Hello! I'm a newbie and I've debated posting for awhile and finally... I'm giving in. You all seem super nice so I'm hoping you can help me decipher my symptoms as they're starting to freak me out. I can't decide if this is worth going to a doctor about or if it's all in my head. I do suffer from health anxiety so I'm always thinking I have something. This is the first time I've had symptoms that have stuck around though. First off, I have not been diagnosed with ALS or anything. I'm a talker so I'll try to make this as short as I can!
This has been going on for several months now. I'm a 34 year old female, a bit overweight and am quite inactive. I sit at a desk all day and then come home and sit some more. I truly do intent on trying to get active again soon. Anyway, several months ago, probably April-ish, I noticed my legs felt kinda odd. I would get almost a fluttering sensation in them. Kind of like bugs crawling. I attributed it to maybe restless leg or something. A month or so later, I started getting twitches. It almost feels like a constant vibration throughout my legs especially.
Long story short, over the last few months, I've noticed I get twitches in my legs/feet and occasionally in my sides, hands, and arms. I feel something every day, many times throughout the day. I've also had a twitching/spasm in my right shoulder for a couple months and my left eyelid has been twitching off and on (more on than off) for literally a year now.
I have noticed that I definitely feel weaker in my legs. It's hard to describe.. but I just feel less stable and while I don't have trouble getting up or anything, I sometimes feel like I could have trouble.. but then don't. I realize that doesn't make sense lol... It's like my legs feel weak until I use them, then I dont experience weakness when I get up. I don't think there is a loss of strength really, other than the loss of strength from being so inactive, but it's hard to tell. My arms get fatigued much easier now and feel heavy often. I notice that when drying my hair, I have to rest more. Or when I'm hanging clothes in the closet, my arms tire from being held up. I think it may be more fatigue than weakness there, so I'm hoping that gives me hope that this isn't ALS or something.
I have been under a lot of stress as my husband was diagnosed with MS in the last 1.5 years, but I've been managing that stress really well. Or so I thought. I feel like I've been to the doctor so much in the last 7 years due to anxiety that I'm hesitant to go yet AGAIN for this unless someone else thinks it's worth looking further into. I've had brain MRI (great), blood work (all perfect), and Xrays (i know that shows nothing in regards to ALS). I have NOT had an EMG yet because I don't know if I should bother getting another expensive (and scary!) test if it sounds like something totally different..
Does any of this sound even remotely like ALS? I feel like I'll be told it's anxiety b/c I do have anxiety, but I've not had issues with it for awhile now so I don't feel like that's it. What do I know though! Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and respond. I really appreciate it <3
This has been going on for several months now. I'm a 34 year old female, a bit overweight and am quite inactive. I sit at a desk all day and then come home and sit some more. I truly do intent on trying to get active again soon. Anyway, several months ago, probably April-ish, I noticed my legs felt kinda odd. I would get almost a fluttering sensation in them. Kind of like bugs crawling. I attributed it to maybe restless leg or something. A month or so later, I started getting twitches. It almost feels like a constant vibration throughout my legs especially.
Long story short, over the last few months, I've noticed I get twitches in my legs/feet and occasionally in my sides, hands, and arms. I feel something every day, many times throughout the day. I've also had a twitching/spasm in my right shoulder for a couple months and my left eyelid has been twitching off and on (more on than off) for literally a year now.
I have noticed that I definitely feel weaker in my legs. It's hard to describe.. but I just feel less stable and while I don't have trouble getting up or anything, I sometimes feel like I could have trouble.. but then don't. I realize that doesn't make sense lol... It's like my legs feel weak until I use them, then I dont experience weakness when I get up. I don't think there is a loss of strength really, other than the loss of strength from being so inactive, but it's hard to tell. My arms get fatigued much easier now and feel heavy often. I notice that when drying my hair, I have to rest more. Or when I'm hanging clothes in the closet, my arms tire from being held up. I think it may be more fatigue than weakness there, so I'm hoping that gives me hope that this isn't ALS or something.
I have been under a lot of stress as my husband was diagnosed with MS in the last 1.5 years, but I've been managing that stress really well. Or so I thought. I feel like I've been to the doctor so much in the last 7 years due to anxiety that I'm hesitant to go yet AGAIN for this unless someone else thinks it's worth looking further into. I've had brain MRI (great), blood work (all perfect), and Xrays (i know that shows nothing in regards to ALS). I have NOT had an EMG yet because I don't know if I should bother getting another expensive (and scary!) test if it sounds like something totally different..
Does any of this sound even remotely like ALS? I feel like I'll be told it's anxiety b/c I do have anxiety, but I've not had issues with it for awhile now so I don't feel like that's it. What do I know though! Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and respond. I really appreciate it <3