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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
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 45-year old asked:
Is it normal to get muscle twitching?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Can exercising cause muscle twitching?
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A 33-year old asked:
Should I be worried about muscle twitching?
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A 48-year old asked:
What can cause persistent muscle twitching?
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Does physical exertion cause muscle twitching?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Muscle twitching?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is it weird to experience muscle twitching after working out?
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A 42-year old asked:
What causes somebody to have muscle twitching and how do you stop it?
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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 43-year old asked:
Do you experience muscle twitching after working out? Is that normal?
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A 53-year old asked:
How do you treat persistent muscle twitching after stopping benzodiazin?
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A 39-year old asked:
Do you think I should be concerned about muscle twitching that i experience?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I'm having muscle twitching/fascinations(not painful) all over my body the past few days. What could be the cause?
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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 43-year old female asked about a 16-year old female:
Muscle twitching short episodes throughout body for last few months - mostly while still at night- what causes this- only last few seconds usually?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Does herpes cause muscle twitching?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Does sciatica cause muscle twitching?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Is muscle twitching a sign of leukemia ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can MS cause muscle twitching all over the body?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How can excess of water may cause muscle twitching?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can a malabsorption problem cause muscle twitching ?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What could be the cause of muscle twitching in my shoulder?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What can be the cause of muscle twitching with no weakness. ?
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A 38-year old asked:
Muscle twitching is driving me nuts, what can I do to stop this?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Does insufficient sleep cause muscle twitching or does it affect the nerves?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Are there any neurotransmitter imbalances that would cause muscle twitching all over body?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Is muscle twitching in the thighs normal after a workout? The twitching only lasts a few minutes.
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have been having muscle twitching almost 2 years now and its better somedays and worse somedays, is this bfs? I twitch when just stretching too
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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 38-year old asked:
What to do if muscle twitching/tiredness?
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