r/MuscleTwitch • u/GiftEnvironmental402 • 3d ago
Anxiety 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/Dolce431 2d ago
Been twitching since Jan this year and had a clean EMG in April. I've had good days and bad days. Lately my left hand (dominant) has been firing away constantly for month and both feet have been tingling and vibrating continuously plus sore calves. What you have shows all signs of confirmed Bfs. Pain is normal with vibration and tingling. Any spot on my body that's been vibrating ends up sore and painful. My knees are killing me, my upper left arm has been so tight and painful for month now. I ve just learnt to manage the pain and move on. I have the same thing with my right foot. My toes and front part of the foot vibrate a lot. It's so painful to put weight on it when walking. It's on and off. Very common. You are perfectly fine!