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So, 4 days ago I got my first EMG in both arms and legs. The doctor who performed it said I was fine - nothing to worry about but 2 days after that I noticed that my right shoulder/arm/hand feels kinda week and fatigues more easily that my left one. For example If I extend my arm and hold a 1,5 litre water bottle in the air for a period of time my right hand feels like it's " burning ", more than my left one. Yesterday I mentioned that to my neuro and and after a clinical stregth test he found nothing wrong. My twitches have subsided quite a lot though but I'm still worried. I know that this isn't reasonable but I can't help it. He also prescribed me some meds for my health anxiety but I'm only 22 years old and I feel kinda weird talking anxiety medication so early. So now [ according to my neuro ] I gotta take the anxiety meds, never ever search medical stuff online and see him again in 40 days. I know that a clean EMG is a good sign but that persistend [ 3 days now ] week feeling in my arm is messing with my head again .. Has anyone experienced that burning/week feeling for several days ?
) and don't try to perform silly strength tests...A bit off topic, but a while ago I read an old post that showed how silly the strength tests are that we all do or used to do.It is by zEarthyRanger and already posted on 17 May 2005. It made me laugh so hard that I was happy to be alone at that time in my room...I'm sure nobody minds me to repeat the post:==============Noticed that someone had raised the idea of a BFS mini-conference in Las Vegas. While I think its an excellent idea, I did make myself smile by imagining the nightmare scenario where everyone is having a "bad day" at the same time. I'm sure you're not all as bad as me, but if you are then picture the scene... You arrive late at the restaurant where everyone is supposed to be meeting up, and say to the maitre D: "I'm looking for the BFS party." He waves a weary arm over to a table where, to your horror you see: *Two people stroking the soles of each others naked feet, while a third watches to make sure the toes point down *Someone else striking a dining fork on the table before holding it to each hand little finger, saying "I'm sure I can't feel it as much with my left." *Another holding two plates with identical main courses in outstretched arms while her neighbour sits opposite with a stopwatch *A man at the end of the table who has whipped out a laptop computer and is trying to Google an obscure article he's heard about that mentions a Fijian fisherman in the 1930s twitching for 40 years before being diagnosed with ***. With growing horror you watch a 225lbs champion bodybuilder get up from the table and "heel walk" to the toilets, re-emerging a couple of minutes later and "toe walking" back to the table. Desparately fighting the urge to run out of the room, you walk over to the only sane-looking person at the table and shake her hand. "Does that feel weak to you?" she says.==============looking at all this from a distance really shows how weird we all are behaving, doesn't it?Cheers and you'll be fine.
By that time he had already disposed of the needle and needed to get a new one.He did it of course because the entire purpose of this EMG was to ease my mind (he didn't find it necesary at all). But I could really feel his develish side 
when he really, and I mean really, poked this one needle extra hard in my shoulder, haha.Of course the shoulder was also fine.So Mechanic, indeed, it can take some time (weeks, months) but in my experience these fatigued feelings will move on to a next spot. I sometimes think it is some physical Law Of Constant Fatigueness. If it is not in the arm, it is in the leg, etc. Just give it some time.
You are in good company. I used to marvel at the folks who had fascics and little, or no "perceived" weakness, (always hated that term,) though I'm sure that everyone suffers plenty in their own personal hell with this nutty condition.