bbeanlphie
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Hi guys after 3 weeks of intense anxiety and reading forums I went to my general doc then asked for a recommendation for a neurologist which I just got back from a few hours ago and would just like your opinions.
3 weeks ago felt my left hand pointing finger twitching and when it didn't go away for a day I held it down and saw a twitch in between the pointing finger and thumb. a few days after this for a good 5 minutes my right thigh was twitching where you can see the thigh jumping at close inspections. This never came back. A few days after this my left elbow had twitching together with my forefinger area and this lasted for a good 10 days or so and would come and go in spurts in maybe a quick twitch to a few minutes then go away and come back a few minutes or hours later. I have now felt it in my left thigh come and go and get a slight tingling sensations in my legs.
The twitches in left elbow and forefinger have not been felt for about 3 days now, but the lower extremeties such as calves, foot, thigh get a tingly sensation here and there and twitching has gotten less.
My general doctor ordered blood tests for mercury, thryoid, b12 and folate.
The neurologist today did a physical exam having me walk in my boxers only and I guess looking if I have a slanted posture and did a physical exam with squeezing and reflex tests on arms and legs.
I had told him the anxiety of reading about ALS has stressed me out beyond belief and has made the twitching worse possibly and I started going to the gym 2 months ago lifting heavy weights.
No family history of neurological diseases and no caffeine or drug use. I had requested a EMG and NCV, but he advised me that we will not find anything and this will go away and told me he is sure I do not have ALS or any serious neurological disorders and wanted to prescribe me anti-anxiety pills which I declined so no EMG or NCV were done. He also advised me from the cases he has seen ALS is almost always weakness first.
He also ordered a CPK blood test to test for muscle disorders and if in 2 weeks if gets worse he will then do the EMG and NCV.
In the end he said the heavy lifting in the gym and intense anxiety made it worse and to come back in 2 weeks.
From the symptoms I described does it sound like ALS to you guys?
3 weeks ago felt my left hand pointing finger twitching and when it didn't go away for a day I held it down and saw a twitch in between the pointing finger and thumb. a few days after this for a good 5 minutes my right thigh was twitching where you can see the thigh jumping at close inspections. This never came back. A few days after this my left elbow had twitching together with my forefinger area and this lasted for a good 10 days or so and would come and go in spurts in maybe a quick twitch to a few minutes then go away and come back a few minutes or hours later. I have now felt it in my left thigh come and go and get a slight tingling sensations in my legs.
The twitches in left elbow and forefinger have not been felt for about 3 days now, but the lower extremeties such as calves, foot, thigh get a tingly sensation here and there and twitching has gotten less.
My general doctor ordered blood tests for mercury, thryoid, b12 and folate.
The neurologist today did a physical exam having me walk in my boxers only and I guess looking if I have a slanted posture and did a physical exam with squeezing and reflex tests on arms and legs.
I had told him the anxiety of reading about ALS has stressed me out beyond belief and has made the twitching worse possibly and I started going to the gym 2 months ago lifting heavy weights.
No family history of neurological diseases and no caffeine or drug use. I had requested a EMG and NCV, but he advised me that we will not find anything and this will go away and told me he is sure I do not have ALS or any serious neurological disorders and wanted to prescribe me anti-anxiety pills which I declined so no EMG or NCV were done. He also advised me from the cases he has seen ALS is almost always weakness first.
He also ordered a CPK blood test to test for muscle disorders and if in 2 weeks if gets worse he will then do the EMG and NCV.
In the end he said the heavy lifting in the gym and intense anxiety made it worse and to come back in 2 weeks.
From the symptoms I described does it sound like ALS to you guys?