# Apparently I Have Some Kinda Friggin Nervous System Disorder **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867 "2011-08-24T04:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/1 "2011-08-24T04:31:39Z")
Every once in a while (ok, often) my right index finger “taps” on its own accord, which means I “click” onto places I didn’t know I wanted to go to. What’s up with that? ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/2 "2011-08-24T06:08:46Z")
That used to happen to me, or my mouse hand would jerk and click at the same time, causing all kinds of digital (ha!) misadventures. Turned out it was a side effect from long-term use of a medication. My doctor switched me to a newer formulation of the drug and it cleared up, but he still checks my hands for twitches every time I see him. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/3 "2011-08-24T06:24:09Z")
not trying to be a smart ass, but isn’t that pretty close to how it started with Michael J. Fox? ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/4 "2011-08-24T08:19:15Z")
> [@guestchaz](#): > > not trying to be a smart ass, but isn’t that pretty close to how it started with Michael J. Fox? Welllll, I’m hoping not. Being a big fan of the 5 finger rule (count 'em off: Maybe It Will Go Away)…for a while I thought I could just wait it out. Much MUCH later I’m thinking mabe I should mention it to my dr. (who I’m seeing tomorrow about another thing.) Considering my past medical history this is barely a blip on the radar screen (is that an ancient reference?)…hey! that was his pinkie! (I read the book.) so this is TOTALLY different… just feeling a little Jewel (Fool)/Pink “I’m Falling Out so you better get that mattress ready”… will post what the doc says, in case we need to start a Foundation. In the mean time…I don’t CARE about the Euro— I was trying to watch the dolphin nuzzle the kitten. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/5 "2011-08-24T17:52:18Z")
We will be waiting for your update. No that wasn’t ancient, ancient is when I read a post and respond, with “so what I’m hearing here is…” instead of “so what I’m seeing here is…” of course I can remember when my buddy was cool as hell cause he could link his VIC20 to bbs in socal and spend all night downloading 1 or 2kb of game data for a game that loaded off a data-sette(cassette tape) for play on my Commodore64 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/6 "2011-08-24T20:10:45Z")
I get the same thing sometimes, when I’m doing something in Photoshop or Illustrator that requires my index finger to remain pressing on the mouse for a while. The middle finger reflexively clicks, and unforeseen things happen. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/7 "2011-08-24T22:15:53Z")
This actually happened to me about 3 years ago. I’d inadvertently click the mouse with my index finger while I was on the computer. I reported it to my GP. Fast forward through an MRI, “possibly Multiple Sclerosis”, MS Specialist… “No, it’s probably not MS.” After all that scare, it just went away. At least I don’t notice it happening anymore. So it could just be one of those things that happen for a short time then go away. J. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/8 "2011-08-24T22:17:39Z")
This actually happened to me about 3 years ago. I’d inadvertently click the mouse with my index finger while I was on the computer. I reported it to my GP. Fast forward through an MRI, “possibly Multiple Sclerosis”, MS Specialist… “No, it’s probably not MS.” After all that scare, it just went away. At least I don’t notice it happening anymore. So it could just be one of those things that happen for a short time then go away. J. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/9 "2011-08-24T22:25:07Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > That used to happen to me, or my mouse hand would jerk and click at the same time I usually switch my mouse over to my non-dominant hand when I’m … wait, what did you mean “jerk”? ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-have-some-kinda-friggin-nervous-system-disorder/593867/10 "2011-08-24T23:11:21Z")
It happens to me a lot, always with my dominant hand. I assumed it was repetitive stress related.