twiching

[ayan ray]

thanks for providing this wonderful service. It is a great help to lay people like us.
Well my problem mignt not be a problem at all. I experience this strange twiching of muscles. It is not frequent, it is infrequent actually. Sometimes they don't happen for monthes, sometimes they happen almost every day. Any part of the body can twich e.g. the eyelids, the fingers or the calf muscles. Is it a sign of something more serious? Do I need to get a EMG done? Is there any chance it might lead to anything more serious like ALS?

[shelly]

I also forgot to mention that I had an EKG and Thyroid test done recently and both were completely normal. EKG(heart rate was slightly high but T waves were normal).
thanks

[shelly]

Dear Doctor:
HELP!
Im a 23 year old woman whos relatively healthy, I rollerblade, bike ride and run. All of a sudden my right eyelid started to twitch and I felt a slight but not bothersome headache eminating around that right eye, eventually the headache along with the eye twitches went away. But a week later my whole body started to twtich at different places, legs, arms, stomach, feet. Now the slight headache is back but Im not sure if its stress, (I have a 8 month old) or the eye problem again.
I also have allergies,chronic sinusitis, asthma and low iron or Vitamin B(which I havent gotten help for yet).And Im skinny.  Its been a long time since Ive been to the doctor, and the last time I went I was told I have a high sugar lever and low iron.(about 6 months ago) I asked the doctors if it would be beneficial for me to take a Vit. B supplement and cut down on sugar more but the doctor said it was nothing to worry about.

Im very worried and cry very often out of frustration and wondering whats wrong with me now. Please help me. Could my symptoms be related to having Vit. B difficiency, high sugar, or asthma? should I have blood work done and analyzed for these things? My gut feeling is telling me its what Im taking into my body thats causing these symptoms. (sugar or lack of VitB)So Ive made an appointment with a Internist/Pulmonolgist to figure out whats wrong. I came here because nerves are related to twitching.
Please respond!!:) I thankyou very much in advance for answering.
Shelly

[lon]

I have a question for the forum. For approx. 8 years (since a car wreck where I hit the windshield) I have had recurring neck pain that a trip to the chiropractor could fix. The past 2 weeks the chiropractor cannot fix it and the pain in my neck and shoulder is accompanied by muscle twiching in my left shoulder arm and chest.  Thanks

[CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS]

Dear Lon:

As you can guess, I cannot tell you much without examining you.  The traumatic history and the subsequent ease of remitting the pain would indicate that the pain was likely due to something minor.  What did the MRI of the spine show?  The inability to "fix" the pain could be from many reasons.  I would see what your chiropractor says and what he/she recommends.  If there is no explanation, then I would see a neurologist.

Sincerely,

CCF Neuro MD

[CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS]

Dear Robert:

Without muscle weakness, you do not have ALS.  Just for your information we have diagnosed ALS in very young patients.  My latest was 19.  Sorry you have benign fasciculations.  Now you will have to become a neurologist and figure out how to treat this disorder.  We do know that fatigue and stress make this worse.  The duration can be from days to weeks to months and even years.  I hope your's is short.

CCF Neuro MD

[Robert]

About the Fasciculations.

I'm a 2nd year MD student, and I really do suffer from intermittant fasciculations anywhere in the body !!
however, these are not associated with any weakness or wasting, however I'm quite concerned.

They were always present....but after testing positive for Epstein Barr virus (Infectious Mononucleiosis) They seem to have increased substanially.

All my teachers (obviously doctors) say I'm suffering from stress
and fatigue......they are probably right, after all I'm only 20...but as we all know age does not protect anyone from any disease, I've heard of 24 year olds with ALS !


Regards
robert