Quad twitches like crazy when holding a squat

[Username4837]

Hi everyone about a month ago I’ve experienced some hand weakness. Where my hand felt very clumsy when typing and holding things. Sometimes I’m holding my phone and I’d would just drop it out of no where. Also my right shoulder seem to fatigue very easily.

A couple weeks after the hand weakness I’ve notice my right calf is smaller than my left calf (I’ve measured it with tape). I’ve also noticed that my right leg feel weaker and that I need to put more focus into walking to avoid walking awkwardly because my right leg just feels “off”.

I have been experiencing twitches every now and then but I’ve just attributed them to anxiety or stress.

Fast forward to now, I’ve noticed something new which really set off the panic for me. I was getting up from a chair. When I was getting up I noticed my outer quad muscle of both legs were twitching like crazy. So whenever I get into a squat position the quad muscles of both legs will twitch like crazy.

This doesn’t feel like normal shaking of the muscles when doing a squat. But I can visibly see my quad muscles twitch as soon as I get into a squat position.

 

[ShiftKicker]

Hello-

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The first step is to visit with a doctor for an assessment if you're worried about a particular symptom. Twitching absent any of the other symptoms that are associated with ALS is not really a concern. If your doctor observes any other symptoms, they will go from there.

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