Twitching/rippling .A symptom of MS ???

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Hi ,I just wondered if any body had any experience with strange nerve/muscle twitches all over there body ?? I had a diagnoses about 18months ago and been having these weird twitches mainly in the backs of legs and back but sometimes all over , on a night when I’m in bed . Any one experienced this ? And if so is this something I can link to MS ? I read up on some possible cause tonight and google threw some awfull suggestions at me like ALS , Lou Gehrig’s disease , I actualy read this is found my self saying " oh I hope It’s MS ". How ironic !

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Hi

Welcome to the club. Yeah, spasms and twitches are a classic MS symptom, it wouldn’t surprise me if it was one of the most common. They can often be worse at night, which I put down to the muscles being tired from the day, though I could be completely wrong on that. I also find other things can trigger them, like heat or cold, or having my legs in a certain position, or even just needing to pee.

If it becomes too much of a problem, there are medications that can help, like Baclofen or Gabapentin. But if you don’t want to go down the drug route, then I find mindfulness meditation really helps too.

Dan

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Hi,

I also get fasciculation over parts of my body, mainly legs. But can be all over. The most annoying is on the chest. Come’s on more with stress/anxiety or if im tired.

I had the tests done for ALS just to be sure ,but came back all clear. - Apparently the tongue twitching is something to watch out for as regards to ALS.

I don’t take any medication for this, i do soak in the bath with some Epsom salts now and again, which can relax the muscles…like Dan suggested,mindfulness meditation helps also.

Tom.

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Thank you both so much for your replies you have helped a lot . And definatly put my mind at ease somewhat. I don’t take any medications at the moment but I have an appointment to discuss dmds with neurologist , as I originally rejected the idea . Il ask about medications then . I don’t mind to much , very annoying but when I was giving my diagnoses I had so much horror go threw my head , I’m grateful for anything that isn’t to serious .

Thanks again

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