Twitching for 3+ Years

[ChristinaCullen]

Hi everyone,

I have been twitching for over three years now, after a year did the EMG/ NCS and got the all clear. During the last two years have managed to fight off the health anxiety that tries to creep up on you especially during high stress/ twitch times. But here I go again... is it normal for your thenar muscle (under the thumb) to contract three or four times after you use your hand? I can't remember what if that would go under the auspice of BFS. I am trying not to freak out but it is almost everytime I use my hand, that muscle keeps contracting afterwards. I am now moving on to looking for hand atrophy etc...any thoughts would really be appreciated!
Thank you!
Christine

 

[MysticalGlitchy]

Hi Christine:

I get this, too. Please, please ignore it. When my EMG & NCV were done, that is one of the spots they stuck me- due to my telling them that it moved my thumb. All was fine.

I've had this "junk" for almost 3 years and I still struggle with creepy thoughts.

Take care. I wish you the best.

 

[ChristinaCullen]

Hi Vanessa, Thank you for the reply Did your muscle keep contracting at least three or four times after you would use it? I was thinking this feels alot different from twitching and after a voluntary movement. Would the Emg shown anything two years ago...you can see I have moved on to full anxiety...
christine

 

[MysticalGlitchy]

I wouldn't say it's a cramping contraction, but more of an "obvious twitch" due to a smaller muscle but then again large for it's place on the body. I hope you can follow that one, I'm terrible at expressing my thoughts. Some of the time it's strong enough to move my thumb other times it's just a big thumper.

Hope this helps. By the way...
find my "read this" topic post (posted yesterday) I bet it will calm you down.

 

[MysticalGlitchy]

I forgot...Yes, it's always after I use it. 3-5 times for me.
I helped my hubby in the yard this weekend and it did it after I used the shovel. Does it happen to be the hand you use the computer mouse with? This might aggrevate it, also. Does for me.

 

[ChristinaCullen]

Thank you so much for the peace of mind... it is only in my left hand and I am right handed so not the mouse but holding anything or buttoning shirt etc...but the jerks move my whole thumb and palm back and forth . I guess it is probably just a big old thumper not a fatal sign of something horrible hopefully, I can keep that in my mind until this panic feeling goes away! Thanks again,
Christine