cholesterol. So she pulled a doctor from another room and he told her they were fasciulations. He checked my reflexes: I have brisk reflexes in my legs, arms, and finger. He told her to order an mri, and mentioned to her something about motor neuron disease. After I had the mri, I got a call from the nurse that the MRI was negaitive and that was the END of that. She made no mention of what could cause them. She didn't say anything at all, just normal mri. I've read about the benign fasciculation, so it is my assumtion of this is what I had. But now, 3 months later, I feel my muscles getting tired quickly. To decribe, if you were to lifting weights for quite awhile, the muscle gets tired and weak. This is how it feels to me. So I began reading about fasciculations again, it seems the choice of testing is an EMG. I never had one. Should this be something I should go an ask for? Or if a clean mri is the ultimate testing for motor neuron disease. Part of me says wait it out and see if nothing progress so I can conlude to myself that nothing could be wrong, but I sit here typing, and my left arm goes weak on me, I have to shake it every now and then.
to mention, I have a lot of "crackling" sounds in the back of my neck. I'v read about bone spurs. I've also read about pinched nerves in the spine to be the cause of fasiculations. Does anyone with fasciculations of known pinched nerves?
I hope all is well with everyone.
I began having twitching (fasciculations) about a year ago (around last january). It began in one area, and spread all over (on the face and lips also, but not in tongue though). They appear both at rest, and sometimes when I am active, such as if I had done a lot of walking, my adominal muscles will twitch-this is where they first began. The only meds I take is birthcontrol for 8 years. I am 30. I seen my nurse practitioner in december 03 because the frequency and locality of the fasciculations had increased. She had no Idea what they even were. She ordered blood test, everything(and thyroid) came back normal but my cholesterol. So she pulled a doctor from another room and he told her they were fasciulations. He checked my reflexes: I have brisk reflexes in my legs, arms, and finger. He told her to order an mri, and mentioned to her something about motor neuron disease. After I had the mri, I got a call from the nurse that the MRI was negaitive and that was the END of that. She made no mention of what could cause them. She didn't say anything at all, just normal mri. I've read about the benign fasciculation, so it is my assumtion of this is what I had. But now, 3 months later, I feel my muscles getting tired quickly. To decribe, if you were to lifting weights for quite awhile, the muscle gets tired and weak. This is how it feels to me. So I began reading about fasciculations again, it seems the choice of testing is an EMG. I never had one. Should this be something I should go an ask for? Or if a clean mri is the ultimate testing for motor neuron disease. Part of me says wait it out and see if nothing progress so I can conlude to myself that nothing could be wrong, but I sit here typing, and my left arm goes weak on me, I have to shake it every now and then.
to mention, I have a lot of "crackling" sounds in the back of my neck. I'v read about bone spurs. I've also read about pinched nerves in the spine to be the cause of fasiculations. Does anyone with fasciculations of known pinched nerves?
I hope all is well with everyone.
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