Muscle Twitching, What could be causing it?

Question

Belive it or not, Ive been having this problem on a consistent basis since about 1992. It seemed to start after I had surgery that year and some of my stomach muscles had to be cut (I've healed since then) for a medical reason. Since that time, virtually every part of my body where there is muscle has twitched one way or another. Not like tourettes where its noticable unless you're looking carefully at that part of the body. The part of my body that twitch most often are my calf muscles, my fingers when they're relaxed, my biceps and sometimes my back but like I said, anywhere there's skin, its twitched like my eyelids, my back. It happens regularly, doesnt hurt but just curious what could be the cause. I'm 24, going on 25, I have hydrocephlus since birth.

Ive had hydrocephlus since birth (1982) but the twitches didnt start until about 1992. Is it possible that it wouldnt start until later on if it was epilepsy? (as im typing this, the small area above my wrist is twitching a little) lol

Answer 1

Minor muscle twitching is also referred to as Muscle fasciculation.

In most cases, it's nothing to worry about, and very common, such as eye twitching, calves, or thumbs...and are usually caused by stress. But there are some neurological disorders that can cause twitching:

Chronic denervation of muscle due to disk compression of nerve exiting the spinal cord
ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
Spinal muscular atrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Myopathy

If you're uncomfortable with the amount of twitching your experiencing, I'd ask your doctor for referral to a neurologist to rule out any potentially serious conditions. Or speak to the doctor you visit for hydrocephalus...it's a neurological condition of sorts, so it could very well turn out that the twitching is yet another symtom of this same condition.

Answer 2

There are a style of feasible reasons that different folks have introduced up, adding involuntary tics which can be mental. There's no approach of understanding what's inflicting your drawback with out a couple of diagnostic assessments. A blood experiment might verify when you have an electrolyte imbalance. Muscle and neurological checking out might realize different varieties of issues. Negative discovering for all of those assessments might advise a mental drawback. Pay concentration to while the twitches arise, and what matters maybe triggering them. There are a confined quantity of matters that you'll be able to attempt to quit the twitches: stay absolutely hydrated; participate in everyday stretches at the muscle tissues which can be inflicting issues, and take a mineral complement that involves magnesium, potassium and calcium (and no longer sodium).

Answer 3

It could be a shortage of some mineral such as magnesium, or calcium. I suggest you take a whole food supplement that you mix into a drink such as Alive! or Garden of Life - these products have almost every nutrient you could need. Most Americans are deficient in magnesium. If you drink a lot of milk, it actually removes calcium from your body and also blocks magnesium absorption.

Answer 4

I would speak to a doctor, especially with your history of hydrocephaly. Uncontrollable muscle twitches can be a sign of several types of epilepsy, among other conditions.

Answer 5

I don't know, but I recommend seeing a neurologist about it, both to satisfy your curiosity and to know whether it is harmless or not.