Are these early warning signs of Parkinsons?

Question

I tend to jerk when I fall asleep sometimes and I find I can't stay completely still when I am sitting down, it's almost torturous to stay sitting when I have a two and a half hour class that I even love! My face also twitches at times and either a part of my leg or arm. I find if I lay on my side I don't shake or twitch at all.

I also have to add in that I have an anxiety disorder, but I'm not sure it could cause all that.

Actually correction, I find it difficult to stay in one place. I can stay still but sometimes I jerk or tap my leg up and down from time to time.

Answer 1

Many, if not most, people with anxiety disorders exhibit twitching. If you are on any med's, then the movement might well be a side effect of the med's. Worrying that something like this could be something more serious is a common thing to do.

Discuss the symptoms with your doc. Be sure and include any info about your current medical conditions and also any med's you are on.

Answer 2

I think "tap my leg" sais it all...I would say you have Restless Leg syndrome. And actually anxiety can have a lot to do with it....but i would say your main problem is RLS.
In order for you to be officially diagnosed with RLS, you must meet the criteria described below:

1. You have a strong urge to move your legs which you may not be able to resist. The need to move is often accompanied by uncomfortable sensations. Some words used to describe these sensations include: "creeping", "itching", "pulling", "creepy-crawly", "tugging" or "gnawing".

2. Your RLS Symptoms start or become worse when you are resting. The longer you are resting, the greater the chance the symptoms will occur and the more severe they are likely to be.

3. Your RLS symptoms get better when you move your legs. The relief can be complete or only partial but generally starts very soon after starting an activity. Relief persists as long as the motor activity continues.

4. Your RLS symptoms are worse in the evening especially when you are lying down. Activities that bother you at night do not bother you during the day.

If you find yourself here then you can be sure...

All the best!

Answer 3

Most people with Parkinson's have uncontrolled tremors, usually the most pronounced in the arms and legs. Most people posture, which means that they stand a certain way. They will stand slightly bent forward a the mid back, the shoulders and arms will roll outward and to the sides, the neck and or lower jaw will jut out or protrude slightly forward, they will have a shuffled gait or walk.
It doesn't sound like you have Parkinson's it sounds more like nerve twitches. It is perfectly normal for people to have twitches like the ones that you described. It is only abnormal, if the twitches are so severe that they interrupt normal movement patterns, such as a seizure.

Answer 4

The Parkinson's Reversing Breakthrough?

Answer 5

1st question how old are you? Your age has a lot to do with the onset of Parkinson's. It is extremely rare for someone under the age of 40 to show signs of Parkinson's and when they do it is usually do to heredity. Also there are other diseases that effect the nervous system from MS to Lupus which are both autoimmune disorders. But not to scare you if this has not be going on long it could be something as simple as Bell's Palsy to nerves. If you are really concerned go to your MD.

Answer 6

Are you on any medication for your anxiety? Many of the mental health drugs have this type of side effect. If you are being treated by medication, you need to tell your Dr. your symptoms. If you are not currently being treated for anxiety, you may want to consider a trip to see your Dr. as well. Twitching, jumpy nerves, etc. also symptoms of some anxiety problems, particularly if you are constantly worried about having parkinsons disease. You can actually worry yourself into having symptoms, I have done it!

Answer 7

Parkinson's deals more than tremors than jerks.

Think of it like being stuck in a loop of repeated movements that can't just be turned off.

Parkinson's also tends to affect speech.

Movement will decrease the tremors while resting will increase them, usually.

While actual tremors can be somewhat speedy, usually motor functions are slowed.

Answer 8

in case you late it by potential of staying up for extreme hours your body help you to have it like that. yet you may want to have a pinched nerve that a chiropractor can fix with a adjustment. meaning lining up your body. Getting all of your bones again in a instantly line so all the blood pass will pass and the bones received't pinch your nerves that reason the quick jerking and impressive feeling. Your wonderful. Cranial conesiologist might want to also help you. this isn't any longer the indicators of parkinsons desease. in case you commence to have tremmors then you definately might want to ask that question to a neaurologist.

Answer 9

I am a young parkinsonion and what you describe does not fit the PD profile. Speech over time may become more monotone and softer. Dystonia/rigidity of muscles makes it difficult to move. Dyskenesia is involuntary movement such as you may have seen on an interview with Michael J. Fox.

Answer 10

it's highly unlikely that you have parkinsons disease, however you may well have wittmaack ekbom's syndrome or restless leg syndrome, everything yu describe would be accounted for with this syndrome, for info check out this address plenty there for you to study, hope it helps tc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_leg_syndrome