tagfoster90
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Hello Everyone,
I am a 25 year old male.
I know this is probably something that gets posted a bunch of times on a daily basis here but i just can't live like this anymore, this fear of ALS. I need some type of guidance on it.
I have muscle twitches all over my body. EVERYWHERE. My hands, feet, my back, chest, stomach, arms, hands, eyes. Literally everywhere. Of corse, what did I do? I took to Google for answers and here I am now. I suffer with anxiety VERY VERY bad. I take Lexapro 20mg a day and also have other medications I take at night to keep me from tossing and turning in a panic sweat. Having these twitches has brought it to a whole new level. I am so sacred of this disease. I can barely muster enough desire to go to work. My girlfriend is just about to give up on me, telling me today she is going to move out if I don't get control of myself. I need guidance.
What do these muscle twitches mean?! Why won't they go away?! Of corse I looked up other ALS symptoms and saw that muscle weakness is one of them. My left arm has felt weak, but I can still do everyday things normally. Does the weakness start of like this? With muscle fatigue? I can't get any real answers on the internet on how this all starts. Do you just wake up one day and not be able to lift a comb? I am so scared that even typing this forum has me in a panic sweat. I want answers so bad.
I have dealt with this ALS scare in the past. About a year and a half ago I had these twitches everywhere and was in and out of my Neurologists. Every time I would visit I would be crying my eyes out wondering why my muscles are doing this and begging him to test me for ALS. He would refuse to do testing. He could tell by his simple in house tests I did not have ALS.
Now all of a sudden these twitches are back. Like I said, everywhere on my body. I am so scared. When I ask my family and friends "do you ever get random muscle twitches?". They all respond with the same thing, "No, you probably just over worked your muscles". This is impossible tho. I am not very active and my job requires me to be behind a computer for 10 hours a day. So I know the number one cause of muscle twitching (working out the muscles) is not the reason I am having these twitches. My mind can only focus on one thing, ALS. I would love some advice. Thank you so much everyone.
I am a 25 year old male.
I know this is probably something that gets posted a bunch of times on a daily basis here but i just can't live like this anymore, this fear of ALS. I need some type of guidance on it.
I have muscle twitches all over my body. EVERYWHERE. My hands, feet, my back, chest, stomach, arms, hands, eyes. Literally everywhere. Of corse, what did I do? I took to Google for answers and here I am now. I suffer with anxiety VERY VERY bad. I take Lexapro 20mg a day and also have other medications I take at night to keep me from tossing and turning in a panic sweat. Having these twitches has brought it to a whole new level. I am so sacred of this disease. I can barely muster enough desire to go to work. My girlfriend is just about to give up on me, telling me today she is going to move out if I don't get control of myself. I need guidance.
What do these muscle twitches mean?! Why won't they go away?! Of corse I looked up other ALS symptoms and saw that muscle weakness is one of them. My left arm has felt weak, but I can still do everyday things normally. Does the weakness start of like this? With muscle fatigue? I can't get any real answers on the internet on how this all starts. Do you just wake up one day and not be able to lift a comb? I am so scared that even typing this forum has me in a panic sweat. I want answers so bad.
I have dealt with this ALS scare in the past. About a year and a half ago I had these twitches everywhere and was in and out of my Neurologists. Every time I would visit I would be crying my eyes out wondering why my muscles are doing this and begging him to test me for ALS. He would refuse to do testing. He could tell by his simple in house tests I did not have ALS.
Now all of a sudden these twitches are back. Like I said, everywhere on my body. I am so scared. When I ask my family and friends "do you ever get random muscle twitches?". They all respond with the same thing, "No, you probably just over worked your muscles". This is impossible tho. I am not very active and my job requires me to be behind a computer for 10 hours a day. So I know the number one cause of muscle twitching (working out the muscles) is not the reason I am having these twitches. My mind can only focus on one thing, ALS. I would love some advice. Thank you so much everyone.