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Involuntary muscle twitches that occur mostly before sleep.

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mark_99447
mark_99447

I have had some involuntary muscle twitches occurring in my legs, arms, neck, feet and wrists. These occur mostly at night just before I fall asleep. I have now found that they occur during the day too, mostly in my legs. But at night, these are with much more force. Can anyone relate? Obviously I am concerned about Parkinsons, Hungtingdons etc. I've been to see my GP and she checked my muscle strength which seems fine. I have blood tests tomorrow which will take some time to get back. Really starting to worry. 

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  • will24
    will24 mark_99447

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    depends on how long you have had them for, if the blood test come back ok and you continue to get the twitches i would ask for an emg/ nerve conduction test to be done

    ( a simple 20 min test) and if it comes back ok the then twitches are probably nothing to worry about.

    • mark_99447
      mark_99447 will24

      Posted

      Thanks Will. I'll keep that in mind, thanks. Hoping to hear from someone who has had similar..not knowing what's wrong can drive you crazy!

  • will24
    will24 mark_99447

    Posted

     i have similar. have had the twitches all my life, i get them depending on what muscle i use during the day, usually in my calfs. i usually end up sleeping with my legs between the bed frame and wall on nights when they are really bad. I have had eleavted pottasium, ck, and 2 abnormal emgs. my muscle biopsy was remarkable for showing " multi minicore myopathy" and thats as much as i know so far.

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