depression

I don't know where to turn. I have been grieving for 5 years now. The day my husband of 25 years was handed a death sentence with a diagnoses of bulbular onset als. My life has forever changed. I cannot function without medication. He passed away less that a year after diagnoses. It hurts just...

Hi, my husband has some neurological problem, as yet undiagnosed. His legs feel heavy and stiff to move, particularly walking up stairs or slopes, he says it is like wading through chest deep mud. There is no pain as such just an almost physical resistance. Like he is wearing a lead suit. He...

Hi there, I write this post looking for some guidance with respect to an upcoming appointment with a neurologist. I want to ensure I get out of the appointment all I need to. I very much appreciate anyone who takes the time to reply. Rather than write an essay on the 9 week history of my...

Hello everyone, My wife and I have used this forum as a place to gather information and try to prepare as best we could to help my wife's mother. Roughly a year ago she was diagnosed with ALS and it has been quite aggressive over the last 6 months. At the start, we had done everything we could...

Hello to all, This is a long post and I hope the moderators will allow me to post this as a message to all those coming here with concerns over ALS. This is specifically for those with muscle twitching who have been cleared by a doctor. I know there are some people here who legitimately...

First off, hello everyone! This is only my second post to the ALS Forums. I have read/lurked a bit over the last ~6 months, but have stayed quiet while trying to process everything going on around me. To sum up my story as a "caregiver"... My beautiful wife and I married back in 2014 and had...

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've been on here. I stopped coming because it would make so sad every time. It's been about 6 months since my mom passed and I feel like all of a sudden the sadness is hitting me hard now. I feel irritable and a general sense of unhappiness some days. I lash...

My mother was diagnosed 3 weeks ago. We finally got a call back from John Hopkins for a second opinion. Her appointment is not for 2 months. We knew we would have a wait awhile but 2 months is a long time. We just don't know what to do while we wait. We know we need to starting doing something...

First visit to Neurologist she did a strength exam and I failed, at the time I had a lot cramps so she prescribed Baclofen twice a day. Had to wait a month for the EMG. Started taking the Baclofen within 3 weeks I started to feel so weak. Next appointment with the EMG Test. After a week the...

Hey everyone! I'm a 28 year old female who is quite frankly feeling like I'm loosing my mind! So let me go back 10 years when I was diagnosed with hashimotos thyroid disease... after starting the synthroid I was in gym class and my heart skipped a beat, starting my dreaded journey with health...