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Hi, male 28 years old here.
I can't belive I'm writing this post, but I think i might have ALS.
I've been having fasciculations all over my body for the last two weeks, and went to see my doctor today.
He didn't seem too concerned, and it didn't seem like he would refer me to a neurologist.
But, after a reflex test he decided that he would refer me to one (I guess there was something off - if I understood him correctly it looked like my left knee "kicked too much out" when he tested the reflexes).
I think this post is as much about me getting som feelings out as it is me questioning that I might have ALS.
He explicitly told me that he in no way could rule out ALS, and that a neurologist should take a closer look at this.
I should also mention that I have a pretty severe health anxiety - it's only 3 weeks since I thought I had a brain tumor or stroke, and got both MRI and MRA - which both came back clean.
I actually went into the doctors office with an expectation that I would get a reassurance that I in fact don't have ALS, but I guess he just couldn't ignore the hyper-reflexes.
So, to sum it up - I have fasciculations all over my body and apparently some hyperreflexes. I have not noticed any weakness. I do have severe health anxiety.
Does this resemble ALS to you guys?
My doctor seemed like he wouldn't tell me anything else than "I can't say either way", so I'm just looking to get your opinions.
Thanks in advance, and I hope this post was appropriate for this forum - please delete it if it isn't.
I can't belive I'm writing this post, but I think i might have ALS.
I've been having fasciculations all over my body for the last two weeks, and went to see my doctor today.
He didn't seem too concerned, and it didn't seem like he would refer me to a neurologist.
But, after a reflex test he decided that he would refer me to one (I guess there was something off - if I understood him correctly it looked like my left knee "kicked too much out" when he tested the reflexes).
I think this post is as much about me getting som feelings out as it is me questioning that I might have ALS.
He explicitly told me that he in no way could rule out ALS, and that a neurologist should take a closer look at this.
I should also mention that I have a pretty severe health anxiety - it's only 3 weeks since I thought I had a brain tumor or stroke, and got both MRI and MRA - which both came back clean.
I actually went into the doctors office with an expectation that I would get a reassurance that I in fact don't have ALS, but I guess he just couldn't ignore the hyper-reflexes.
So, to sum it up - I have fasciculations all over my body and apparently some hyperreflexes. I have not noticed any weakness. I do have severe health anxiety.
Does this resemble ALS to you guys?
My doctor seemed like he wouldn't tell me anything else than "I can't say either way", so I'm just looking to get your opinions.
Thanks in advance, and I hope this post was appropriate for this forum - please delete it if it isn't.