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Muscle twitching
Muscle twitching is a symptom where a person has involuntary contractions of one or more muscle groups.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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Can massage help get rid of muscle twitching?
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Is there any immediate cure for muscle twitching?
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is it weird to experience muscle twitching after working out?
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A 21-year old female asked:
What underlying conditions causes muscle twitching all over your body?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Frequent muscle twitching and paresthesia, what are the underlying causes of these symptoms?
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Is Muscle Twitching a sign of Leukemia ?
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Is muscle twitching cause by tetanus infection?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How can excess of water may cause muscle twitching?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why is my left lower thigh muscle twitching for no reason?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are some causes of frequent muscle twitching and muscle aches?
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A 25-year old male asked:
What are the top causes for muscle twitching and spasm i can feel it but there is no pain at all..they come frequently and i am not sure why?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Chronic intermittent muscle twitching. Occurs bilaterally and in UE and LE as well as trunk (usually extension spasm). Increasing frequency. Causes?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can I stop the muscle twitching in my leg?
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A 33-year old male asked about a 28-year old female:
I have a muscle twitching around my rib cage. What is it?
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A 38-year old asked:
Muscle twitching below my left rib cage. What could be wrong?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Headaches and increased muscle twitching. Any ideas on what's causing this?
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A 27-year old female asked:
How doI make this muscle twitching all over my body go away!thyroid fine not sore just anxious! stressed! twitching! feel the need to MOVE all the tim?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why is my upper left arm muscle twitching all day?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can problems with teeth grinding affect and cause muscle twitching?
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A 47-year old asked:
Could my muscle twitching at night be from wellbutrin (bupropion) xl?
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A 41-year old asked:
What parts of the body can have involuntary muscle twitching like in eyelids?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can wellbutrin (bupropion) cause muscle twitching when you first start taking it?
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A 21-year old male asked:
So my skin has been really dry, especially the thigh area. I've been skin crawling and biting sensations and frequent muscle twitching. What is this?
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A 21-year old female asked:
After sexual inter course I feel nauseated with tons of back pain. Sometimes I can feel the muscle "twitching" on its on. Anyone know what's going on?
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What causes calf muscle twitching and a high pulse?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can lack of sleep over one week plus some anxiety cause uncontrollable muscle twitching?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can anxiety be responsible for muscle twitches and any sort of twitching in the face? (How about tics?)
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have been having muscle twitches almost two years now, and had a clean emg 10 months ago in december 2012, still twitching, no weakness, is this bfs?
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A 27-year old female asked:
If plaquinil is the cause of muscle twitching/weakness if dr takes me off of it will muscle twitching stop? Why does plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) cause thisis it serious
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can ms or ALS cause muscle twitching and headaches?
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