16 Year old boy, please help? - Neuromuscular Diseases Message Board

Dimon1212 · 04-06-2005, 05:36 PM

Hi everybody,
for the last couple of months I have noticed that I seem to get muscle twiches mostly in my legs but can be in other parts of the body when I am tired and resting. I dont usually notice it throughtout the day only when I am resting. I think its called fasciculation but I had a look on the internet and it sais that it might be ASL and thats what got me really nervous.

I have no other signs except the twiches and they usually occur if I am worried or tense or maybe when I am thinking about it. The twiching is like something is jumping up under my skin and its usually happens about 10 times a day or even more and last for a couple of seconds. I can see it slightly and feel it. The twitching doesnt hurt but its really annoying.

Sometimes I dont have it and begin to forget about it but then it starts all over again for a day and carries on.

I dont do alot of sport and I have a healthy died(a bit over weight tho) but my mum thinks I am paranoid and that I am imagining things.
I am not usually a guy who worries but after looking on the internet it got me worried.

Do I need to go and see a GP? Do you think its something serious or even life threatening like ASL or I just need to get a life? Please help me.

Also may it be because I have a quite good but sometimes stressfull life?

Thank you very much!

apriltones · 04-08-2005, 10:02 AM

hi dom, i have this as well as other symptoms. twitches is a big thing people worry about being linked to als.. but from what i have read on net, als twithces usually happen in the later stages and weakness is present which you havent mentioned so im sure you ahvent got it. i get mine worse when im tired, check out anxiety and fibro board!!1 love april. dont worry x

Kali M · 04-14-2005, 08:14 PM

Dimin

Most muscle twitches in a healthy 16 y/o (or in anyone else for that matter) are normal. They can happen after exercise, when you're stressed, or when you get tired. The muscle fibers just fire off a little, and you get the twitch. (Do you have tests coming up? Or have you not been getting enough sleep?). I had an eye twitch that lasted a good part of 1 month one time.

From another site online:
Considerations:
Muscle twitching is the result of minor local muscle contractions or the uncontrollable twitching of a single muscle group served by a single motor nerve fiber or filament.

Muscle twitches are minor and often go unnoticed. Some are common and normal, while others indicate a neurologic disorder.

Common Causes:

Benign, nonpathologic fasciculations (not caused by disease or disorders)
Often affect the eyelids, calf, or thumb
Normal and quite common, often triggered by stress or anxiety
A diet deficiency
Drug overdose
Drug side effect (such as diuretics, corticosteroids and estrogens)
Exercise