Hi. Sorry if I'm wasting anyone's time but I'm very anxious and would like some reassurance please. I am mother to a 1 month old and a 3 year old, and the possibility of a fatal disease like ALS is getting me very worried for them.
I have weakness in my right hand, but the severity changes...
Hey folks,
Let me start by saying that I have disabling mental illness, a big part of which is Health Anxiety. So please bare with me.
About three months ago, I started having body-wide muscle twitches. These come and go in severity and frequency. Sometimes, they disappear for a few days at...
Hello all. I really need to ease my growing fears. I read stickies but like most I need help. I have had on going calf twitching for a few weeks. I believe they were brought on after going to a grief counseling session. I went to my PCP she did a mini nuero and all looks normal.
I am still...
I had a leg ache for a week suddenly then started having fasciculations widespread that was 7 weeks ago. Still having fasciculations daily. 2 weeks ago started having outward ankle pain around outside of ankle while walking . Shins hurt too. Did anyone have ankle pain before foot drop? Could...
First I wanted to say I’ve been lurking for the last month or so and I’m humbled by the challenges faced by the people on here and also how helpful everyone is. I read the sticky and I still feel compelled to ask what you think of my symptoms. With the understanding of course, that you all...
A few years ago I had tests done to try to rule out ALS as a result of having ongoing weakness on the left side of my body and twitching. The weakness was confirmed by a neurologist but nothing was found. Fast forward 4 years and now i am experiencing a need to continuously swallow, a feeling...
Thank you for taking time to help me. I am a 36 yr old female. I woke up late week with aches in both wrist and forearm. As the days go by my hands are weak especially the right. I can grip but I feel the weakness. My arms have grown heavy and weak as well. I can feel the difference washing my...
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I'm a 34 y/o male.
For about a year now, I've noticed I haven't been able to lift as much as I used to, despite good nutrition and consistent effort.
About a month and a half ago, I started experiencing awful fatigue.
About a month ago, my legs and arms started having awful tightness...
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Hello everyone,
Thanks first of all for your commitment to this website. It is a very valuable resource.
I am hoping you can help solve some confusion as my partner struggles through some anxiety surrounding some neurological symptoms.
Many websites will say that early symptoms of ALS...
Hi –
I’ve been googling the early symptoms of ALS for a few months now and finally decided to post.
I am a 36 year old woman and over the past 3-4 months I have had 5 episodes of feeling completely out of it – they last for 15 minutes and are beyond scary. I get blurred vision, my heart...