terrif1ed
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- Apr 13, 2011
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- Learn about ALS
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- NY
Hello all,
Some of you may or may not remember me but I had posted a few weeks ago with concerns of ALS symptoms.. Well so far nothing has really gotten worse in the symptom department (of course how much worse could things get in a week or 2) the twitching still continues, mainly focused in my right calf, the vague cramp like stiffness in that calf still continues, but I've managed to avoid stressing/thinking about all of this and because of that I've been in a much better state of mind.
That being said, This new symptom came on very abruptly and I don't quite know what to make of it... Saturday was a very odd day. I was sitting in passenger seat of our car, we were on the highway and I felt like I was going to have a grand mal seizure... The vague aura feeling continued for about an hour (and luckily no seizure). Well about a half hour after the aura dissipated I very suddenly felt a huge increase in saliva.. it just felt like I couldn't keep up with swallowing the amount that my mouth was producing. I've never experienced anything like it, I felt like a rapid dog or something..I figured it was related to the abrupt neuro symptoms and assumed it wouldn't last long. Well it continued all day/night... I've never spit so much in my life. The next morning I woke up and everything almost seemed back to normal during the day but of course here I am again tonight with the same problem. I can't really pinpoint why this is happening or what's triggering it. I know excessive saliva is a symptom of ALS, but up until this point I haven't had any bulbar symptoms. My symptoms have been all in my limbs. Even If I do have ALS it wouldn't be hitting everything (bulbar & limb) simultaneously would it? No swallowing issues or speech issues that I know of. My sleeping pills are the only thing that seem to help reduce the saliva as one of the main side effects are dry mouth... without them it is BAD. Just trying to make sense of this..... Thanks in advance for any helpful replies.
Some of you may or may not remember me but I had posted a few weeks ago with concerns of ALS symptoms.. Well so far nothing has really gotten worse in the symptom department (of course how much worse could things get in a week or 2) the twitching still continues, mainly focused in my right calf, the vague cramp like stiffness in that calf still continues, but I've managed to avoid stressing/thinking about all of this and because of that I've been in a much better state of mind.
That being said, This new symptom came on very abruptly and I don't quite know what to make of it... Saturday was a very odd day. I was sitting in passenger seat of our car, we were on the highway and I felt like I was going to have a grand mal seizure... The vague aura feeling continued for about an hour (and luckily no seizure). Well about a half hour after the aura dissipated I very suddenly felt a huge increase in saliva.. it just felt like I couldn't keep up with swallowing the amount that my mouth was producing. I've never experienced anything like it, I felt like a rapid dog or something..I figured it was related to the abrupt neuro symptoms and assumed it wouldn't last long. Well it continued all day/night... I've never spit so much in my life. The next morning I woke up and everything almost seemed back to normal during the day but of course here I am again tonight with the same problem. I can't really pinpoint why this is happening or what's triggering it. I know excessive saliva is a symptom of ALS, but up until this point I haven't had any bulbar symptoms. My symptoms have been all in my limbs. Even If I do have ALS it wouldn't be hitting everything (bulbar & limb) simultaneously would it? No swallowing issues or speech issues that I know of. My sleeping pills are the only thing that seem to help reduce the saliva as one of the main side effects are dry mouth... without them it is BAD. Just trying to make sense of this..... Thanks in advance for any helpful replies.