Anxiety Causing Muscle Twitching?

[DefzDan2000]

Hello I have always been a very anxious person and get slight muscle twitching andomly throughout my body due to when I get an anxious epidsode about my health. Well this time I started getting muscle twitching in the same area just above my left knee in my leg quad muscle for the past 3 to 4 days off and on constantly. After Googling everything I am convinced I have ALS. My leg muscle does not appear to be any weaker but now anytime I stress the quad muscle like flexing or walking up stairs or squating down I feel a muscular tightness at the same spot I get my muscle twitching right after the tension on the muscle is relieved. I am 24 y/o white male 6' 215 lbs. I bodybuild and lift weights about 4-5 days per week. I just started last week running on the treadmill again pretty vigorously. I am extremely anxious now convinced I have the worst case scenario and I can't sleep due to the thoughts in my head. I just want this twitching and tightness to stop, has anyone else had similar symptoms that can put me to ease??? Best of luck to all!!

 

[zombiehat]

Howdy, I think we all get "hot spots" like that. I unfortunately I'm one of those people who have them all over, and I mean all over! The more you get upset the more you will twitch and the worse you will feel. It is not unusual for people to twitch, especially if you lift weights. I'm also a nervous person and have been lifting for more than 20 years, which probably has caused some of the problems for me. Just relax and take it one day at a time. Make an appointment with your doc. if you need additional reassurance. Sounds like BFS!

 

[DefzDan2000]

Everyone thanks for the reassurance. The twitching and tightness in the muscle went away for about a week and they came back in the EXACT SAME SPOT on my left quad again today at work. The biggest thing that is scaring me is not so much the twitching as it is the TIGHTENING feeling I am getting any time I use that muscle like squating or flexing the muscle, is this the beginning of atrophy? The muscle almost feels like it is about to cramp and then the fasisculations will go on for a few seconds or until I move or use the muscle again. DOES ANYONE ELSE GET THIS TIGHTENING OF A MUSCLE, ALMOST LIKE A CRAMP COMING BUT WITH NO PAIN, RIGHT BEFORE TWITCHING WITH USE OF THAT SAME MUSCLE?? This anxiety is killing me and my wife thinks I am crazy!!! Thanks to all and god bless!!

 

[exploringexistence]

I notice when I get a hotspot for several days, the muscle feels tight afterwards. I had a hotspot above the elbow in my right arm for days and after it stopped, the muscle felt strange, tight and tired. It felt that way when I went to get my EMG and it came back clean so I'm sure you are fine.

 

[DefzDan2000]

Yeah but the muscle gets a really tight, tired feeling when I use the muscle and after use momentarily, and that is when my twitching will kick in, almost like it saying I can't keep using that muscle because it will begin to tighten up. However I can still move any which way I want to. I heard that CLINICAL WEAKNESS means you cannot move that muscle or it is extremely limited in movement? Is this correct??? Mine is in my quad and so when I extend my knee all the way or do some squating with just my bodyweight is when I will feel this tightening, then the twitching kicks in once the muscle rests and it will last for maybe 5-10 seconds or until I flex or use the muscle again it will go away. This is another question, if my twitching stops when I use that muscle the twitching is in that is indicative of BFS and not *** correct??? I am driving myself crazy and I got zero restful sleep last night as my leg was on my mind all night and I tossed and turned checking to see if I could still use the muscle, dont want to go to the neuro as I am afraid of the worst, ANYONE ELSE GET THIS TIGHTENING FEELING BEFORE THE ONSET OF THEIR LOCALIZED TWITCHING?? This is the second week into it, although it did go away last week from Wednesday-Sunday. AHHHHH!!!