running1203
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Hello everyone,
I'm a 25 year old male and I have been having a very concerning symptom since last Saturday. On Saturday I noticed my left tricep was twitching really intensely. It was most my tricep but would happen throughout my left arm. Sunday it continued, not quite as bad, but still very prominent. Monday and Tuesday it mostly subsided and happened only once or twice. However today I've woken up and it is back to twitching very intense in my tricep. I researched this and ALS has come up. It seems a few people my age first noticed twitching as their beginning symptom of ALS. It wouldn't concern me as much if the twitching was all over, but it is mostly concentrated to my left tricep. It happens every few seconds so far today. No weakness as far as I can tell, but I have no understanding of how to test myself for such a thing.
Is this a strong or possible indicator of ALS? I don't have insurance but will pay out of pocket if I need to be looked at. I would greatly appreciate your help. The twitches are fairly intense. I can't ignore them. I'm a non drinker, non smoker, healthy BMI. I didn't do anything unusual leading up to this. I boxed for a few minutes on Friday, but it was only a few minutes. Other than that I didn't workout, except for yesterday (rowing machine). I'm trying not to freak out, but I've never experienced anything like this before. For what it's worth it feels like it stops twitching if I move it when it twitches. I can't be positive, but that's what it seems like.
I would greatly appreciate your advice and help.
Edit;
Also I just wanted to add that I did read the sticky note. The thing I'm unsure of is the stories I've read of those who say their symptoms started with twitching only. I understand the odds are very low for me (without family history) to have ALS, but this is a new symptom for me, and I wish I could ignore it, but I can't not feel it and get anxious every time it happens.
I'm a 25 year old male and I have been having a very concerning symptom since last Saturday. On Saturday I noticed my left tricep was twitching really intensely. It was most my tricep but would happen throughout my left arm. Sunday it continued, not quite as bad, but still very prominent. Monday and Tuesday it mostly subsided and happened only once or twice. However today I've woken up and it is back to twitching very intense in my tricep. I researched this and ALS has come up. It seems a few people my age first noticed twitching as their beginning symptom of ALS. It wouldn't concern me as much if the twitching was all over, but it is mostly concentrated to my left tricep. It happens every few seconds so far today. No weakness as far as I can tell, but I have no understanding of how to test myself for such a thing.
Is this a strong or possible indicator of ALS? I don't have insurance but will pay out of pocket if I need to be looked at. I would greatly appreciate your help. The twitches are fairly intense. I can't ignore them. I'm a non drinker, non smoker, healthy BMI. I didn't do anything unusual leading up to this. I boxed for a few minutes on Friday, but it was only a few minutes. Other than that I didn't workout, except for yesterday (rowing machine). I'm trying not to freak out, but I've never experienced anything like this before. For what it's worth it feels like it stops twitching if I move it when it twitches. I can't be positive, but that's what it seems like.
I would greatly appreciate your advice and help.
Edit;
Also I just wanted to add that I did read the sticky note. The thing I'm unsure of is the stories I've read of those who say their symptoms started with twitching only. I understand the odds are very low for me (without family history) to have ALS, but this is a new symptom for me, and I wish I could ignore it, but I can't not feel it and get anxious every time it happens.
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