Eclilpse2718
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I'm new here, and I was hoping to get some input on symptoms I've been having.
Starting 2 months ago May 2018 I started getting tingling in my right hand. That was quickly followed by twitching in that hand, the tingling spread to both hands and both feet, then the tingling went away after about 2-3 weeks. The twitching, however, did not, and started to spread. It spread randomly and now occurs all over the place. I've lost no strength (do strength tests daily to confirm) and have no atrophy or slurred speech. The muscle twitches seem to be aggravated in my right hand for example when I use it (for example if I clinch my fist hard for 20 seconds and release, the twitching starts to fire off). When I clinch my fist again, the twitching stops. It seems by all of the tests I've done to myself that when the twitching occurs, I can stop it by flexing that particular muscle group. I've read a lot about BFS and other common things this could be, but my bloodwork all came back normal. I've had some tight feelings in my right shoulder as well as my right leg, but no weakness. Since I've had these twitches for 2 months, if it were ALS, would there be weakness or atrophy by now?
Thank you for all who take their time to give their input.
Starting 2 months ago May 2018 I started getting tingling in my right hand. That was quickly followed by twitching in that hand, the tingling spread to both hands and both feet, then the tingling went away after about 2-3 weeks. The twitching, however, did not, and started to spread. It spread randomly and now occurs all over the place. I've lost no strength (do strength tests daily to confirm) and have no atrophy or slurred speech. The muscle twitches seem to be aggravated in my right hand for example when I use it (for example if I clinch my fist hard for 20 seconds and release, the twitching starts to fire off). When I clinch my fist again, the twitching stops. It seems by all of the tests I've done to myself that when the twitching occurs, I can stop it by flexing that particular muscle group. I've read a lot about BFS and other common things this could be, but my bloodwork all came back normal. I've had some tight feelings in my right shoulder as well as my right leg, but no weakness. Since I've had these twitches for 2 months, if it were ALS, would there be weakness or atrophy by now?
Thank you for all who take their time to give their input.