Help: Need Support and Advice

[meagan0316]

Hi All,
Like most people here I have had some alarming issues that could possibly be ALS. I am a military spouse and am on a month long waiting list to see a neurologist. I was just hoping that I could find some support/relief here. I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety with my symptoms, and feel that I am driving myself crazy.
I am 26 years old, I work out 5 times a week. I do cross fit, olympic lifting, and spin classes on my off days. I have recently gotten in to working out... to try to help with anxiety. I have had fasciculations all over my body, mostly they are in my arms and legs. I haven't felt any muscle weakness or dexterity issues yet. I have had muscle pains/aches in random parts of my body my feet, hands, legs, arms, and back. Nothing crippling but just a random pain/ache and then it stops. Can anyone offer any advice on the severity of these issues in regards to ALS?
I have had a CT scan and blood work...everything came back clear and normal.
Thank you in advance for reading my post. I don't have a lot of support where I am located so any support is helpful.

 

[Nikki J]

Hi there
Generalized twitching is not concerning for ALS ( I am quoting an ALS specialist). My twitching came after weakness and is localized.

ALS is not sensory. Meaning pain is not an early symptom. Things start to hurt when the muscles are weak and can't support you properly.
So it does not sound like ALS which would be very very very rare in a woman of your age unless you are from an ALS family and even then it is very young for Familial too

 

[Atsugi]

>> I do cross fit, olympic lifting, and spin classes on my off days. I have recently gotten in to working out... to try to help with anxiety. I have had fasciculations all over my body, mostly they are in my arms and legs.

Twitching muscles are exhausted muscles. Also, anxiety causes twitching.


>>I haven't felt any muscle weakness or dexterity issues yet.

A diagnosis of ALS requires real clinical weakness. As in you can't physically lift your foot off the floor no matter how hard you try, and it doesn't ever improve.



>>I have had muscle pains/aches in random parts of my body random pain/ache and then it stops.

This is not ALS. ALS is about weakness, not pain.

I recommend you focus on something that it MIGHT be. It's not ALS.