adams_mommy_07
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- Greensboro
Hi, my name is Melanie and I'm 22 years old and experiencing what I think are bulbar symptoms. The symptoms have appeared within the past month with difficultly pronouncing "st" "sh" "t" "ed" sounds. I also have difficulty swallowing sometimes. I have also noticed that my tongue and lips are "lagging" feeling, slow to form words when I want to speak.
In terms of extremities, I have noticed that I loose my balance often when stepping off of a chair or something, but have never fallen. I do trip a lot, but I walk around really fast at work so I'm not sure if that is more a product of a hurried pace.
I'm not sure if these symptoms could be attributed to an abnormally high stress level? Right now I'm a new mother, get 2-3 hours less sleep/night than I'm used to, work 33 hours a week at a very stressful job, I'm a full-time student, I'm also stessing out in preparation for graduate school, and I have issues in my personal life with my fiance as well requiring we go to counseling. I constantly feel stressed and on the go, never relaxing or not worrying about something.
Could my symptoms be attributed to stress? The seem a little too specific to ALS to be, IMHO. What do you think?
In terms of extremities, I have noticed that I loose my balance often when stepping off of a chair or something, but have never fallen. I do trip a lot, but I walk around really fast at work so I'm not sure if that is more a product of a hurried pace.
I'm not sure if these symptoms could be attributed to an abnormally high stress level? Right now I'm a new mother, get 2-3 hours less sleep/night than I'm used to, work 33 hours a week at a very stressful job, I'm a full-time student, I'm also stessing out in preparation for graduate school, and I have issues in my personal life with my fiance as well requiring we go to counseling. I constantly feel stressed and on the go, never relaxing or not worrying about something.
Could my symptoms be attributed to stress? The seem a little too specific to ALS to be, IMHO. What do you think?