frl8caco
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I am a man at 41 that thinks I have ALS.
Have had two years with training a lot of weights. In April I suddenly got lots of anxiety regarding my own health. So I stopped taking the protein and glutamine supplements I had taken for a month (only in recommended doses). In the start of June I started waking up during the night with cramp in feet and hands (no cramping during daytime) and in June I became very stiff in my back and neck muscles. Now I only get cramps in one of my hands during night. In June I got continuous fasciculations in my legs (very lively legs) and was sent to nevro, blood ok, spinal ok, but three dark spots on MRI. No clinical weakness found at all, and the following EMG was normal. Now more fasciculations in thigh (random just above knees, neck (that seems to have the same rhythm as my pulse, so can this be my pulse having become visible, inside my arms (thin lines from where they do the blood test, which also seems to follow my pulse?) and archs. Have felt weak (fatigue) since April and have according to myself developed athropy/dents in thighs, calves and arms. Also some swallow problems and tired jaws but not choking liquids or any comments that my speech is unclear. Yesterday I went to the gym just to test my strength after six months of ‘inactivity’ I am at roughly the same level as before (Squat 5repsX110kg, bench press 10repsX80kg, calf press 10repsX230kg, shoulder press 10repsX60 kg, and biceps/triceps same as before).
1. Have anyone had the same symptoms as I have and have developed ALS? What do you think this is; ALS, anxiety, cramp syndrom?
2. If this was ALS related fasciculations would I not have been weak at this point?
3. Did any of you guys, that have ALS, have dark spots on MRI?
Br anxious man
Have had two years with training a lot of weights. In April I suddenly got lots of anxiety regarding my own health. So I stopped taking the protein and glutamine supplements I had taken for a month (only in recommended doses). In the start of June I started waking up during the night with cramp in feet and hands (no cramping during daytime) and in June I became very stiff in my back and neck muscles. Now I only get cramps in one of my hands during night. In June I got continuous fasciculations in my legs (very lively legs) and was sent to nevro, blood ok, spinal ok, but three dark spots on MRI. No clinical weakness found at all, and the following EMG was normal. Now more fasciculations in thigh (random just above knees, neck (that seems to have the same rhythm as my pulse, so can this be my pulse having become visible, inside my arms (thin lines from where they do the blood test, which also seems to follow my pulse?) and archs. Have felt weak (fatigue) since April and have according to myself developed athropy/dents in thighs, calves and arms. Also some swallow problems and tired jaws but not choking liquids or any comments that my speech is unclear. Yesterday I went to the gym just to test my strength after six months of ‘inactivity’ I am at roughly the same level as before (Squat 5repsX110kg, bench press 10repsX80kg, calf press 10repsX230kg, shoulder press 10repsX60 kg, and biceps/triceps same as before).
1. Have anyone had the same symptoms as I have and have developed ALS? What do you think this is; ALS, anxiety, cramp syndrom?
2. If this was ALS related fasciculations would I not have been weak at this point?
3. Did any of you guys, that have ALS, have dark spots on MRI?
Br anxious man