taoquix
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- FL
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- Venice
Good morning - I'm really hoping that someone can put my mind at ease here. I posted on this forum back in November of last year with a bunch of symptoms going on. From twitching all over my body to slight atrophy in my non-dominant hand. In that same time I probably read and studied most of the "Could this be ALS?" forum. I had mentioned in my previous post that I would seek out a neurologist or doctor that could help me discover what the real problem was.
Well, I was a wimp and decided not to go to a neuro because I was too scared to know what the results might be. My GP actually referred me to a neuro at that time because she noted the body wide twitching and the slight atrophy in me left hand (no weakness though). I cancelled my neuro appointment because of the anxiety and terror I felt at the time. My GP also put me on a low dose anxiety med (Lexapro) and also asked that I go and speak with a counselor about my general anxiety. With the help of the counseling and also studying this forum - I finally decided that there was no way I had ALS.
Fast forward to now, I guess I'm having a relapse in my brain on all of this. I still have the muscle twitching everywhere, however I'm completely used to it now. It has changed though - at night when I wake up and move - the muscle that is moved starts twitching like crazy. Doesn't matter which muscle it is, if it's my back or if it's my neck etc... that muscle always spasms and twitches. My left non-dominant hand has definitely decreased in size between my thumb and forefinger. And there is some mild pain there. Does atrophy cause pains where it is located? Specific twitching occurs in that area as well. Not constant but it does happen frequently. I feel fatigued in my hands but i can still do everything i do everyday. I know this ALL goes against what you guys preach. I'm just asking - has it even ever happened like this at all? My anxiety is consuming me on all of this again and it sucks.
So even after all this time since September of last year - body wide muscle twitches, some atrophy in my non-dominant hand but NO weakness at all. Just fatigue. Do i even need to make an appointment at this point or am i just crazy with all of this? Atrophy for this long with no weakness yet? I'm so confused...
Believe me when I tell all of the moderators on this forum - I love all of you! Thank you for what you do on here giving people encouragement and guidance. I have studied this forum long and hard and I have so much sympathy for you and I am praying for all of you and I pray to God that they find a cure for this horrible, horrible disease.
Much Love and thank you for your time, again - Tim
Well, I was a wimp and decided not to go to a neuro because I was too scared to know what the results might be. My GP actually referred me to a neuro at that time because she noted the body wide twitching and the slight atrophy in me left hand (no weakness though). I cancelled my neuro appointment because of the anxiety and terror I felt at the time. My GP also put me on a low dose anxiety med (Lexapro) and also asked that I go and speak with a counselor about my general anxiety. With the help of the counseling and also studying this forum - I finally decided that there was no way I had ALS.
Fast forward to now, I guess I'm having a relapse in my brain on all of this. I still have the muscle twitching everywhere, however I'm completely used to it now. It has changed though - at night when I wake up and move - the muscle that is moved starts twitching like crazy. Doesn't matter which muscle it is, if it's my back or if it's my neck etc... that muscle always spasms and twitches. My left non-dominant hand has definitely decreased in size between my thumb and forefinger. And there is some mild pain there. Does atrophy cause pains where it is located? Specific twitching occurs in that area as well. Not constant but it does happen frequently. I feel fatigued in my hands but i can still do everything i do everyday. I know this ALL goes against what you guys preach. I'm just asking - has it even ever happened like this at all? My anxiety is consuming me on all of this again and it sucks.
So even after all this time since September of last year - body wide muscle twitches, some atrophy in my non-dominant hand but NO weakness at all. Just fatigue. Do i even need to make an appointment at this point or am i just crazy with all of this? Atrophy for this long with no weakness yet? I'm so confused...
Believe me when I tell all of the moderators on this forum - I love all of you! Thank you for what you do on here giving people encouragement and guidance. I have studied this forum long and hard and I have so much sympathy for you and I am praying for all of you and I pray to God that they find a cure for this horrible, horrible disease.
Much Love and thank you for your time, again - Tim