Brief Answer:
Are you healthy otherwise?

Detailed Answer:
Dear Jerrik. Thanks for the question. I went through your question.

Muscle twitching is also called muscle fasciculation. Twitching involves small muscle contractions in the body. Most muscle twitches go unnoticed and aren’t cause for concern.

Minor muscle twitching is usually the result of less serious, lifestyle-related causes. Deficiencies of certain nutrients can cause muscle spasms, particularly in the eyelids, calves, and hands. Common types of nutritional deficiencies include vitamin D, vitamin B, and calcium deficiencies. Even if nutrition is the cause, there is nothing to worry about and it can be easily treated.

Dehydration can cause muscle contraction and twitching, especially in the body’s larger muscles. Drinking lots of water is the handy remedy.

The nicotine found in cigarettes and other tobacco products can cause muscle twitching, especially in the legs. But they are not serious.

Have you consulted any doctor regarding your muscle twitches in the past ? Usually at the age of 23, there should not be any serious muscle conditions and therefore you need not to worry about it.

Muscle twitches caused by stress and anxiety are often called “nervous ticks.” They can affect any muscle in the body.

You could be anxious due to the minor muscle twitches and because of the anxiety muscle twitch could happen again. Or you are already anxious and therefore nervous ticks happen. In either way, you can use some online smartphone apps to calm yourself down.

I suggest we talk about your anxiety. I see that your anxiety related to illness (hypochondriasis) is more prominent that other problems. In your past question two days before, you asked something about your heart rate for which cardiologist replied. How is your heart rate now ?

The main question I wish to ask is ARE YOU Healthy ? If yes, stop worrying about minor problems and just be sure that you are healthy. If you are not health, do physical exercises and learn to lead a healthy life. This way, assuring yourself that you are healthy.

Anxiety is always based on wrong perceptions and knowledge.

Take care

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Brief Answer:
You are perfectly safe and may not have ALS.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Jerrik. Thanks for the follow up.

You mean Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? ALS is a specific disease that causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles. ALS usually strikes people between the ages of 40 and 70. The chances of ALS striking at your age is almost NIL.

The positive part of ALS is that it is mostly hereditary. Do you have any family history of ALS ? Some environmental factors like toxic working conditions can also cause ALS. Do you have any sort of such exposure ?

Otherwise you are perfectly safe and do not have ALS. Don't worry.

Look into your health anxiety conditions as baseline factors. Take care

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Brief Answer:
No ALS at your age.

Detailed Answer:
Dear friend. You are 23 and therefore no need to worry about ALS at all. The muscle twitches are not frequent and therefore that has to be a normal occurance and you are worrying too much becausevof your health anxiety. Consult your neurologist in person for medicines. Takevcare

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