Skchasta
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Hello All!
I have been a lurker here off and on for about a year, but I felt it time to post as I'm sitting here in my computer chair worried out of my mind, have been for the past few weeks.
After going through the initial post I though my symptoms are similar to those with ALS and wanted the people on the forums thoughts.
I'm 32y/o Male, no prior family history of ALS, or any neurological disease that I know of.
So about a year and a half ago I began noticing twitching in my arm, didn't think anything of it until it wouldn't stop, I attributed it to anxiety or something. I didn't eat all that well either. However I began noticing it in other areas occasionally all over my body. Bridge of my nose, eyelid, pectoral, ankles. Reading here since it was mainly/probably due to nerves or the anxiety, I kind of forgot about it, and it went away or so I thought.
About two weeks ago my right arm, where most of the twitching had continued to occur started to feel burning like when you exercise a muscle. Then my ring finger began twitching and I would notice this more often. Now my forearm and shoulder along with the muscle that is along the topside of my elbow feels this burning when doing normal things. Also my wrist is kind of stiff too.
I akin it to how if you are holding something outward from your body in front, and just hold it there, the muscles begin to burn.
I don't know how to describe it, but it's not pain per-sea, it feels like my muscles are week or like lactic acid is building up from doing exercise, but I have not done anything in my mind that should cause that.
I'm constantly doing exercises like pushups and tricep extensions, curls to reassure myself, but after reading the pinned posts. This is probably not going to make me feel any better about the situation. I constantly look at my arms to compare them and I swear that the one affected is getting smaller and there are spots in the muscle that are gone/dents. I also am able to do many of the things that the pinned post says are difficult with ALS. Like buttoning a shirt , unscrewing bottles and whatnot, gripping objects are possible, but seem weird.
I hope this makes sense.
I have a PCP appointment this coming week, but I know i'm not going to get any real answers from them. Wondering if I should just go ahead and look up a neurologist? What do you all think about the symptoms I've had for about a year and a half, plus this new burning?
Thanks for your thoughts and responses. I know everyone's life is busy and important. I do appreciate anyone's replies.
I have been a lurker here off and on for about a year, but I felt it time to post as I'm sitting here in my computer chair worried out of my mind, have been for the past few weeks.
After going through the initial post I though my symptoms are similar to those with ALS and wanted the people on the forums thoughts.
I'm 32y/o Male, no prior family history of ALS, or any neurological disease that I know of.
So about a year and a half ago I began noticing twitching in my arm, didn't think anything of it until it wouldn't stop, I attributed it to anxiety or something. I didn't eat all that well either. However I began noticing it in other areas occasionally all over my body. Bridge of my nose, eyelid, pectoral, ankles. Reading here since it was mainly/probably due to nerves or the anxiety, I kind of forgot about it, and it went away or so I thought.
About two weeks ago my right arm, where most of the twitching had continued to occur started to feel burning like when you exercise a muscle. Then my ring finger began twitching and I would notice this more often. Now my forearm and shoulder along with the muscle that is along the topside of my elbow feels this burning when doing normal things. Also my wrist is kind of stiff too.
I akin it to how if you are holding something outward from your body in front, and just hold it there, the muscles begin to burn.
I don't know how to describe it, but it's not pain per-sea, it feels like my muscles are week or like lactic acid is building up from doing exercise, but I have not done anything in my mind that should cause that.
I'm constantly doing exercises like pushups and tricep extensions, curls to reassure myself, but after reading the pinned posts. This is probably not going to make me feel any better about the situation. I constantly look at my arms to compare them and I swear that the one affected is getting smaller and there are spots in the muscle that are gone/dents. I also am able to do many of the things that the pinned post says are difficult with ALS. Like buttoning a shirt , unscrewing bottles and whatnot, gripping objects are possible, but seem weird.
I hope this makes sense.
I have a PCP appointment this coming week, but I know i'm not going to get any real answers from them. Wondering if I should just go ahead and look up a neurologist? What do you all think about the symptoms I've had for about a year and a half, plus this new burning?
Thanks for your thoughts and responses. I know everyone's life is busy and important. I do appreciate anyone's replies.