what does it mean when you have random muscle twitches?
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Muscle twitches can happen for lots of reasons, like stress, too much caffeine, a poor diet, exercise, or as a side effect of some medicines. Lots of people get twitches in the eyelid, thumb, or calf muscles. These types of twitches usually go away after a few days. They're often related to stress or anxiety.
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Sometimes, exertion or fatigue can cause muscle spasms. However, if there is not an obvious cause, you should see a neurological doctor for muscle spasms and cramps.
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Many cases are the result of stress, anxiety, or muscle strain. Finger twitching and muscle spasms may be more prevalent now than ever because texting and gaming are such popular activities. While most cases finger twitching is mild, some instances may be an indication of a serious nerve condition or movement disorder.
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One of the most common reasons behind eye twitching is stress. Stress affects the nervous system, which in turn, affects the involuntary muscles around the eyes. This triggers eye twitches. Pregnant women who face a lot of stress can be affected by eye twitches and pain in their eyes.
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While a lack of B12 vitamin in the body can be one of the causes of eyelid spasms and can magnesium deficiency. According to a study published in Neurology India, eye twitching and vitamin B12 deficiency may be correlated.
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Another common cause of muscle shake is dehydration. When your body is low on fluid, this not only causes a wave of change in your electrolytes, but also your connective tissue experiences difficulty sending signals from your brain to your muscle fibers. In other words, your body gets totally thrown off.
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If you've ever had that sudden feeling of twitching or jumping just as you fall asleep, then you've experienced a hypnic jerk. It is defined as nothing more than an involuntary twitch which tends to happen just as you are about to fall asleep (during the first stage of light sleep).
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The most common things that make the muscle in your eyelid twitch are fatigue, stress, caffeine, and heavy alcohol intake. Rarely, they can be a side effect of a medicine used for migraine headaches. Once spasms begin, they may continue off and on for a few days. Then, they disappear.
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A hypnic jerk is an involuntary twitch of one or more muscles that occurs as a person is falling asleep. It tends to happen just as the person is transitioning from a wakeful state to a sleeping state. Hypnic jerks are a type of involuntary muscle movement called myoclonus. Hiccups are another common form of myoclonus.
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A shiver is caused by your muscles tightening and relaxing in rapid succession. This involuntary muscle movement is your body's natural response to getting colder and trying to warm up. Responding to a cold environment, however, is only one reason why you shiver.
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Common causes that are usually minor Twitching can occur after physical activity because lactic acid accumulates in the muscles used during exercise. It most often affects the arms, legs, and back. Muscle twitches caused by stress and anxiety are often called “nervous ticks.” They can affect any muscle in the body.
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Motor tics are involuntary movements caused by spasm-like contractions of muscles, most commonly involving the face, mouth, eyes, head, neck or shoulders. Vocal tics are sounds uttered unintentionally.
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Akathisias create a feeling of internal restlessness as if your limbs are vibrating or like bugs are crawling on you. The motor restlessness makes you want to jump out of your skin.
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Myoclonic twitches or jerks usually are caused by sudden muscle contractions (tightening), called positive myoclonus, or by muscle relaxation, called negative myoclonus. Myoclonic jerks may occur alone or in sequence, in a pattern of movement or without pattern. They may occur infrequently or many times per minute.
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Muscle twitches (or fasciculations) are a common symptom in other neurodegenerative diseases, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It seems that many people living with MS also experience the same twitches from time to time in various parts of the body.
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Overworking your abdominal muscles could cause them to spasm. Spasms due to muscle strain are most likely to occur in people who do strenuous and frequent exercise, especially crunches and situps. Other symptoms of muscle strain are: tenderness or pain in your abs.
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Guys often say, "I move my legs or shake when I get nervous." They also say, "I bounce my leg or clear my throat when I am nervous, bored, or excited." Boredom, excitement, and nervousness are the primary reasons a guy may be shaking or moving his legs when you're talking to him.