WorriedMuch
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Hey everyone! I’ve been following this forum for some time and finally decided to ask for your opinions.
I am a 35-year old female, and my symptoms started with a slight tremor in my left hand 4 months ago. The tremor gets worse after using my hand for a prolonged period of time.
About a month ago my thenar muscle and the muscle on the top of my palm between the thumb and index finger began to twitch and quiver. It hardly happens at rest but if I move my fingers or flex my hand it triggers the twitching. Soon the twitching spread to the muscle going from the pinkie to the wrist, my thumb and to my palm. It's not happening anywhere else in my body but in this one hand.
When I visited a neurologist the twitching wasn't so persistent and I didn't know I could provoke it with a hand flex so it went unnoticed, but neuro said that I have mildly reduced strength in my left hand, not due to a pinched nerve or neuropathy; and the tremor is neither parkinsonian or essential in nature. I myself haven't noticed any weakness or loss of function in my hand.
A week ago I saw my GP again because the twitching spread to a muscle under my wrist and I started having cramping in my palm every time I flex my hand. He gave me a quick strength test and said he didn't find anything abnormal (no weakness this time) and said he thinks all my symptoms are due to anxiety.
I didn't have any tests scheduled beyond bloodwork for thyroid, etc. which came back fine. EMG wasn't even discussed.
Should I still be concerned about ALS and see another neurologist? Could I have localized twitching/cramping in my hand without significant weakness because of ALS? The neuro's comment about 'mildly reduced strength' still bothers me but he didn't seem concerned too much about it.
I'd greatly appreciate your advice.
I am a 35-year old female, and my symptoms started with a slight tremor in my left hand 4 months ago. The tremor gets worse after using my hand for a prolonged period of time.
About a month ago my thenar muscle and the muscle on the top of my palm between the thumb and index finger began to twitch and quiver. It hardly happens at rest but if I move my fingers or flex my hand it triggers the twitching. Soon the twitching spread to the muscle going from the pinkie to the wrist, my thumb and to my palm. It's not happening anywhere else in my body but in this one hand.
When I visited a neurologist the twitching wasn't so persistent and I didn't know I could provoke it with a hand flex so it went unnoticed, but neuro said that I have mildly reduced strength in my left hand, not due to a pinched nerve or neuropathy; and the tremor is neither parkinsonian or essential in nature. I myself haven't noticed any weakness or loss of function in my hand.
A week ago I saw my GP again because the twitching spread to a muscle under my wrist and I started having cramping in my palm every time I flex my hand. He gave me a quick strength test and said he didn't find anything abnormal (no weakness this time) and said he thinks all my symptoms are due to anxiety.
I didn't have any tests scheduled beyond bloodwork for thyroid, etc. which came back fine. EMG wasn't even discussed.
Should I still be concerned about ALS and see another neurologist? Could I have localized twitching/cramping in my hand without significant weakness because of ALS? The neuro's comment about 'mildly reduced strength' still bothers me but he didn't seem concerned too much about it.
I'd greatly appreciate your advice.