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Dr. Ashok Kumar

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Published At October 1, 2016
Reviewed AtFebruary 13, 2024

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I had intermittent twitching all over my body for the last two months. I finally went to see my general practitioner (GP) and he ran a plethora of blood tests and said that my vitamin B12, iron, and vitamin D were all really low. Since starting my vitamin supplements two days ago, the twitching has subsided significantly. For the last two days or so, I have just been noticing minor twitching in my left hand that will happen three to four times a day for around 10 seconds. But, there is no weakness. I have been paranoid and freaking out for the past two months over life threatening neurological diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). I also had a creatine kinase done and my levels were well within normal range. I am just wondering if this twitching continues, then is it something to be alarmed?

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the provided details and understand your concerns. It can be proved that your concern is really paranoid (no offense) and there is no substance for such thoughts. I mean to say that this is unfounded belief and there is no rational for at least today. The reason against ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or any other neurological disorder is they are unlikely to respond to vitamins and minerals, which is not in your case. None of the disorder presents with isolated twitching at 25 years of age. You did not mention any family history and I assume it is negative. This again goes in favor of no serious neurological disorder. Twitching can be a normal symptom and occurs in almost 30% of young peoples. There is nothing abnormal with isolated twitching. Any serious disorder will cause weakness which is absent in your case. I hope this assures you that there is nothing serious and there is an urgent need to put worries away.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

Thanks for the quick response. As I said the twitching has gotten better after starting my routine vitamin supplement. I was twitching all over before two months. It was over my hands, arms, tongue, legs, etc., which concerned me. There is no family history and no weakness. I just wanted to be re-assured that with my creatine kinase being normal along with my reflexes.

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com. Considering no family history, normal creatinine phosphate kinase (CPK) level and no weakness you can get doubly assured that it is a simple twitching resulted from nutritional deficiency. The only thing that I need to state here is to take care to prevent any such recurrences by eating healthy and incorporating all nutrients in your diet. The other important thing is to keep your anxiety away from all these as anxiety itself can present with twitching. I mean to state that along with diet make stress management as a habit and never ignore it as far as possible.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Ashok Kumar
Dr. Ashok Kumar

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