Is it possible I have ALS?

[Chronicle]

Hello, All.

Male, 20 yrs old.

I have visited forums last year and explained symptoms but was told I had no reason to have ALS. However I have been experiencing other symptoms on occasion.

- I bite my tongue lightly sometimes when I either talk or not talk (starting to develop a scalloped tongue a bit)
- I get muscle twitches or more like a throbbing/pulsating feeling on my limbs frequently(biceps/ foot/ thigh/ etc..) its been happening for about a week and I even see it when it happens.
-Sometimes I get sharp pain in muscles but rarely.
- 2 of my toes on right foot can go numb from time to time
- I have been feeling pins and needles on all my limbs/ back even left side of my face. (occasion)
- Crackling of bones same areas all the time.
-Sometime I wake up with dry throat.
- experience fatigue either on a muscle, like on forearm on left arm, left side of my neck and etc..
sometimes I feel like something passed thru my throat like saliva and would start coughing and sometimes feel like phlegm stuck on throat.

(some of these problems have been happening for about a year except twitching and tongue biting)

I have been seen by doctors to try and see if its something I have but they rule out everything.

I saw a neurologist about a week ago. Did a physical exam on me and tells me there is nothing wrong with me at all. Everything looks normal. When I told him how is it possible? he says its most likely stress. But I doubt it and want to go to another neurologist for another opinion to make sure.



also some background info;

I wear braces so the tongue biting could be that but I experienced it before and just worried bc I developed a scalloped tongue and biting on both sides sometimes left, sometimes right side.

I would have sometimes ice pick headaches(rarely)

pain in or around my eye (rarely)

I used to have had pain areas on foot, back, throat and chest around breast area.(doctors told me its inflamation)

This happened only once but my neck muscles became very very hard and had enlarged glands at the time when it happened, neck muscles went down during time and hasn't happened since.

I used to have a problem where I would belch a lot and I mean a lot and mostly I had to forcing make myself burp bc I would feel trapped air. still happens but not as bad in the beginning when it started happening which is about 2 weeks.

My mood swings are horrifically bad.. Sometimes I am perfectly fine, chill, relaxed, sometimes I am depressed. Just yesterday for no reason and happens occasionally. In the morning I went all depressed and wanting kill myself to in the evening being incredibly happy and cracking a lot of jokes and having fun with the simplest things...

I would have chest pains for months but haven't happened in about a week.

I work at an office so I have a sedentary life style. and in a lot of stress sometimes and would consider myself to suffer from depression.

I am experiencing no weakness on any of my limbs, I can till chew on food and swallow properly.

Would this be another case that my mind is getting to me thinking I might have ALS? or should I worry? I don't like to assume worst so I would think its like some sort of thing like neurapathy or valve heart problem(bloodflow).

Thank you for your time on reading this.

I hope you have a great day.

 

[ShiftKicker]

Nothing you've said jumps out as ALS. Your symptoms range from numb toes to forced burping, chest pains to mood swings. While it's clear you have something, I do not think you have a motor neuron disease. Best person to tell you is your doctor, so continue to work with them to get to the root of your symptoms.

I suggest you revisit your last thread and read all the answers you received there. It still stand for your situation today. Seek proper medical help in tracking down what is ailing you, it's obvious it's affecting you seriously. I don't think anyone here can help you diagnose yourself- you really do need to work with a doctor. Don't try to aim them at ALS- just list your symptoms, describe how it affects you in daily living, and then ask them what it might be or what can be done to mitigate your symptoms.

 

[Chronicle]

I know.. And I understand that what I have might not be ALS... The scary part is.. Its that I do have something.. but no one knows what it is after many doctor visits and specialists. A year with symptoms and with new ones showing up.. its a scary thought that what it is affecting me in a bad way but no answers... so my mind tends to think I might have a rare disease doctors can't precisely pin point. I will continue on doctors visits and will not stop until I find out what I have. Thank you for taking time to respond.. I appreciate it immensely... Best wishes to you and future endeavors.