ValgerAce59
Well-known member
Hi again all~~
I always have to start out by apologizing for asking yet another question. Sometimes the new topics come so quickly on here, that it's hard to go back and find out something that you know you might have read about.
Anyway....I have a question about a twitch I've been getting, and wondering if anyone has any info or similar experience. Usually, the twitches I've been having now for about two months are generally pretty widespread, and rather quick, meaning that I'll have one or two, then have it go away for a while, come back later in the day, etc. I might have a calf or something that seems to twitch consistently for a while. BUT....in the last few days, I have a very annoying twitch that is on the left side of my neck, above my collar bone, and it seems to involve that general muscle group there, like if I feel it, it seems to be right around that general group of muscles. I also will feel it on my left shoulder occasisonally, etc. Anyway, especially if I am sitting in a certain position it seems, like laying on my left side, or sitting on the couch in a reclining position on my left side, that twitch will start in, and just keep going on and on. It'll pop and pop, and just keep going, if I don't move around and somehow get my mind off of it, it seems like it would go on for an hour or longer even. I don't really know, because since it makes me so nervous, I will get up, and try to do stuff to stop it, such as maybe just keeping busy so it might still be there, but I'm not feeling it as much, or maybe certain positions do somehow make them worse, I don't know.
But, I guess what I'm wondering is, do any of you have a twitch that is so persistent like that? My daugher was in a play this last weekend, and it was annoying, because I kept focusing on it and it was very distracting. I haven't had it much today, but sometimes it does seem to come on after the stress of the day. Not to assume it comes from stress, but I just mean that it seems to be worse at night for some reason. I was very worried about this, because my neuro happened to mention, before I had this particular twitch, that in ALS, the twitches are usually more persistent, like something you can see is there all the time. At the time, I was more having random, quick twitching. It still usually is like that, but this one is way more persistent. And, it's weird, because why would this particular one, being in my neck like that, be acting so different from the other ones? Does BFS do that? As far as the variability and also the persistence? Thanks so much for any help, I appreciate it so much!! You are all the greatest~~Val
I always have to start out by apologizing for asking yet another question. Sometimes the new topics come so quickly on here, that it's hard to go back and find out something that you know you might have read about.
Anyway....I have a question about a twitch I've been getting, and wondering if anyone has any info or similar experience. Usually, the twitches I've been having now for about two months are generally pretty widespread, and rather quick, meaning that I'll have one or two, then have it go away for a while, come back later in the day, etc. I might have a calf or something that seems to twitch consistently for a while. BUT....in the last few days, I have a very annoying twitch that is on the left side of my neck, above my collar bone, and it seems to involve that general muscle group there, like if I feel it, it seems to be right around that general group of muscles. I also will feel it on my left shoulder occasisonally, etc. Anyway, especially if I am sitting in a certain position it seems, like laying on my left side, or sitting on the couch in a reclining position on my left side, that twitch will start in, and just keep going on and on. It'll pop and pop, and just keep going, if I don't move around and somehow get my mind off of it, it seems like it would go on for an hour or longer even. I don't really know, because since it makes me so nervous, I will get up, and try to do stuff to stop it, such as maybe just keeping busy so it might still be there, but I'm not feeling it as much, or maybe certain positions do somehow make them worse, I don't know.
But, I guess what I'm wondering is, do any of you have a twitch that is so persistent like that? My daugher was in a play this last weekend, and it was annoying, because I kept focusing on it and it was very distracting. I haven't had it much today, but sometimes it does seem to come on after the stress of the day. Not to assume it comes from stress, but I just mean that it seems to be worse at night for some reason. I was very worried about this, because my neuro happened to mention, before I had this particular twitch, that in ALS, the twitches are usually more persistent, like something you can see is there all the time. At the time, I was more having random, quick twitching. It still usually is like that, but this one is way more persistent. And, it's weird, because why would this particular one, being in my neck like that, be acting so different from the other ones? Does BFS do that? As far as the variability and also the persistence? Thanks so much for any help, I appreciate it so much!! You are all the greatest~~Val