My Pinkie Is Twitching Uncontrollably

[usysparawl]

Last night, I woke up several times to a twiching pinkie. It is still twitching this morning. It's not constant, but frequent. It seems to be triggered by bending my wrist in a certain direction. It is really strong, and my pinkie is jerking from side to side. In an irregular twitch pattern if that makes any sense. And it has lasted for hours.

I had one of those twitches between the thumb and pointer finger a week ago for a couple of hours and my pointer finger moved.

The pinkie finger freaks me out because of that *beep* Micheal J. Fox story and Parkinsons -- another fear of mine other than ALS.

I've been twitching for 1.5 years now. I have anxiety. I need reassurance that jerking fingers, even constant ones, are part of BFS.

And even pinkies -- which is what freaks me out.

Thanks,
Peg

 

[totaltwirls]

I get the jerking/twitching pointer finger and middle finger. As a matter of fact, the twitching pointer finger is how all of my symptoms first began back in April. I, also, was concerned about Parkinson's, but my neuro said it was NOT that. Been to see her about 1/2 dozen times and had all the tests. Relax, this one, too, shall pass.

 

[BandersnatchF]

Nope, you've found the one spot that's never BFS. All of the other fingers (and every other voluntary muscle in your body) can twitch and jerk in a benign way, but pinkies—not a chance!
) ) )

For what it's worth, I was told by a neurosurgeon friend that if you can trigger the twitch by bending your wrist or something similar, it's very likely to be mechanical irritation rather than something systemic. This was in response to my concerns over my ring finger twitch which, BTW, hasn't happened for two months (knock on wood!). I still have full function and strength of the ring finger after five months.
Sure, my hands feel clumsy, but that's a classic anxiety symptom. Also, my typing speed (according to a typing tutor program) is about 60-70 words per minute with not too many errors, so my lack of coordination is more likely to be lack of concentration and/or perceived rather than actual.

 

[miguel4life]

I can do the same thing with my pinkie (especially my right one) if I hold my hand in a certain position. When I first did it, it sent my anxiety levels through the roof.

Even now, when I think about it, it still bothers me a bit. So, I have just decided to ignore it altogether. I haven't noticed any problems with strength or coordination.

I'm pretty sure it is just another one of those wonderful, bizarre BFS symptoms.