KJ1985
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- Jan 15, 2017
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- Learn about ALS
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- Ca
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- Union city
Hello all,
I'm new to this forum. About 1 1/2 months ago I started having twitches. These are mild and usually last a second or 2, sometimes a bit longer. They're generally in my leg area and occasionally in my arms and back. I didn't think much of it until I started researching last week that it's a symptom of als. I also read symptoms include dropping things or difficulty picking things up. After reading about that, I noticed the last few days that when I went to pick up a pen or a coin that I didn't pick it up on the initial try, but was able to next time. Could this be my hands getting weaker? Or could it be the stress and anxiety worrying about als? Over the last month and half before I started reading up on als I didn't feel weaker and improved at the gym. Do twitches start first and then weakness?
I'm new to this forum. About 1 1/2 months ago I started having twitches. These are mild and usually last a second or 2, sometimes a bit longer. They're generally in my leg area and occasionally in my arms and back. I didn't think much of it until I started researching last week that it's a symptom of als. I also read symptoms include dropping things or difficulty picking things up. After reading about that, I noticed the last few days that when I went to pick up a pen or a coin that I didn't pick it up on the initial try, but was able to next time. Could this be my hands getting weaker? Or could it be the stress and anxiety worrying about als? Over the last month and half before I started reading up on als I didn't feel weaker and improved at the gym. Do twitches start first and then weakness?