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Trust us when we say that there is nothing wrong with you. Worrying about ALS on the basis of twitches alone is like worrying about a brain tumor on the basis of a headache. ALS does not present the way you are describing. It does not come and go, it does not bounce all around your body at...

This is not the way ALS would present itself. In almost every case, muscle weakness is noticed before muscle twitching, and the twitching, if it even is noticed does not bounce around as you are describing (all over body at random, then your legs, then your jaw etc). Numbness and tingling is not...

Based on what you just said, I would think there is no reason you should be concerned about something like ALS. ALS wouldn't tend to be widespread as you say, and I've never heard of twitching over the ear. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but there is no significance as to whether or not the...

Nah, tongue twitching isn't any different than anything else, especially if you have already been having widespread twitching elsewhere. You actually might not even be having tongue twitching, it can very easily be mistaken for normally occurring tongue quivering and movements. Tongue twitching...

Chris2 - Thanks that would seem to be pretty clear. It just seems like that's almost too good to be true though. Why isn't that emphasized more on here? To ALL the people who twitch in a certain spot only "every now and then" wouldn't that line of logic effective show that there twitching is not...

21 years old! Although I was 20 when all this started.

Hello eveyone, long time no post. I just wanted to see if we could all pool our knowledge and clarify something here. I have heard many many times that twitching in ALS stays in the affected muscle(s) and does not stop until the muscle is dead and unusable. I have also seen many other people who...

Jenn, just so you know, a positive Hoffman's sign is not when the index finger moves. Okay? It's the thumb. Just don't think you have a Hoffman's sign because your index finger is moving. You are going to be fine, you really are.

*****Sorry, I meant to say, "one of the ways they ruled OUT ALS"

I had those allot more in the beggining. I remember laying in bed at night just 'hoping' I wouldn't jerk. This is definatly somthing that is heightened by anxiety and being in an anxious state of mind.

You can't really know you have brisk reflexes until your doctor does a professional examination on you anyway. I'm not sure what your feeling when you walk but there are also other things to consider besides hyperreflexia. You say it kind of tickles?

Here's that quote I told you about, you can find it in "BFS in a Nutshell." "Some of the symptoms you have (vibrating, bubbling sensations, etc) are not related to the fasciculations. They are NOT symptoms of ALS, which is a motor disease. In my experience, most people with these symptoms are...

I'm not sure they are "true" fasciculations, thought they may feel this way. I've read quotes from neurologists saying that these kinds of sensations had nothing to do with fasciculations and are not symptomatic of anything serious. Also like I said, if they are very fast fasciculations, they...

That's good to hear...what state are you from??

Yes I do. The tendon that kind of goes to my big toe often hurts when I am walking or running whenever it gets stretched.

This actually sounds like one of the many symptoms I've had before that worry me, but when I really think about it, they are hard to describe, and I can't really find anything that says they are symptomatic or any kind of disease. I usually just let myself be puzzled about it for weeks or months...

What are the post rankings from bottom up? Just curious... I can't remember the first one, Interested Member Senior Member Selfless giver of time Hero Saint Is this it? Or is there some kind of, "Super Saint" or something? Keep posting Basso and find out for us. :cool:

I have heard that anxiety, along with virtually any oral disorder can result in excess saliva production. If your worried about ALS, don't be. Its somewhat of a misconception that ALS CAUSES excess saliva when really the only reason drooling is ever an issue in it is because the tongue and mouth...

Very nice! I'm only at the 8 month mark myself. I can't wait until 3 years, then I won't have to worry at all!

Yes! I have had this happen to me too. I remember back when I used to worry about having Multiple Sclerosis, we were watching Montel Williams (probably making fun of it or something) and I looked him up on wikipedia to find out that he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. It scared me so...