Argos
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I am a 19 year old male with widespread fasciculations for aprox 3 months now, they started after a period of extreme anxiety when I noticed them very briefly in my legs, after seeing twitching could be related to ALS they quickly spread through my whole body, 70% of them are in legs and calves but I occasionally get them in arms, abdomen, chest, shoulders, eyelids, etc..
I also have noticed that my muscles seem to get numbness more easily from certain positions like crossing my legs etc... i have had other "symptoms" like feeling out of breath, trouble speaking and right shoulder being weaker, but I am convinced all of those are just in my mind,
I have done every possible strength and reflex test I could do on myself including finger tapping test, babinskis reflex, hoffmans sign, knee jerk reflex, walking on toes and heels, standing on a single leg, lifting shoulders up for 3 minutes, I can still lift very heavy weights in the gym for all muscle groups and definetly have not lost any strength, as far as clinical weakness or pathological reflexes I have been unable to find anything.
However the fasciculations have been going for 3 months now and I am perplexed as to what could be causing them, at first I thought anxiety and that makes sense because the days im more relaxed I barely notice them, but I am shocked anxiety could cause very strong fasciculations for 3 months, I believe it is from over exertion or lack of sleep maybe, but im really perplexed by the whole situation.
I would like to know from your particular experience If I shoulde be worried about widespread twitching which has been going on for 3 months without weakness or atrophy or if it could possibly be something else, thank you
I also have noticed that my muscles seem to get numbness more easily from certain positions like crossing my legs etc... i have had other "symptoms" like feeling out of breath, trouble speaking and right shoulder being weaker, but I am convinced all of those are just in my mind,
I have done every possible strength and reflex test I could do on myself including finger tapping test, babinskis reflex, hoffmans sign, knee jerk reflex, walking on toes and heels, standing on a single leg, lifting shoulders up for 3 minutes, I can still lift very heavy weights in the gym for all muscle groups and definetly have not lost any strength, as far as clinical weakness or pathological reflexes I have been unable to find anything.
However the fasciculations have been going for 3 months now and I am perplexed as to what could be causing them, at first I thought anxiety and that makes sense because the days im more relaxed I barely notice them, but I am shocked anxiety could cause very strong fasciculations for 3 months, I believe it is from over exertion or lack of sleep maybe, but im really perplexed by the whole situation.
I would like to know from your particular experience If I shoulde be worried about widespread twitching which has been going on for 3 months without weakness or atrophy or if it could possibly be something else, thank you
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