des
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I've been dealing with this two and a half years. I had bad anxiety previous and when the twitching started and the anxiety elevated and has stayed there.
Twitching - started all at once, and all over my body, with cramps, and they have not stopped. Twitches are constant but sometimes ease up so I can't feel them. Other times, when I get into a high anxiety situation, the twitches go crazy and cause slight movements in my body. Does ALS twitches change when anxiety flares?
Weakness - No clinical weakness. But I've had carpal tunnel in my right arm for years and it is weaker than my left.
Reflexes - I have brisk reflexes all over.
Dysarthria - I started having trouble articulating words 7 months ago. My neck muscles/tendons are constantly strained, you can see my tendons in my neck. I went to my neurologist 3 months ago and he's suspects ALS. No problems swallowing, but I do have Vocal cord dysfunction (twitching) which gets bad when I get under new anxiety.
Testing - I had an MRI on my neck (twice) and the anxiety amplified the twitching and made me move and the MRI was not clear. I do have neck disk degeneration, but they can't get a clear MRI to clarify how bad it is. I had an EMG 6 months into the twitching, up and down the right side of my body, and the upper arm showed denervation but others, nothing. I previously had several problems with severe neck pain going down my right arm about six years ago.
Can this all be from my anxiety or is it ALS?
Twitching - started all at once, and all over my body, with cramps, and they have not stopped. Twitches are constant but sometimes ease up so I can't feel them. Other times, when I get into a high anxiety situation, the twitches go crazy and cause slight movements in my body. Does ALS twitches change when anxiety flares?
Weakness - No clinical weakness. But I've had carpal tunnel in my right arm for years and it is weaker than my left.
Reflexes - I have brisk reflexes all over.
Dysarthria - I started having trouble articulating words 7 months ago. My neck muscles/tendons are constantly strained, you can see my tendons in my neck. I went to my neurologist 3 months ago and he's suspects ALS. No problems swallowing, but I do have Vocal cord dysfunction (twitching) which gets bad when I get under new anxiety.
Testing - I had an MRI on my neck (twice) and the anxiety amplified the twitching and made me move and the MRI was not clear. I do have neck disk degeneration, but they can't get a clear MRI to clarify how bad it is. I had an EMG 6 months into the twitching, up and down the right side of my body, and the upper arm showed denervation but others, nothing. I previously had several problems with severe neck pain going down my right arm about six years ago.
Can this all be from my anxiety or is it ALS?