I am very frightened

[guitargirl77]

I am about to turn 40 and just had a baby and have experienced all sorts of weird symptoms. I just read the symptom list and it led me here. The last few weeks, I have had weird swallowing issues where my throat feels really dry or mucasy, my speech has been a bit weird on and off, like almost a tiny bit slurred, a lot of tingly and numbing down my arms and face and hands, but also a ton of eye twitching that just started a few days ago. It goes in to my chin too with tingling. Is this the start of it?

Please help, thanks.

 

[gooseberry]

Have you been to a doctor? Many things happen when you give birth. Your doctor would be best to assess you and provide guidance.

 

[guitargirl77]

I have been for so many other things. They did a heart exam, cat scan, checked for blood clots, tons of blood tests. This is all pretty recent.

 

[gooseberry]

Then ask for thyroid testing, vitamin deficiencies, cortisol, muscle enzymes, etc. Stress, too much caffeine, too little sleep can all cause symptoms like yours. Go back to the doctor.

 

[guitargirl77]

Thyroid has been tested, low iron, but that si all they could find. I have not been tested for ALS, so I am very terrified.

 

[lgelb]

If your iron is low, are you addressing it with diet or supplements? It's unlikely to resolve spontaneously.
It is likely that your magnesium and/or B vitamins are low as well so I would try a B complex (100% of RDA only) and food sources for Mg, e.g. leafy veg, beans, nuts. And reconsider your regimen in terms of sleep/stress as a new baby (congratulations!) affects both.

Best,
Laurie

 

[Vincent]

There is no test for ALS. The diagnostic process is one of excluding all other diseases combined with very specific clinical signs and emg results. People don't just go to a doc and get told you have ALS. You have a whole lot of things this could be before jumping to a fatal disease.
Vincent