Hey all,
I've read the stickied threads and they've somewhat given me a ray of hope, but over the last few days I've all but convinced myself I have something like ALS. About a week ago I developed a very pronounced "throbbing" twitch in my left hand between my thumb and forefinger -- around this time prior (I believe) I did slam it in a door, but I'm not sure how that could cause that. It has been (as far as I know) constant since. A couple days later (though, by this time, I was severely stressed out about the possibility of a severe disease) I started getting random "one at a time" brief spasms all over my body.
Bit of extra info: the left hand twitch seems to vary in intensity over the day; there are times when I can feel it (like a heartbeat) but it's hard to position my hand in a way that it's perceptible. Other times it's very apparent from the outside and actually moves my thumb and forefinger noticeably, as well. My left forearm is currently feels a bit sore, but I've been obsessing over "testing" my strength since I decided I had ALS. I'm also a proficient typist -- as far as I understand it, with the location of the constant twitch, the first thing one would expect would be some clinical weakness there, but I haven't noticed any diminishing in my typing ability, letalone this being impossible.
I've read the stickied threads and they've somewhat given me a ray of hope, but over the last few days I've all but convinced myself I have something like ALS. About a week ago I developed a very pronounced "throbbing" twitch in my left hand between my thumb and forefinger -- around this time prior (I believe) I did slam it in a door, but I'm not sure how that could cause that. It has been (as far as I know) constant since. A couple days later (though, by this time, I was severely stressed out about the possibility of a severe disease) I started getting random "one at a time" brief spasms all over my body.
Bit of extra info: the left hand twitch seems to vary in intensity over the day; there are times when I can feel it (like a heartbeat) but it's hard to position my hand in a way that it's perceptible. Other times it's very apparent from the outside and actually moves my thumb and forefinger noticeably, as well. My left forearm is currently feels a bit sore, but I've been obsessing over "testing" my strength since I decided I had ALS. I'm also a proficient typist -- as far as I understand it, with the location of the constant twitch, the first thing one would expect would be some clinical weakness there, but I haven't noticed any diminishing in my typing ability, letalone this being impossible.