is this als?

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    is this als?

    Hello everybody, and thank you in advance to those who will take the time to reply to this. I am a 27 year-old boy, concerned about my symptoms and making thoughts about a possibility that I might be in early stage als. it all started 3 months ago. I had a viral infection which I am quite sure...
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    Is this als? Should i get an EMG?

    I'm 16 and a male Earlier this year I was experiencing: Dizziness, Fatigue and Vomiting So I went to a Neurologist and made an order for two kinds of MRIs non-contrast and with contrast. Now, in the middle of the non-contrast MRI i got scared and couldn't finish the MRI but they asked an doctor...
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    Is this ALS?

    For the past two weeks, I have had fasisculations, starting in my calves, spreading to the rest of my body. They seem to jump from area to area, except for being constant and very visible in my calves. The fascics have quieted down a bit in terms of intensity, but both of my legs are really...
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    Hoping to share now...

    Hello, I was hoping to share more of my story with you now. My user name is fionae and my name is Laura. I was diagnosed with ALS on August 20, 2015. I overwhelmingly have symptoms of the bulbar type. I know that you're aware of what kind of things go along with bulbar symptoms. I basically...
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    Please Help!

    First of all, this sight has been very informative - thank you to everyone. I am a 32 year old male, health conscious and into fitness - at the same time, married, father of 2 little girls, very high stress job, suffer from anxiety and horrible low back pain for years from heavy lifting/loading...
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    is this AlS?

    Hello, on Sunday of last week, I experienced incredible, excruciating arm pain and suddenly went away, the next day the same arm (on my right side) was very shaky and felt weak (but it wasn't) then a muscle under my armpit felt tight as I constantly felt it. My thumb twitches every so often but...
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    23 years old worried about als/ is this als?

    Hello everyone, Im very concerned about als and hope someone can help me with some answers. I am experiencing a lot of twitching throughout my body for about 4 months now and for about a month now I've notice my left calf is smaller than my right calf. My right when flex feels strong yet my left...
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    New Introduction

    Hello Everyone, I posted in the Intro section, but Nikki suggested I post here in that not everyone reads the introduction section:) I had also previously posted in the is this als? section as the neuromuscular team tried to piece together what was going on with me. Today after being in the...
  9. R

    Is This ALS?

    I'm 17 years old. 5 months ago I started having muscle twitching in my right arm. I looked up possible reasons why and of course the first thing google spits out was ALS. I felt this wave of fear come over me and I wished I had never googled. The twitching continued the rest of that day, and by...
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    is this als?

    Over the summer I was tired and then one morning in September I woke with floppy limbs. I didn't think much of it. In October, I drove myself to a and e. I felt terrible. I had had a week of feeling like I had been plugged into a socket and then on the Friday I couldn't lift my arms as high as...
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