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    Crazy With Worry

    Hello all, I'm currently driving myself crazy with worry, and hoping some on this forum will be able to help me see my confusing symptoms more clearly. I am obviously hoping I do not have a serious disease, and I have read the stickies (multiple times). I'll start with some background...
    • LibbyB
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    • anxiety arm atrophy burning confusing cramping cramps driving emg eye foot foot drop hip medicine neurologist pain physical therapy scared spasms symptoms twitches twitching weakness work worry wrist
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Extremely Worried

    Hello, My name is Sura and I recently turned 21 and I believe I have been getting symptoms of ALS. I will explain what I have experienced so far. July 14 to July 20 I started getting twitches all over my body, Mainly just my legs. I counted roughly 10 - 15 twitches per day. Most of them were...
    • SyntheticHappiness
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    • advice age als anxiety arm back bfs bulbar bulbar onset choke diagnosis dry mouth fear food heart lump medicine muscle muscle twitching onset phlegm questions sleep stress swallowing symptoms symptoms of als test tongue trouble swallowing twitches twitching vitamin d voice worried
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Very scared about my mum!!! (I fear Bulbar ALS)

    So my mum ( 52 years old) has been having a few weird symptoms that have been building up in the past few months (about 1 year). To start with about 1 year ago she started complaining that she had a lot of mucus on throat, and she had to clear her throat frequently. She complained about that to...
    • scaredaboutmum
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    • allergies als bulbar bulbar als cramps eating fear food medicine mucus night nose reflex scared speech student symptoms umn worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Parkinson's and FALS?

    Hello, I wanted to know about the value of getting genetic testing for my mother, who is 79 and in the final stages of ALS, and for me, a 40 year old father of 2. My maternal grandmother was diagnosed with Parkinson's in Asia at the age of 58. This was in the 1970's. she developed dementia...
    • AnxiousWaiting
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    • als arm cals clinic death dementia diagnosed diagnosis do i have als fals fasciculations father genetic genetic testing kids love medicine problems sod1 stages symptoms testing treatments wanted weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Familial ALS (FALS)
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    Stem Cell Clinics

    Have any other patients experience with stem cell treatment for ALS at Dr Steenblock's clinic or Dr Bryn Henderson's clinic both in LA in the USA? Thanks Steve
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    My husband passed

    Three weeks ago today My husband passed after struggling with ALS for 5 years. On the morning of his death he was talking (quielty) and still aware of his surrounding. That morning I called hospice to give me extra medicine so he could sleep better. He was up all the night before. That...
    • ccordone
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    • advice als death father hospice husband medicine memorial night sleep support
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: In memory of
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    i don't know if i have ALS or not, panic attacks because of that.

    i'm 21 years old. (I learned english by my own, so i apologize for any mistake) 2 months ago i had an Arrhythmia for like 4 days. After that, i had a problem in my neck, it was hard stand my head with my neck, and that came with Dizziness (it stoped after a week) Now, i've had fasciculation...
    • Alexander012
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    • als anxiety arm brain family fasciculation fasciculations fear food hope ice ignore life medicine mistake neurologist pain problem problems ring finger stress test twitches video website worried worry
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. Ed340hp

    ALS Therapy Development Institute Particiption

    Is anyone else registered and participating in the ALS Therapy Development Institute Precision Medicine Program? I ask because there are open participant spots (280 filled, 20 open). I don't know if participants will be able to benefit from the neuron cell lines grown from the selected...
    • Ed340hp
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    • als bucket challenge cell clinical data ice ice bucket challenge medicine research stem cells therapy treatments update
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: People with ALS (PALS)
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    Baclofen

    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...
    • Luesco24
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    • als baclofen breathing cramps depression early eating emg medicine muscles neurologist second opinion stages test wanted
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: People with ALS (PALS)
  10. salsajas1

    I'm so lost feel hope is gone.....

    07-19-2015 02:25 PM - original post unanswered? I'm scared I have ALS....Symptoms stated 1 year ago headaches, fatigue, and vision changes. In February I got bad left heel pain and knee pain. In April I began with joint pain in fingers, wrists, elbows on both hands....now past three weeks itchy...
    • salsajas1
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    • als back breathing diagnosed emg family fatigue fingers go away hope knee pain lump medicine mri muscle neurologist nose pain please help scared sleep symptoms tongue twitches vision wrists
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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