tiff74321
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Hi all, thank you for taking the time to read this post and I am grateful for any responses.
I am a 25 year old female and my symptoms first started on February 2nd with a tingling sensation in my left hand (due to ganglion cyst I believe). However, this sensation soon went into my other hand and feet and also muscle twitching of my foot. I went to my GP and they ran some blood test and determined I am deficient in vitamin B12 and vitamin D. After starting both vitamins my tingling sensation went away and a large majority of the muscle twitches went away as well. About five days into taking the vitamins I started to experience muscle spasms (not painful) in my legs and feet and now they are all over my body (including face and tongue) and also a achy feeling in my neck, jaw, legs, and arms. I went back to my GP and they lowered my vitamin D levels and attributed the muscle spasms to stress / anxiety. I now think I have muscle atrophy on my hand with the cyst on it (the cyst came back). However, I don't feel any muscle weakness but achiness in my fingers and hand. It's been over a month so, I have decided to schedule a neurologist appointment. I'm extremely worried and was wondering if these are signs of ALS or is this my stress and anxiety getting the best of me?
Thank you for anyone who responds, I truly do appreciate it!
I am a 25 year old female and my symptoms first started on February 2nd with a tingling sensation in my left hand (due to ganglion cyst I believe). However, this sensation soon went into my other hand and feet and also muscle twitching of my foot. I went to my GP and they ran some blood test and determined I am deficient in vitamin B12 and vitamin D. After starting both vitamins my tingling sensation went away and a large majority of the muscle twitches went away as well. About five days into taking the vitamins I started to experience muscle spasms (not painful) in my legs and feet and now they are all over my body (including face and tongue) and also a achy feeling in my neck, jaw, legs, and arms. I went back to my GP and they lowered my vitamin D levels and attributed the muscle spasms to stress / anxiety. I now think I have muscle atrophy on my hand with the cyst on it (the cyst came back). However, I don't feel any muscle weakness but achiness in my fingers and hand. It's been over a month so, I have decided to schedule a neurologist appointment. I'm extremely worried and was wondering if these are signs of ALS or is this my stress and anxiety getting the best of me?
Thank you for anyone who responds, I truly do appreciate it!