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I have been thinking about posting here for quite som time, but it somehow makes it more real... My brother was diagnosed in April, but I have suspected it since December. Everyday skips between thinking that my wonderful family and me will manage through this together, and to feeling...

I apologize for not using paragraphs, etc. For some reason, I assumed that only caregivers would be reading this...pretty ignorant on my part. I like to write...as is somewhat obvious. I will try to be more succinct in future posts....Paul Maybe I haven't searched enough, but this is the...

I'm not sure this is the correct section for this. Hi there, this is my first post on the forum. One of my aunts died a few years ago from FALS (which we thought was sporadic at the time), and another one of my mom's sisters has just been recently diagnosed. I have been very worried and sad...

Hello all First off to anyone that is suffering with als my heart truly does got out to you. I sugger chronic anxiety and panic attacks, 5 days ago i noticed that both my calfs muscle twitch constantly, never stopping, but in my left leg much more than the other. I went to see the dr...

Hello, I am 19 years old, almost 20, and have started to have these symptoms. First, I want to say that I have a diagnosed anxiety disorder and I take Buspirone for it, and have been for well over a year, and over the past week or two it seems like my anxiety has flared up a bit. Recently I have...

Hello everyone. First of all i want to express my support to everyone here whos been diagnosed with this disease but also to the families having someone with this disease struggling. You guys are strong. Ive read the stickies and my concern is that im dealing with muscle weakness all over my...

I have tried posting this thread several times over the past couple of weeks but just could not muster the strength to do it. Everyone here has so many issues that burdening anyone with reading mine adds to more guilt I have been struggling with so many feelings of grief, guilt, despair and...

I'm still waiting for an appointment with a neurologist, which won't happen until the end of June. My symptoms started early November when friends started asking if I'd been drinking due to increasingly slurring speech. I also noticed profuse saliva when I would sneeze. By January, the...

Hi everyone. I've been working my way back to the board slowly. Not sure why I feel the need to chime in, but here goes. My father never had anxiety before being diagnosed with ALS. As weird symptoms started to occur over the course of a year, i.e., head dropping, voice changing, choking...

Hey guys, I am a 21 years old bachelor student from the cold land of Norway! :) I do not know if i struggle with health anxiety or not, but this ALS scare has been bothering for a month now. It all started with like a left side headache, and I was sure it was tumour. I even convinced myself I...