electricworry
New member
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2015
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- Illonis
- City
- Chicago
Hello all, first want to thank those who reach out to everyone on here and support both those who deal with ALS and those who fear having it.
To be honest, I am and have been a hypochondriac over my health my entire life- but the fear of ALS has been affecting my daily life so much so that I want to reach out and hear your opinions. I am a 20 year old male and have been in good health my entire life.
My symptoms first began 2-3 months ago, when I experienced body wide twitching that seemed to be localized in my left calf. My entire legs would be sore after simply walking up a flight of stairs- something that was very unusual to me. However, after reading the sticky, I did not post in here as twitching and soreness are not indicative of anything in particular. I had an EMG done in both legs and a neurologist looked me over- both came back perfectly normal.
Fast forward to two weeks ago, after reading about symptoms of Bulbar ALS, of course those symptoms starting popping up within me. I feel as if i slur my speech consistently and always have excess mucus that causes me to clear my throat. My relatives and friends have not said anything or noticed it, but i'm almost positive my slurring is real.
My question is this : Do you think its possible my mind can actually manifest these symptoms that mimic ALS? My relative advises me to take anxiety medicine but i'm convinced my symptoms are not anxiety related. Anyways, thank you very much for taking the time to read this and getting back to me.
To be honest, I am and have been a hypochondriac over my health my entire life- but the fear of ALS has been affecting my daily life so much so that I want to reach out and hear your opinions. I am a 20 year old male and have been in good health my entire life.
My symptoms first began 2-3 months ago, when I experienced body wide twitching that seemed to be localized in my left calf. My entire legs would be sore after simply walking up a flight of stairs- something that was very unusual to me. However, after reading the sticky, I did not post in here as twitching and soreness are not indicative of anything in particular. I had an EMG done in both legs and a neurologist looked me over- both came back perfectly normal.
Fast forward to two weeks ago, after reading about symptoms of Bulbar ALS, of course those symptoms starting popping up within me. I feel as if i slur my speech consistently and always have excess mucus that causes me to clear my throat. My relatives and friends have not said anything or noticed it, but i'm almost positive my slurring is real.
My question is this : Do you think its possible my mind can actually manifest these symptoms that mimic ALS? My relative advises me to take anxiety medicine but i'm convinced my symptoms are not anxiety related. Anyways, thank you very much for taking the time to read this and getting back to me.