crazyhayz
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- Dec 3, 2010
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- Learn about ALS
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- UK
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- PORTSMOUTH
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- portsmouth
Hi guys, well as u can tell from my title im worried to death that i have als/mnd
I do suffer from anxiety but i believe this has only come about since i started having weird physical symptoms.
My symptoms on a daily basis are:
feelings of weakness in both arms, sometimes legs, almost always right arm/right leg. but its strange coz i can still lift heavy things, with both arms, so im not sure if this is real weakness? what does the beginnings of weakness feel like?
I get little muscle twinges in hands, like little tightenings that come and go.
I have aches n pains in muscles, this tends to be in forearms and shoulders and neck, sometimes legs but not often.
I get burning feelings in my body, can be anywhere and is random.
my muscle twitching is horrible i get it everyday. all over. even in my fingers!
my eyelid and lips twitch too
i stretch CONSTANTLY, and i dont know why, i just ache and i constantly feel like i need to stretch out, worried coz i think mnd sufferers get this ?
I am dizzy all the time, on and off throughout each day.
If i stretch or twist my hands or arms to release the stiff feelings, my hands or arms go really weak afterwards, like i cant clasp my hand, but this soon fades.
Im always breathless but this is probably my panic coming in..
Sometimes it feels like i cant swallow properly, or i gotta lump in throat..
I have pain when i press basically every muscle in my body..
I have severe fatigue, but still manage to do housework n look after my 2 yr old, so not sure if this is real fatigue? i just feel tired all the time with the aches everywhere and basically my arms feel heavy, and i get sudden sharp pains in my muscles, mostly arms.
My vision is another thing. the most difficult to cope with. I get weird feelings like i cant open my eyes, and evrything looks strange, and slightly 'off' or 'blurred'. Ive had eyes tested and had a ct brain scan (not mri like i wanted!) and all normal. so what couldthis be?
I have had a full blood count and all fine. but dont think mnd shows up in blood., i also worrya bout MS.
I dont ever feel anxious, only when i get symptoms. I really dont know wot could be happening. The doctor thinks stress and maybe 'something neurological', so has referred me to a Neuro who i am seeing on the 1st february. im dreading it, i cant stop worrying and having huger panic attacks
This feeling trhat my right arm is unattached to my body and heavy/weak is horrible. The biggest thing thats worried me, is i woke up the other night (i never wake up in the night), my right arm felt like it wasnt attached to me again, along with my right leg, i panicked and sat up having a huge panic attack, i was so frightened.
My 2 year old is starting to say mummy poorly and i can see the wory in his eyes, but i just cant seem to shake off that im seriously ill and be strong for him.
My mum says that if i had something serious then i wouldnt be able to do things like do my mascara, eyeliner, straighten my hair, get my socks on, hoover, etc etc I can do all those things but it feels like its a real effort, like i ache and feel weak all over.
I know theres sumthin up, whether its als i dont know, i just dont know how im guna get through the next 2 months
please can people tyell me the sort of things i would find difficult in the initial stages and what symptoms i would be getting if i had als/mnd?
im 23 xxx
sorry to ramble im just so frightened
I do suffer from anxiety but i believe this has only come about since i started having weird physical symptoms.
My symptoms on a daily basis are:
feelings of weakness in both arms, sometimes legs, almost always right arm/right leg. but its strange coz i can still lift heavy things, with both arms, so im not sure if this is real weakness? what does the beginnings of weakness feel like?
I get little muscle twinges in hands, like little tightenings that come and go.
I have aches n pains in muscles, this tends to be in forearms and shoulders and neck, sometimes legs but not often.
I get burning feelings in my body, can be anywhere and is random.
my muscle twitching is horrible i get it everyday. all over. even in my fingers!
my eyelid and lips twitch too
i stretch CONSTANTLY, and i dont know why, i just ache and i constantly feel like i need to stretch out, worried coz i think mnd sufferers get this ?
I am dizzy all the time, on and off throughout each day.
If i stretch or twist my hands or arms to release the stiff feelings, my hands or arms go really weak afterwards, like i cant clasp my hand, but this soon fades.
Im always breathless but this is probably my panic coming in..
Sometimes it feels like i cant swallow properly, or i gotta lump in throat..
I have pain when i press basically every muscle in my body..
I have severe fatigue, but still manage to do housework n look after my 2 yr old, so not sure if this is real fatigue? i just feel tired all the time with the aches everywhere and basically my arms feel heavy, and i get sudden sharp pains in my muscles, mostly arms.
My vision is another thing. the most difficult to cope with. I get weird feelings like i cant open my eyes, and evrything looks strange, and slightly 'off' or 'blurred'. Ive had eyes tested and had a ct brain scan (not mri like i wanted!) and all normal. so what couldthis be?
I have had a full blood count and all fine. but dont think mnd shows up in blood., i also worrya bout MS.
I dont ever feel anxious, only when i get symptoms. I really dont know wot could be happening. The doctor thinks stress and maybe 'something neurological', so has referred me to a Neuro who i am seeing on the 1st february. im dreading it, i cant stop worrying and having huger panic attacks
This feeling trhat my right arm is unattached to my body and heavy/weak is horrible. The biggest thing thats worried me, is i woke up the other night (i never wake up in the night), my right arm felt like it wasnt attached to me again, along with my right leg, i panicked and sat up having a huge panic attack, i was so frightened.
My 2 year old is starting to say mummy poorly and i can see the wory in his eyes, but i just cant seem to shake off that im seriously ill and be strong for him.
My mum says that if i had something serious then i wouldnt be able to do things like do my mascara, eyeliner, straighten my hair, get my socks on, hoover, etc etc I can do all those things but it feels like its a real effort, like i ache and feel weak all over.
I know theres sumthin up, whether its als i dont know, i just dont know how im guna get through the next 2 months
please can people tyell me the sort of things i would find difficult in the initial stages and what symptoms i would be getting if i had als/mnd?
im 23 xxx
sorry to ramble im just so frightened