Question about Fasciculations and viral illnesses

[HPXB]

Hi All,

I want to be very respectful of this kind group's time and energy, so I will be concise. I am active on a BFS forum, as I've experienced persistent fasciculations for approximately 22 months. It is fairly well known that fasciculations associated with BFS worsen quite obviously when someone with a history of BFS becomes ill with a cold, flu, or the like. The fasciculations then return to whatever their baseline is once the person gets over said cold/flu. The question then arose - Is this acute worsening of fasciculations also seen when an individual with ALS catches a viral illness (e.g., cold/flu)? I appreciate all insights and will be conscious not to respond with additional questions. Thank you very much!

H

 

[Nikki J]

Mine do not but I don’t twitch much at this stage However, as you say, it is normal for those of you with bfs. I was once told by a famous ALS specialist that any neurological symptom whatever its cause will be worse of you are sick or tired or stressed so I would not be surprised if people with bfs were to twitch more under any of these circumstances. I don’t believe you can draw any conclusions at all from the reports of PALS

 

[affected]

Nope, yes, maybe.
This forum section is to ask if you have ALS, which you know you don't, so we can't really say anything more as twitching alone means nothing.
All the best, I hope you can get past this.

 

[HPXB]

Thank you so much for the quick responses!