r/MuscleTwitch

Anxious again

I ( female 23) have had muscle twitches over my whole body for 6 months from what Ive noticed. I went to the doctor and she just did a neuro status and talked to a neurologist who says he thinks I’m fine since I’ve got no percieved weakness. My anxiety is now back again since I feel a tightness and heavy feeling in my left leg. It goes away and comes back. I also have like nerve pain sometimes in my tounge and twitches. My hands feel weak on and off (I know it would persist if it was something bad) but still. Also nerve pain in my arms a lot and whole body. I have mucus everyday in my throat, don’t know if thats a thing. Always feeling like I need to pee and sometimes pee my pants a little.. Always tired and yawning.I just feel like every time you hear someone who has gotten the big bad disease they have symptoms that are not the usual ones and I feel like I can relate to all those. Came across a YouTube video where all symptoms differed in the comments and now I’m spiraling with anxiety. It’s like I’m waiting for it to progress and become something. Help 😢

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u/Personal-Writing-186 — 4 days ago

Anyone have this?

I can see it but the scary thing is I can’t feel this one - I also don’t ever remember having that big dent in the middle of my palm. This is along side full body twitching for roughly almost 2 years now. Appeared atrophy in both legs mainly my right and my right foot. Anyone have twitches like this in the base of the thumb? Looking for some reassurance I guess 🥲

u/worriedconstant121 — 5 days ago

This small spot on my left thumb

For like a week or so, I get these small muscle spasms underneath my left thumb. Some are small like the ones in the video, others like one I had earlier today looked like a crater where it would twitch. And there was a common theme with these twitches, I get the big one that lasts anywhere from 5 to 10 seconds at a time and then this series of smaller spasms that last like 3 seconds.

I have a small understanding of these spasms and know that PD is something I can almost definitely rule out, and I do also have some pretty bad habits that aren’t helping either — I game a lot both on controller and keyboard, I drink like 2-3 Dr Peppers a day with some water in between, my sleep schedule is kinda dead in the water as of late, and I do type on my phone quite a bit

My job also has me work with my hands like all the time, and to get into specifics I work at a pizza restaurant where I help with stretching dough, making the pizzas, and washing dishes during evening and closing hours which is essentially my specialty. These spasms have also given quite a bit of stress or anxiety which in turn are causing more spasms which DEFINITELY doesn’t help in the slightest

All these points in mind, I suspect these are just caused by the various triggers in my day-to-day and it’s probably just some double nothing burger no pickles, but if there’s another underlying issue that’s why I’m posting here

u/ERROR40h4 — 5 days ago

Science cure.

The way AI is advancing and how suppsoedly a lot of stuff is gonna be cure in the next 10:15 years u think stuff like constant twitching would be resolved.
I mean if ai would be able to cure higher diseases I think this is curable

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u/trumpsh — 11 days ago

Worried that a groove on the back of my left hand is getting deeper. Could this be muscle wasting?

I’m 26 years old, and I’ve been experiencing muscle fasciculations since late March, especially in my left arm.

For some time now, I’ve also felt that my left arm and hand are weaker or fatigue more easily. For example, when I work out, I notice that my left forearm gets tired sooner and my grip starts to give out earlier than on my right side.

What concerns me the most right now is the groove/indentation on the back of my left hand, in the area I marked in the photos.

I found some photos from around April and compared them with current photos from October, trying to keep my hand in a similar position. I feel like this groove has become deeper or more noticeable over these months, and I’m worried that it could represent muscle wasting.

For context, I’ve had two normal EMGs during this period and have been evaluated by several neurologists, who did not find signs of motor neuron disease. Despite the feeling of weakness, I’m still able to do strength training and exercise normally.

I understand that hand position, tendons, and lighting can significantly change how this area looks, so I wanted to ask:

Do you actually see a loss of muscle volume when comparing the older and newer photos? Does anyone else have a similar groove in this area of their hand?

I’m not looking for a diagnosis from Reddit. I’m mainly concerned about the change I think I’m seeing and would like to hear from people who have noticed something similar.

u/According_Shelter267 — 12 days ago

Help please

Sorry, this is going to be a little long.
Everything started in mid-June 2025. That was the day I first noticed fasciculations. Since then, I have had fasciculations every single day. Sometimes they appear as hotspots, and sometimes they are generalized and occur all over my body.
About two months after they started, I saw a neurologist for the first time. He performed a clinical neurological examination and an EMG, but everything was completely normal. There were no abnormal findings.
Since then, I have been constantly worried about ALS, and I have basically been living in fear and anxiety because of this disease. I have fasciculations every day.
The last time I had a neurological examination was in January of this year. I was examined clinically again and had another EMG, which was also completely normal. There were no signs of a neurodegenerative disease or any pathological findings.
Now, for the past two or three months, the fasciculations have become particularly concentrated in my left foot. They are there almost 24/7, although I still occasionally have fasciculations elsewhere in my body. The main hotspot, however, is my left foot.
My foot also feels strange. I sometimes experience a vibrating or tingling sensation, and occasionally I have pain when putting weight on it or walking. It just feels uncomfortable. I also sometimes experience cramps.
I worry about this every single day and constantly ask myself whether today will be the day I develop muscle wasting or lose muscle function. It is driving me crazy.
Throughout all this time, I have never had any objective functional weakness or clinically detectable muscle weakness.
Despite all of this, I am still extremely worried.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Especially fasciculations that become concentrated in one foot for several months, together with pain, tingling/vibrating sensations and cramps, despite having normal neurological examinations and EMGs?

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u/GiftEnvironmental402 — 13 days ago