Chesterx2
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- NY
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- Rochester
Hello Everyone,
Reaching out to see if I can get some more clarification on the ALS symptons what to expect. I am 35y Male with a recent history of health anxiety these past 6 months that have worsened over time. In April I was having some issues with vision, concentration, memory, and various cognitive functions, before my MRI one sympton that everyone asked is if I was experiencing was muscle weakness which at the time I did not but I feel like the inquiries planted a seed because as soon as the MRI results came back clean the cognitive symptoms dissipated and I started to feel some tingleness/weakness in the right hand (I am left handed) the last couple days of May. When I say weakness I mean they felt heavy and I perceived things were more difficult but no evidence that anything has weakened.
I went to primary doctor in mid-june and he ran a basic relfex and strength test and didn't find anything and concluded it was anxiety related. He prescribed some anxiety medication and said lets wait and see before taking and additional steps. Shortly after this visit I felt some tingling and weakness in the left hand as well as muscle spasms everywhere, I escalated to primary care doctor and he ordered an EMG which is scheduled for 8/4 (I think he did this to appease my anxiety).
Forwarding to today, the weakness in right hand has gone away and left hand feels very weak and sore as well as left bicep and shoulder (approximately 2 weeks of left side pain/weakness). I bought a dynamometer to guage if grip is weak and no evidence though it did hurt my left hand quite a bit more than right. My question is can brain/anxiety be strong enough to create the illusion of weakness and muscle spasms? Can muscle weakness come and go as it did in the right hand? And what does muscle weakness actually feel like and is there any test at home to see if I am actually experiencing this?
All feedback is appreciated. I plan on updating this once EMG results come in.
Best,
Reaching out to see if I can get some more clarification on the ALS symptons what to expect. I am 35y Male with a recent history of health anxiety these past 6 months that have worsened over time. In April I was having some issues with vision, concentration, memory, and various cognitive functions, before my MRI one sympton that everyone asked is if I was experiencing was muscle weakness which at the time I did not but I feel like the inquiries planted a seed because as soon as the MRI results came back clean the cognitive symptoms dissipated and I started to feel some tingleness/weakness in the right hand (I am left handed) the last couple days of May. When I say weakness I mean they felt heavy and I perceived things were more difficult but no evidence that anything has weakened.
I went to primary doctor in mid-june and he ran a basic relfex and strength test and didn't find anything and concluded it was anxiety related. He prescribed some anxiety medication and said lets wait and see before taking and additional steps. Shortly after this visit I felt some tingling and weakness in the left hand as well as muscle spasms everywhere, I escalated to primary care doctor and he ordered an EMG which is scheduled for 8/4 (I think he did this to appease my anxiety).
Forwarding to today, the weakness in right hand has gone away and left hand feels very weak and sore as well as left bicep and shoulder (approximately 2 weeks of left side pain/weakness). I bought a dynamometer to guage if grip is weak and no evidence though it did hurt my left hand quite a bit more than right. My question is can brain/anxiety be strong enough to create the illusion of weakness and muscle spasms? Can muscle weakness come and go as it did in the right hand? And what does muscle weakness actually feel like and is there any test at home to see if I am actually experiencing this?
All feedback is appreciated. I plan on updating this once EMG results come in.
Best,