Question 1

husband:moderate to severe health anxiety/worries ofals/no weakness/only contraction fasciculations/all drs say no als. 29yo. cause of fasciculations?

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Other reasons for Fs: Anxiety can lead to a lot of diseases or disease like states. So you have to get this thought of ALS out of your mind because ALS does not develop under 50 years of Age....so you do not have any reasons  to worry about ALS. Fasciculations are a sign of muscles under stress of some kind or another. Some medications can cause muscle problems like this. I would advise you to exercise your muscles dai

Question 2

what is meaning of fasciculation?

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The twitchies: A bit of a muscle contracts briefly apparently without the nerve stimulating it. Everybody gets these, probably from circulating acetylcholine, and they're usually a non-problem. If in the tongue or very prevalent, they are more worrismoe.

Question 3

how does a spasm or fasciculation feels like?

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Spasm is painful: Please get a revaluation from the surgeon who operated on you.  You will also need to see a rehabilitation specialists or neurologist for management of your pain.

Question 4

what do contractions feel like?

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Bad menstrual cramps: Labor can take 24 to 36 hours. Early on labor pains feel very much like bad menstrual cramps. It can take 12 to 18 hours to get into active labor. The contractions of active labor are intense and come every 3 to 5 minutes. You usually cannot talk or walk during an active labor contraction.

Question 5

how contractions feels like at 36 week?

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Cramping: Intense, intense cramping--like the worst period of your life.  This is unlike anything you have experienced before, especially if you're a first time mom.  I tell my patients that, generally speaking, if you can talk/speak through a contraction; it's probably not a real labor--as opposed to the false, Braxton-Hicks--contraction.

Question 6

what is  difference twiching fasciculations? or is it the same?

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Essentially the same: Fasciculations are spontaneous contractions of the muscle.  They are often isolated and they may be visible.  They are often benign but can also be seen in some neurological disorders.  I would get further evaluation.  An EMG study can help better evaluate these symptoms.

Question 7

does parkisons causes fasciculations?

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No: Fasciculation is a sign of neurogenic muscle disease it could sometimes occur in acute nerve irritation and sometimes as a benign phenomenon.

Question 8

what is causing hypotonic contractions?

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Muscle cramps: A buildup of Lactic Acid causes the muscle to cramp.

Question 9

how to tell if i am having contractions?

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Labor contractions: Labor contractions become strong, regular and don't cease until delivery.

Question 10

terbutaline  used to stopped contractions?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Terbutaline can be used to stop contractions, but it is not terribly effective, and has some significant side effects so it is not being used very much anymore.

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Husband:moderate to severe health anxiety/worries ofals/no weakness/only contraction fasciculations/all drs say no als. 29yo. cause of fasciculations?

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What is meaning of fasciculation?

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What do contractions feel like?

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How contractions feels like at 36 week?

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What is difference twiching fasciculations? or is it the same?

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Does parkisons causes fasciculations?

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What is causing hypotonic contractions?

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How to tell if i am having contractions?

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Terbutaline used to stopped contractions?

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