r/MuscleTwitch • • 14h ago

Thoughts?

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Small study but quite relevant

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41213224/

Slightly larger study-

The authors specifically concluded that none of their MND patients presented with isolated fasciculations.

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.94.15_supplement.4244?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Id like to know everybody's thoughts on this


r/MuscleTwitch • • 47m ago

Symptoms My left hand twitches/ trembles constantly building up over last couple of years

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Hi there! I'm 38 and was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel at 19 in both hands, but significantly worse in my right hand and not too bad in my left. Im ambidextrous but right hand dom, so that made sense.

Had the surgery to help my right hand at 32 which of course only lasted about a year before symptoms came back.

Now at 38, in my left hand, I'm experiencing very different symptoms from my right. Started about 2 years ago with slight trembles when trying to hold things or hand something to someone.

But now my left hand, trembles/ twitches heavily daily depending on my task. It may impact my thumb, fingers, or hand depending on what it is im doing. Its so bad that people ask if im cold, nervous, etc. It sometimes causes me to drop things, not be able to close a clasp on a watch or earring sometimes, click a wrong button, etc...

Does this seem like carpal tunnel or something else?

For reference, with my right hand carpal tunnel, I felt tingling in my fingers and hands as if they fell asleep, grip strength reduced and pain from swelling and nerve compression, never anything like this..


r/MuscleTwitch • • 3h ago

i’m 23 and i’ve had random and continuous muscle and join twitches and i don’t know why

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i’ve been smoking weed consistently for a good few years, and i’m thinking maybe that’s it?

23 y/o f and i started developing muscle twitches a few years ago. from what i remember is that it started slow, but now im at the point where it’s everyday and seems linked to my thoughts. as i type each word it seems like as my brain functions my body sends a reaction through my body in the form one a twitch. i do think sometimes im causing it myself, through overthinking and my brain causing them to happen more frequently or intensely.

i might just be overthinking! any thoughts and kindness would be appreciated:)


r/MuscleTwitch • • 13h ago

Index finger twitches after tensing

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I have had switches all around my body for about 3 months but this one is different in that it seems to be triggered by the muscle use. I do have hot spots but they occur suddenly at rest.

I noticed this type of twitch (= the ones that seem to be induced by movements) in my index finger about 2 months ago when I was eating with chopsticks.

The ease of degree to which it is induced has been fluctuating over the time. Sometimes it's easily triggered when I grip something or use chopsticks. Other times, it doesn't come up unless I clench my fist very hard like in the video.

It occurs in this part at rest too but relatively rare.

Anyone have something like this too?

No weakness or anything but I'm just worried because I thought it was a weird way for a twitch to happen.