Airby2
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- Dec 19, 2017
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
- State
- California
- City
- Los Angeles
Hi all, I have been reading this forum for a few months now to try to soothe my fears, but I have never posted. Lately my concerns have grown greatly so even though the very last thing I want to do is waste your time when you have concerns far greater than my anxiety, I felt compelled to bring my fears to you.
I will admit I suffer from anxiety and I am going through the most stressful time in my life. So I can only hope that my symptoms are due to my anxiety and new stress. I also have a history of being somewhat of a hypochondriac. Now to my concerning symptoms.
I don’t feel like I slur much at this point, and I don’t feel like I’ve lost strength. I lost a good amount of weight recently but that could be due to stress and the fact that I’m naturally very thin and I stopped going to the gym as much. When I do go to the gym, I don’t notice much of a difference. What I do notice is that I twitch throughout my legs, in a thumb, and in my chest. The twitches come and go, and they are worse when I’m more anxious.
The most worrisome symptoms are newer and are in my mouth. I’m not sure if it’s just because I’m more cognizant of bulbar symptoms now, but I’m just experiencing a lot of discomfort in my jaw. Like my tongue wants to slide forward and I’m constantly clenching my jaw. I’m not totally sure if i feel twitches in my tongue or if it’s just my jaw chattering, but there is definitely some unwanted movement there. I also feel like I’m constantly pursing my lips together. It’s almost as though I’m losing control of my tongue and it is very concerning, like my tongue constantly wants to press against my teeth. I am definitely clenching my teeth together a lot and I don’t know if it’s to compensate for weakness elsewhere.
If this was a big waste of your time, I sincerely apologize. I just feel like I’m digging myself into a hole of anxiety and I am truly hoping for the best. I appreciate all the time you spend on here dealing with undiagnosed concerned people like myself. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much
I will admit I suffer from anxiety and I am going through the most stressful time in my life. So I can only hope that my symptoms are due to my anxiety and new stress. I also have a history of being somewhat of a hypochondriac. Now to my concerning symptoms.
I don’t feel like I slur much at this point, and I don’t feel like I’ve lost strength. I lost a good amount of weight recently but that could be due to stress and the fact that I’m naturally very thin and I stopped going to the gym as much. When I do go to the gym, I don’t notice much of a difference. What I do notice is that I twitch throughout my legs, in a thumb, and in my chest. The twitches come and go, and they are worse when I’m more anxious.
The most worrisome symptoms are newer and are in my mouth. I’m not sure if it’s just because I’m more cognizant of bulbar symptoms now, but I’m just experiencing a lot of discomfort in my jaw. Like my tongue wants to slide forward and I’m constantly clenching my jaw. I’m not totally sure if i feel twitches in my tongue or if it’s just my jaw chattering, but there is definitely some unwanted movement there. I also feel like I’m constantly pursing my lips together. It’s almost as though I’m losing control of my tongue and it is very concerning, like my tongue constantly wants to press against my teeth. I am definitely clenching my teeth together a lot and I don’t know if it’s to compensate for weakness elsewhere.
If this was a big waste of your time, I sincerely apologize. I just feel like I’m digging myself into a hole of anxiety and I am truly hoping for the best. I appreciate all the time you spend on here dealing with undiagnosed concerned people like myself. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much