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    Absolutely devastated

    I'm just going to keep this short as I'm already 99% sure I have ALS and just want someone to confirm that my hands look like split hand syndrome. My symptoms started back in June of this year when I was pregnant with my son. I started to have random twitches all over which I still have today...
    • Silvermaple
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    • age als atrophy back chair clinical death go away kids life muscles night scared symptoms thenar thumb twitches weakness worry
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    27 Year Old Male please read

    Hi y’all thank you for taking the time out to read this ... I have been living in fear for almost 3 years and I feel like I have to post here now .. My worries Started back 2.5 years ago when I had body wide twitching.. since then I started to notice how sometimes I slur a word or 2.. Since that...
    • Steve91
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    • advice back ball burning fear food ice neurologist saliva stop working swallowing symptoms trouble swallowing twitching worries worry
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Scared about als

    Hey guys! I’m sure you get this all the time as i can tell by the threads that are posted . But here’s my worry .... My dad died this past January from als at 68. I’m worried sick that i have the symptoms and here’s why . In February it’ll be 2 years with muscle twitches . I went and say a...
    • Bc1986
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    • als anxiety arm burning dad emg fingers muscle muscle twitches neurologist pain scared shoulder stress symptoms twitches worried worry wrist
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Looking advice on diagnosis

    Hello dear people, First and foremost I have to say that I have utmost respect for everyone who replies to the posts of us health worriers - this forum has helped me immensely when looking for information about this terrible illness. My story is this, I am 28 years old male, I have got a PhD...
    • PotatoKing
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    • advice als atrophy bfs can't swallow diagnosed diagnosis father food getting a diagnosis health lyme mri muscle parkinsons problem story stress swallowing symptoms tests twitch twitching weakness worried worry
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Healthy Anxiety - Thank You

    Hello, I have been on this forum for some time now, but I recently just joined. I know I suffer from health anxiety, a panic disorder, and long before everything else general anxiety. I recently lost 3 loved ones this year, but death isn't new to me. One of my uncles died of complications in his...
    • Atw221
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    • ability als anxiety back bed death diagnosed dying health heart helpful lift muscle problem reading twitches twitching wanted worry wrong
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. L

    Should I worry?

    Hi, I have read the thread with the symptoms and I wouldn’t have posted here, if it weren’t for my knees that are kinda bothering me – some vibrations, not exactly twitching which probably wouldn’t scare me because I would say the cold is to blame ( I sleep in just a shirt and it is kinda cold...
    • lillyy
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    • brother cold diabetes diagnosed fear female finger go away ignore night nose scared sleep swallowing symptoms thumb twitches twitching voice worried worry
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    ALS Anxiety - Soreness/Tightness/Twitching in Thigh

    Hello everyone, My name is Philip, I am from Germany (hence the username) and 36 years old. I have read the sticky post and would say, based on my symptoms (so far) - I should not trouble you with this thread. However, within this forum, there are also multiple threads that contradict the...
    • PhilipFromGermany
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    • advice als anxiety atrophy falling flexing last days mnd muscle onset pain sleep speech sporadic swallowing symptoms twitching weakness worried worry
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Seek out a medical professional if you're scared

    Hi all, I just wanted to share a recent journey about my ALS scare and how the best thing to do is seek out a medical professional right away if your concerned. I feel like my story will resonate with others here lurking on this forum. Unfortunately, a 40-something neighbor of mine was...
    • cactus
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    • advice als anxiety atrophy diagnosed diagnosis early emg fear finger hearing hiccups medical muscles reading scared story thumb twitch twitching wanted worried worry
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    PLS and Weight Training

    Does weight training help with PLS? It seems to keep me strong and I have had very little weakness with my PLS. The only negative is that it makes my stiff legs even more stiff. This is because I have the stiffness from the exercise on top of the PLS stiffness. I hope to hear form TxRR...
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    Afraid and its affecting my family

    Hello, I would first like to apologise for making this post. I do not Believe i suffer from anxiety but who knows, the body is a element of tricks, however let me start my post. it started a month ago, when I felt my right leg was wonky and felt weak. It has now passed to my left arm where i...
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