Thumb muscle fasciculation

Probably BFS - this video shows thumb fascics after tapping/grabbing on it. I have these twitches for 5 months now + clean EMG. But still worried of ALS..

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Science & Technology

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• fasciculation
• muscle
• twitch
• BFS

[Bliznacek]

Hi,

I am still around, no weakness but I do have tongue twitches now and then. But as far as I know, I am not the only one. I get the same tongue twitches as shown on the video from some girl here on YT..

Regarding the twitching AFTER weakness, it is not always true.

[Bliznacek]

Hi,

thanks, Im well. Just had second EMG- clean. So no way it is ALS...but Im still anxious..I need to treat anxiety seriously

[Deadjustice1]

Meh. Mine has been going for over a week in my foot. My Aunt has ALS so it's freaking me out but I am caffeine addicted and it did start when I had no caffiene in my system for two days straight.

[Bliznacek]

Deadjustice: If your aunt has ALS, then you know twitching occurs with presence of weakness (at least) or with atrophy. I know the feeling "Im gonna die" :(

[Bliznacek]

Hi, Im still living, twitching is the same..probably I have nerve hyperirritability, after much chocolate I twitch more..Im twitching for 9 months now so Im not concerned about ALS so much..

[detdds]

How often do you have twitching in shoulders? I have a twitch somewhere everyday. I have soreness in my right shoulder and more twitches there.

[Bliznacek]

Well, I twitch in my shoulders 20-30 per day. However, usually I can recruit twitching if I stretch my arms after resting - its almost sure way how to activate twitching. But then I got 3-10 twitches and its gone. I dont have non-stop twitching, fortunately. After 6 months I know its not ALS, but Im still scared a bit.

[burger414]

LOL! I can definately identify with you! my thumb does the same thing!

[CaptTapSumBong]

man i hate twitching, it feels like there is something underneath my skin like a little worm or something

[PatagonianWarrior]

@PatagonianWarrior part 2: also my bones make sounds all time when I move them since about 3 months...legs and arms feel weaker than they used to.

Its feeling like I am falling appart and dunno what might be the reason for it!

[PatagonianWarrior]

my fasciculations started to get severe about 2 months ago all over my body

(mainly eyelids, but also arms, shoulder, back, tummy, legs and hands)

additionally I feel pain and strange sensitivness on my hands and arms, like stabbing pain. arround 1 and a half year ago, I started to have symptoms, mainly with my sight. I see flashes in the dark, and when I am sitting quiet and trying to fix on something, my sight moves like on a boat... and mostly dry eyes all time. Occulist couldnt find a.th.

[georgeannaclark]

i get those all over my body atleast 3 a DAY

[HylianFury]

hey blizna how are you man ? :)

[JennelleBelle]

well, if it were als, the symptoms would be progressing very rapidly. also, many people twitch for simple reasons. a magnesium deficiency is a big culprit, and if u are and anxiety sufferer, you may tend to have spasms as well.

[safarsafar1234]

In ALS the twitching starts AFTER the musclues are already WEAK, i have this exact thing...its BFS

[HylianFury]

i can actually SEE my arteries B ounce up in my hand i think i still got to check with the dokter.first i tought it where fasciculations but they looked like going same as my heart beat in the middle of my hands .. i was freaking out. i can actually feel my heartbeat in my fingers and my fingers can actually move with my heartbeat so gonna go check that out first xD probably worse then my fasciculations. Ive walked for 5 days . so doubtfull its ALS ^^.

[HylianFury]

i also had a clean EMG. but when you read on the "internet" it seems alot of people with ALS do too. but they have muscle weakness. and athrophy. i on the other hand have tingling hands somethimes and feet. i got a pinched nerve from my hernia.

i am afraid its weird i do have alot of symptoms with people who have MS.

i somethimes to have weakness in my hand in my feet i wouldnt really know.

but it comes and go's more like not enough blood in my hands..

and tingling.

[HylianFury]

How old are you ?

I have been having fasciculations mainly in my calves and all over my body

but they are more rare in other places like lets say my arm sometimes it twitches 5 times somethimes only once it actually does move my arm. i tought my fasciculations where rare but i actually looked at my calfs and i noticed they where twitching without me feeling it somethimes. it freaked me out have been having fasciculations for 1 and a half years now.

No real weakness