Jknutson95
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Hi everyone! I appreciate anyone taking the time to read this abs respond. 4 weeks ago I had two different friends tell me about a person they new with ALS and their first symptoms started as twitching.
I’m a 27 year old mother of three kids. I work as a nurse and have learned about different diseases and seen many things, but have never struggled with anxiety toward my own health.
After my second friend told me about her sisters twitching I started thinking about it and started to get a little anxious and worried, within 24 hours I started twitching near the arch of my left foot which started a huge downward spiral. A few days later my toes started twitching (at different times) and more muscles close to the original spot. I soon developed twitching all over my legs which I can probably relate to anxiety. A week and a half later my right forearm started twitching.
I am now 4 weeks in and my feet bilaterally twitch in the same spot near my arch along with other places in my both feet. My right arm twitches near my elbow and tricep and one other spot. My thumb on that same arm has started cramping near the base on the inside of my hand and my foot where the twitching started cramps near the arch of it.
I feel like I have gone crazy but all these symptoms are happening to me and have caused me horrible anxiety. I did of course do the one thing you shouldn’t do and google some things after my initial symptoms. Do these sound like early ALS symptoms? Is it possible my anxiety is causing this?
Thank you!
I’m a 27 year old mother of three kids. I work as a nurse and have learned about different diseases and seen many things, but have never struggled with anxiety toward my own health.
After my second friend told me about her sisters twitching I started thinking about it and started to get a little anxious and worried, within 24 hours I started twitching near the arch of my left foot which started a huge downward spiral. A few days later my toes started twitching (at different times) and more muscles close to the original spot. I soon developed twitching all over my legs which I can probably relate to anxiety. A week and a half later my right forearm started twitching.
I am now 4 weeks in and my feet bilaterally twitch in the same spot near my arch along with other places in my both feet. My right arm twitches near my elbow and tricep and one other spot. My thumb on that same arm has started cramping near the base on the inside of my hand and my foot where the twitching started cramps near the arch of it.
I feel like I have gone crazy but all these symptoms are happening to me and have caused me horrible anxiety. I did of course do the one thing you shouldn’t do and google some things after my initial symptoms. Do these sound like early ALS symptoms? Is it possible my anxiety is causing this?
Thank you!
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