dexonside
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Hello. I didn’t think that I would write here, but my concern made me do it. The fact is that, as it seems to me, many of my problems are similar to the signs of a bulbar form of als. I am 19 years old. It all started at 17 years old. Then I felt and saw that on the foot of my left leg, when I was relaxed, my muscles jerk violently.
Then the first thing I did was start looking for a reason on the Internet and saw that it could be signs of als. Then I already began to be very afraid, and even went to a neurologist. But he said that he did not see anything serious, and wrote me a lot of sedatives, which I drank, but they did not help me. Then for a long time I stopped somehow paying attention to these twitches. Then I began to twitch and calf on the leg. I noticed that they only exist when the muscles are relaxed, for example when I am lying, and my leg is as if tense. After exercise, they are greatly enhanced, and when I sleep they are not. Sometimes there are twitches all over the body.
This went on for 2 years, everything was stable. But now, after 2 years, my legs began to twitch. When I noticed this, I began to be very afraid, I had never been so afraid. Then, cramps began to appear on my thigh when I relaxed, which further increased my fear and panicked, I was sure that these were signs of the disease. After fear, I began to twitch my tongue muscles and squeeze in my neck. And I thought it was a bulbar form. I began to constantly look in the mirror at my tongue and saw that it was somehow wavy, there were some red spots on it. It seemed to me that these are signs of atrophy.
When I eat it seems to me that the remnants of food are stuck in my throat, and I have to swallow several times, and I'm also afraid to choke. There are no problems with liquids, only with food. I noticed dry food that I chew for a very long time before swallowing. This has never happened before. Some snot appeared in my throat that I have to swallow. I began to cough sometimes.
I tried to write all my problems. I would be very grateful if you could help me figure it out; Does it really sound like als. I will also attach a photo of my language. Does this look like atrophy?
Then the first thing I did was start looking for a reason on the Internet and saw that it could be signs of als. Then I already began to be very afraid, and even went to a neurologist. But he said that he did not see anything serious, and wrote me a lot of sedatives, which I drank, but they did not help me. Then for a long time I stopped somehow paying attention to these twitches. Then I began to twitch and calf on the leg. I noticed that they only exist when the muscles are relaxed, for example when I am lying, and my leg is as if tense. After exercise, they are greatly enhanced, and when I sleep they are not. Sometimes there are twitches all over the body.
This went on for 2 years, everything was stable. But now, after 2 years, my legs began to twitch. When I noticed this, I began to be very afraid, I had never been so afraid. Then, cramps began to appear on my thigh when I relaxed, which further increased my fear and panicked, I was sure that these were signs of the disease. After fear, I began to twitch my tongue muscles and squeeze in my neck. And I thought it was a bulbar form. I began to constantly look in the mirror at my tongue and saw that it was somehow wavy, there were some red spots on it. It seemed to me that these are signs of atrophy.
When I eat it seems to me that the remnants of food are stuck in my throat, and I have to swallow several times, and I'm also afraid to choke. There are no problems with liquids, only with food. I noticed dry food that I chew for a very long time before swallowing. This has never happened before. Some snot appeared in my throat that I have to swallow. I began to cough sometimes.
I tried to write all my problems. I would be very grateful if you could help me figure it out; Does it really sound like als. I will also attach a photo of my language. Does this look like atrophy?
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