Scaredtodeath
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- Aug 3, 2015
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- Learn about ALS
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- Ca
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- San francisco
Hey everyone. Just wanted to say thank you to all of you who continue to help people out on here and I would appreciate if someone could answer some questions I have.
It all started with my neck moving involuntarily over a month ago, I looked up twitching and saw ALS as a possible cause and by the next few days I was twitching basically everywhere. I still get it most places a month later but it's most constant in both of my calves. I've also been having sleep problems. Every time I try to fall asleep my body jerks me back awake to the point where I've been getting no sleep at all and its interfering with my work. I also have random arm and leg jerks while I'm at rest and I read on an ALS website that that could be a sign of ALS so now I'm extra freaked out.
I have a doctor appointment tomorrow and hopefully he can refer me to a neuro. But does this sound like ALS? Does the body jerks happen at onset or is it later on when it's progressed? I'm so scared. I'm a 27 year old male.
It all started with my neck moving involuntarily over a month ago, I looked up twitching and saw ALS as a possible cause and by the next few days I was twitching basically everywhere. I still get it most places a month later but it's most constant in both of my calves. I've also been having sleep problems. Every time I try to fall asleep my body jerks me back awake to the point where I've been getting no sleep at all and its interfering with my work. I also have random arm and leg jerks while I'm at rest and I read on an ALS website that that could be a sign of ALS so now I'm extra freaked out.
I have a doctor appointment tomorrow and hopefully he can refer me to a neuro. But does this sound like ALS? Does the body jerks happen at onset or is it later on when it's progressed? I'm so scared. I'm a 27 year old male.