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I experienced twitching all around my body parts. Is it something to be worried about?
Query: Hello doctor, I have some questions in regards to some symptoms I have had recently. Around two years back, from September to December, I have had a series of twitching or fasciculations all around my body parts, such as my forearm, face, cheeks and eyebrows, fingers, and thumbs, and occasionally in... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the description, I do not think you need to worry. It is just a benign fasciculation. You are absolutely fine. You can ignore the right ulnar nerve deviated finding. Given that you had fasciculations all over, why is it only localized and your physical examinati... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from GAD for the last two years, and most recently illness anxiety, for the last three months. I have been experiencing what I believe to be anxiety hyper-stimulation twitches for the last two weeks. Twitches are very subtle in the calves of both legs. I had la... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand the amount of stress you feel regarding the mentioned muscle twitches. In medical terms, we call them fasciculation. Despite their grave fame as being a sign of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ), fasciculation is not a specific sign and does no... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing twitching in the front left side of my tongue on and off for two days. What could be the reason? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your symptoms could be related to a pinched nerve (cranial neuritis). I suggest you consult a neurologist for a physical examination and a brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). I would also suggest avoiding hot and spicy food, caffeinate... Read Full »
Why does my right hand shake and my fingers stop with twitch? Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My right hand is shaky most days and my fingers twitch sometimes at night. It is embarrassing. What could it be? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. This can either be a generalized deficiency of Calcium and vitamin D causing muscle twitching, or it can be related to nerve compression in your wrist. So, you need to take Calcium and vitamin D supplements. You... Read Full »
I have been feeling low and emotional along with trembling in my left hand. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I am often feeling down and emotional. Sometimes I can hear another person talking to me. It makes me feel negative. I also felt trembling in my left hand. I am often alone and do not like to speak as I am afraid that I might do something stupid. Please help.Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You may have a major depressive disorder with psychosis. You must consult your psychiatrist for further evaluation. You need to start medication like the tablet Escitalopram 10 mg daily in the morning and the tablet Olanzapine 5 mg at night. ... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, A few days ago, I had an excruciating headache. It felt like a lightning bolt on my right temple. It happened more than three times on both temples, mainly on the right-hand side. I had twitching in my body, but it seemed to have calmed down, and it happens once after every few hours. Als... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your symptoms are most likely due to migraine, which causes severe headaches, mainly on one side, that may last for 72 hours. It is associated with other features like limb numbness, nausea, photophobia, and other symptoms. The other possibl... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am an anxious guy and often have twitching in different parts of my body. But now I can feel twitching in my stomach too. I read that this is not common and could be an early sign of ALS. Do I need to worry? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I suggest you to give me a few more details: How long do you have these muscle twitches? Do you have weakness or muscle wastage (atrophy) in any limb, especially in distal parts of the hands or feet? Thank you. Read Full »
My whole body has consistent twitching, especially in the right thigh. Is it due to ALS?
Query: Hello doctor, I noticed consistent twitching in my right thigh a couple of months ago. Since then, my symptoms have been body-wide twitching and perceived weakness in my legs and arms. Nearly a year ago, I began having a popping sensation on the right side of my throat when I swallowed. I had an ul... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and can explain that your symptoms are not suggestive of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). I suggest your symptoms are more related to benign fasciculation syndrome. For this reason, I suggest you take a low dose of Clonazepam instead of ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I had a disk herniation from C2 to C3, which seems to have cleared up in the most recent image. I also have sporadic twitching of muscles all over my body, and the main problem now is the rotation of the head, and sometimes the head tilts left. My MRI reports suggest mild arthritic cha... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Your MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) report suggests (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) degenerative disk disease, and the disk bulging is mainly due to the degeneration, which is causing indentati... Read Full »
I have twitching in my right eye, and it pains. Why does it happen, and what to do?
Query: Hello doctor, Last year, I had a tic in my right eye. I was forcefully blinking my right eye and did this numerous times during the day. It was there for five months. After that, I did yoga, meditation, and breathing exercises to diminish the tic. I have been living with this pain, which has now bec... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. According to your description, you have pain in your right eye. I guess it is not only in the eye but in the back of the eye. I would like to know more about the pain in detail, like the nature of pain, such as pressure-like, throbbing, co... Read Full »