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    Spoke with a doctor

    I spoke on the phone with a familiar doctor, who didn't seem very concerned after I explained her everything. She didn't even really comment on it other than that she thinks that it's probably nothing and not a condition of any kind. However I've still been feeling super anxious. I read a few...
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    Update

    Sorry to open a new thread, but nothing else seems to help. I know you told me to go to a doctor, but I physically have not had the time, and I'm going to another country for a few weeks soon. I still get back pain and my back is very sore. The muscles of my neck and shoulders also feel sore...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Also, with all due respect, my last doctor visit 1.5 years ago was just the EMG, no clinical examination, and like I said I don't think that's visible on my medical record because it was sort of an off the record favor. So the only thing to compare to would be the PCP visit 3 years ago with the...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    I understand, I hate to outstay my welcome, but I feel this could be serious. I know you're not doctors, so I've tried to keep my questions strictly ALS related. I'm asking generally speaking if you think that there's any way this could be ALS at this point. If not, I also feel like it could...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Hello. I've been trying to live my life and change certain things, but the back pain continues, and I think it's moved more towards my lower back. I haven't really had any abnormal fatigue lately, I can run pretty normally for my level, although it hurts my back and my side starts to pinch...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Hello, I'm afraid I must trouble you again :( My symptoms still persist, my back and neck feel like they're getting increasingly stiff, and nothing I've tried has helped significantly. I've tried magnesium (although not very large doses), stretching, rest and a muscle gel that's usually great...
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    Question answered privately

    Question answered privately
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    I've read that, but I'm not sure I understand it perfectly. So to clarify, tongue twitcing when the tongue is not completely relaxed is not important if there are no ALS-specific fasciculations when the tongue is relaxed?
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Okay, it's just that I was under the impression that twitching in the tongue is clinically significant. I've read about a couple of neurologists talking about it. That combined with everything else makes me feel like I keep getting new symptoms no matter how I try to ignore it.
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Sorry to be back again but this is really freaking me out. I've recently been experiencing what I think is urinary urgency, I constantly feel like I have to pee but when I got to the bathroom there's only a little. I've read that this could be an ALS symptom, something to do with the muscles of...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Thank you Laurie. To be completely honest I'm not even sure if an "official" report for the second EMG exists since it was kind of done "off the record" after hours by a neurologist friend of my father, who didn't even charge anything for it. But he seemed very knowledgeable on the subject, and...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    I've tried to heed your advice but it's been really difficult because I feel like the cramping just keeps getting worse. Or not necessarily worse, but more frequent, and spreading to more areas. I've had cramps in my back and (I think) my stomach now. My neck is really stiff and sore, and it...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Sorry to bother again, but I noticed that the cramping in my neck has increased a lot in the last couple of days. I get these random annoying pains that I've never experienced before on either side of the neck that force me to kind of turn my head to get rid of the pain. This concerns me because...
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Thank you so much Laurie!
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    Twitching for 3 years, no weakness, but now cramps?

    Hello. I am a 19-year-old male who has had twitching muscles all over my body for a little over 3 years now. The twitches range from little, barely noticeable ones to big thumping ones that you can see trough clothes. In the beginning I used to have twitches that would go on in one spot...
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