18 years old

  1. G

    Fear having als please help

    I am 18 years old I always had in my life the fear of having als. In the past 2 months I started feeling weak in my hands and legs and then i started having difficulty eating.(needed a lot more strength to eat) I went to a doctor a patholog.. He said I had a fever and that the weakness was...
    • GeorgeKoutsianos
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    • 18 years old age als anxiety confusing eating fear feeling weak life muscles please help shaking symptoms weakness work
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Worried about having ALS! Help appreciated!

    Hey, im an 18 years old boy, who has been having for about a month painless muscle fasciculations pretty much all over my body especially on my arms and legs, and i've been worried sick this could be an early symptom of ALS. I've already been to the GP, and he told me it is very unlikely i would...
    • johnevans123
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    • 18 years old advice age als anxiety atrophy early emg fasciculations muscle muscle weakness symptom symptoms weakness worried
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    18 years old.

    Hi, everyone, before I say anything, let me say that I’m a REALLY anxious person. I have really bad social anxiety, health anxiety, basically any form of anxiety. About 8 months ago, I ended up getting this bad pain that basically started at my lower back, that migrated to my left arm, to the...
    • lonelyshredder
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    • 18 years old advice arm back clinical conversation disability mobility money night nose pain paralysis pressure scared sleep spasms speech stress swallowing symptom symptoms twitches twitching weakness wrong
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Respiratory onset?

    Hello, I am 18 years old from India. My symptom is breathing problem. When I lie down I don't inhale properly, like shallow breathing because of this I can't fall asleep. I feel anxious. Sometimes I feel my head isn't getting blood. My lungs feel weak, I run out of breath while talking easily. I...
    • Sandlolol
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    • 18 years old age als? atrophy breathing bulbar fingers friend onset possible a problem questions respiratory respiratory onset shaking symptom symptoms tremor twitching weakness worried
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Back again, update on concerns, happenings, and seeking help.

    Hello everybody, Last time I posted, I was concerned about possible bulbar als and told that my symptoms did not sound like ALS and to come back after I have seen my neurologist. Well my neurologist happens to be part of my family and I have recently spoken with her. Although it make me happy...
    • Hithro
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    • 18 years old als back breathing bulbar bulbar als dying early emg eye family fatigue health helpful information life neurologist respiratory sleep stress symptoms update voice worry
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Could this be anything else than ALS?

    Hi I am 18 years old High school student. It is Like 3 months when my first symptoms has begun. I had a significant weakness all around my body after a flu. I could do everything but it was just hard to do and I was very slow.( I know that this type of weakness has nothing to do with als but I...
    • DanielN
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    • 18 years old als als? atrophy back diagnose emg fear flu hope ice life mri muscle muscle twitches problems reading scared student symptoms tests treatment twitches twitching wanted weakness
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Help! 18 years old terrified of ALS

    Hello. I am an 18 year old and am scared that I might have ALS. I've been experiencing twitches in my body for 2 months now that came with shaky legs. This got better, and the twitches continue, but i discarded them as benign because they stop when I move, etc. I went to a neuro who did regular...
    • Hithro
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    • 18 years old als anxiety artist early emg family family history fasciculations fear of diagnosis fingers help! muscle scared symptoms tests thumb tiredness twitches young
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. M

    Very Concerned, do I have it?

    Hi, I am 18 years old and have been experiencing symptoms since may 4th 2017. It started out in class when one of my classmates pointed out that my fingers were in tremors. After this I started to have muscle spasms and jerks all over my body, my jaw also has been jittering. Since this time I...
    • MattGreer
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    • 18 years old arm concerned fingers food muscle muscle wasting muscles spasms symptoms weakness
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    New member

    Hi everyone. I am 18 years old and was diagnosed with ALS last January 2017. I joined this forum cause I know that it will help me a lot. :)
    • biiiii
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    • #new 18 years old als diagnosed new member
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  10. K

    Is it ALS please help im scared

    Hi im currently 18 years old.im am Asian. Recently i have twitching in my toes and my legs feel weird. And i would like to ask how does weakness in the feet feels like and does ALS start from the toes? PS. Been going through Health Anxiety
    • Keng Yew
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    • 18 years old als anxiety health please help scared twitching weakness
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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