muscles

  1. S

    Strange symptoms

    Hi everyone! 32 year old female here. 5 months ago I started having really tight muscles in my arms. Went to pcp was told it’s anxiety. Started meds - no help. 2 months ago I started experiencing body wide twitching. Started magnesium, exercising and stopped caffeine. I get plenty of fluids and...
    • Scared12345
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    • advice anxiety caffeine cramping female magnesium meds muscles neurologist symptom symptoms thumb twitching
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. Q

    Should I ask a doctor about ALS?

    I will try to skip as much ramble as possible and just get into the details. I’m a 22 year old female. About a year ago I started noticing twitches, kind of all over my body. I didn’t think much of it apart from think it was really weird. Then one day I decided to ask google and ALS came up...
    • Questioning58
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    • als als? anxiety arm female fingers food foot muscles possible a problem swallow symptoms tongue twitches
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. N

    Should I see a neuro?

    Hi there, I've had daily, widespread muscle twitching for the past 5-6 years. I never thought anything about this and thus never even mentioned it to a doctor. Both of my calf muscles have been twitching more or less constantly for the past year (in addition to random twitches elsewhere in my...
    • n13tzsch3
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    • autoimmune bfs diagnosed diagnosis emg emg? muscle muscle twitching muscle weakness muscles neurologist pain test twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. P

    6 months ago, very worried, please help

    Hi, 4-5 months ago I was posting here explaining my symptoms, the situation is more difficult now. When I use my arms I feel tired in the muscles, I have fasciculations, mostly in my two arms, I feel something weird in the diaphragm, in the right and left sides, near to my shoulders. Since...
    • Papo
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    • atrophy diaphragm fasciculations muscles pain please help symptoms worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. I

    A question if you don't mind

    Background: I've seen PCP, I've Seen a Neurologist. I have been prescribed a blood test, and EEG and an EMG. The EMG is sort of on hold right now because we are having trouble finding a place that accepts my insurance. I presented to the ER 3 days after Christmas with a pain in my head and...
    • iambeezer
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    • als christmas emg fasciculations insurance mri muscles neurologist pain reflex sleep sporadic stroke test twitching weakness work worry
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. J

    Looking for insight.

    Hello everyone. I’m a 30 year old female and would love to get some feedback from people with more knowledge of these things than myself. So this all began at the beginning December. I noticed my hands would go limp for a second and then be fine. I googled and googled and figured maybe it was...
    • Jcrg19
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    • als ankle female foot love mistake muscle muscle twitches muscles sensory symptoms symptoms twitches weakness
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. G

    Question about EMG

    I would like to ask one thing about EMG. I had my EMG (clean) but still I have some concerns, since i've been reading scientific studies on the Internet which made me a little worried. (Symptoms lasting from september) I don't understand how a little group of muscles can be in fact useful for...
    • Gorbos
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    • als back clean emg denervation emg muscle muscles reading test worried wrong
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. H

    Seeking reassurance

    For the last six weeks I've been aware of mild weakness in my left hand and wrist. I have difficulty clipping my fingernails on my right hand and my wrist starts aching or burning after I hold or grip something as light as an iPad. This follows two years of a worsening thumb tremor, which may or...
    • hatch3
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    • burning emg fasciculations finger muscle muscles neurologist pain second opinion sporadic symptoms thenar thumb tremor twitching weakness wrist
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. P

    Is this atrophy?

    I posted at the beginning of January however my thread was closed which is why I have opened this thread. Since I was explaining my story in depth I already felt that my lengthy explanation was enough for people to have to get through without me attaching photos too. However, I briefly...
    • Pebble
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    • atrophy cramps fasciculations flexing movement muscle muscle weakness muscles story weakness wrist
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. K

    My Husbands Worried.

    Hi all, thank you for allowing me to join and be able to post here. I've been on this website a lot since October 2017 and I'll explain why. My husband, who is 31 years old began getting some twitching in his muscles in or around October 2017. He went to his GP for around two visits before the...
    • Kbel88
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    • ankle anxiety back bfs emg manual mnd muscles neurologist night problems reading story stress tests twitches twitching vitamins wanted weakness website worried worry
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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