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  1. L

    On the verge of a breakdown ..all symptoms of Als

    A year ago I started feeling numbness and tingling in my leg and burning sensation in my head I did a brain MRI which showed corticospinal tract hyperintensities which are biomarkers of Als. Neurologists said no Als and related my symptoms to anxiety but symptoms exacerbated a lot.later I began...
    • Lavender
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    • als anxiety arm brain breakdown breathing burning clinical crying diagnosis emg fear mri muscles slurred speech speech swallowing symptoms symptoms of als tongue weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. M

    Genetic Testing

    Hi there, My family has been burdened with C9 - we’ve lost 6 amazing people in 2 generations, so far, including my mom, Godfather, and Gramma. I’ve struggled with anxiety over this disease for over a decade now. The anxiety presents itself in the form of symptoms and I trick myself into...
    • Momofone
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    • als anxiety back family genetic genetic testing symptoms symptoms of als testing
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Familial ALS (FALS)
  3. J

    Depressed and Terrified I have ALS

    Hi All, I first want to thank you for the opportunity to voice my concerns as well as my apologies for any inconveniences. To start, my symptoms began a year a ago with some twitching on my stomach. I did a quick google search and Lou Gehrig's Disease came up. At first, I quickly brushed it...
    • JuggerChan
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    • advice age als anxiety depressed driving fatigue fingers lou gehrig's disease love nose pain shaking stress symptoms tongue tremor twitching video voice weakness
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. A

    Just a little concerned

    Hi there everyone, I'm a little bit nervous to post this, naturally, and do want to say I hope I'm not upsetting anyone in doing so. The people on here seem absolutely amazing and I'd be appreciative of anyone to give me their personal opinion on this. Thank you so much in advance. Most...
    • akakindz58
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    • als anxiety arm artist back concerned depression fingers friend hope lump muscles pain possible als ring finger second opinion shoulder speech vision
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. P

    Questions

    Hello everyone thank you for reading this and I appreciate all the responses. Back in October i really honed in on my twitches, as in I googled. I’ve always had my twitches but after googling of course my head was down in a spiral. I’ve seen 3 PCP at my universal hospital and they all tested...
    • Phantom
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    • anxiety life neurologist questions reading twitches worried
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. P

    Questions

    Hello everyone thank you for reading this and I appreciate all the responses. Back in October i really honed in on my twitches, as in I googled. I’ve always had my twitches but after googling of course my head was down in a spiral. I’ve seen 3 PCP at my universal hospital and they all tested...
    • Phantom
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    • anxiety life neurologist questions reading twitches worried
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. V

    Husband is a possible carrier of c9 gene - anxiety over symptoms.

    Hi Everyone, My husband is 35 years old and has lost a cousin, an aunt, 2 uncles, (all to ALS) and currently watches his mom battle the final stages of ALS. His family carries the c9 gene. Upon visiting with his mom over Christmas (they live out of state) and spending a week surrounded by ALS...
    • Valerie064
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    • ability als als? anxiety burning christmas early family genetic genetic testing hope husband muscle muscles research stages support symptoms testing thenar thumb treatment twitches twitching worried
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. C

    Questions about Symptoms/EMG

    Thank you all for taking the time to read my post and I would appreciate any advice or knowledge you can pass on. I have read the "before you post sticky". So this all started the the 1st week in Dec, I woke up 1 morning and had a persistent twitch in my left thigh. It prob went on 4-5 days...
    • confusedDad2
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    • advice als anxiety back bulbar bulbar onset burning clinical denervation emg emg? fasciculations foot mnd onset questions speech stress symptoms test tongue twitch twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. C

    Question About Symptoms/Emg

    This is my 1st post on this site and I want to say I really admire how nice and helpful everyone who responds on this site is. The fact that you take the time out of your days to help people who have questions is really remarkable. I've been looking at posts on this site for a few months and...
    • confusedDad2
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    • age als anxiety bfs bulbar bulbar als burning denervation diagnose emg fasciculations foot helpful ice information questions reading story symptoms test tongue twitch twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. D

    Concerned about continuing symptoms

    Hello to all, I am concerned about a couple things going on, and hoping you guys would be able to help me, or give me some ideas on my next step. Everything started about a 1.5-2 years ago. I flew up to Montana for the week to spend time with family. Had a good trip until the end when I got...
    • Deer1
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    • advice als als? anxiety back concerned family heart heaviness mistake muscle muscle twitching onset pain pressure questions stress symptom symptoms test tongue twitching vision weakness work worried
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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