Increased Twitching After Exercise

[nameyisyBoby]

Hi Jo,
Thanks for replying )
Yes, my twitching is definitely increased after working out. When I lift weights, my hands get more twitchy. When I run my calves and legs get more twitchy, when I play hockey, my whole body gets more twitchy
Thanks!
Nick

 

[johnnytuna]

) Yes, I get that too - if you look at my previous couple of posts I was worried when my thumb began to jump after gripping anything (after 8 years of the twitches). This has now gone (thanks to those who wrote & helped put my mind at rest), but the micro-twitches you describe remain.

You HAVEN'T got ALS after all this time. Like you i am very fit, exercise frequently & hard etc (am 45), but this doesn't affect my frequency or magnitude of twitching - in fact, unlike most members of this forum, I can't think of anything which DOES exacerbate them - they are just always there to varying degrees.

Cheers

 

[usysparawl]

I had this type of twitch just last week -- in my ankle! I've also had thumb pad twitches as well, which scared me. But it went away. My neuro told me not to worry after 6 months with no weakness, so I can only imagine you are safer than safe! Besides, I am 43, and he told me I was basically too young! You have many things going for you. Not everyone sees a doctor. I did see one, but refused the EMG. (It was optional anyway.)

Peg

 

[nameyisyBoby]

Thanks Spreg for the reply....very assuring and comforting information. This stuff can hang over you like a dark cloud. I sometimes look at my young daughters and think how wonderful it would be to focus on them without this fear always hanging over me.
God Bless,
Nick

 

[RipleyGates]

I know this reply is a little late, but I am new here and when searching the forums I try to reply to some topic that I have experience in. This is one. Their is no doubt that this type of twitching sensation is common to BFS. I have been twitching for ten years now. It seems that this type of sensation seems to be deeper and more of a buzzing type of twitching. making it most of the time impossible to see. my experience is that this type of twitching will subside,usually within a couple of days but can last longer. but they can also reappear in other areas of the body at any time. but as I said this is common with our condition.One other thing. Sometimes they seem to repeat themselves at exact intervals(say every 5 seconds or so) this seems strange, but then again so is this entire unnerving disorder