My anxiety is through the roof and im looking for some feedback on my symptoms.

[lovenkisses2222]

Back in October 2023 I had severe leg pain and muscle twitching and cramping. I was eventually found to have a right sided lumbar radiculopathy at L5-5 that migrated to S1 with nerve compression. I had no strength in big toe. Felt like a tight band on foot. Emg confirmed compression with denervation and fibrillations in gluteus medius. They said due to back injury. I received an injection and it went away.

In December 2024 I began having muscle twitching that started in left leg. I began to worry about it and it became widespread everywhere. I was scared because my thighs had been thinning and I was losing weight. My health anxiety was through the roof.

I started feeling weird sensations in my right hand and forearm. I would feel like coordination was off at times as well. I would get a weak feeling as well. I began to have a mild hand tremor that came and went too. The twitching is still here but I feel I have muscle atrophy in several areas. I have very hypermobile hands and my fingers are weird. I have been focused on my hands and fingers because they feel weaker to resistance. Now I have noticed that my thenar muscles dip with certain hand movements.

Can anyone help me out and let me know if it looks concerning or if I'd have clear signs by now. I haven't had another EMG since this all restarted in December. I did have a generic clinical exam. I only see this explaining the atrophy and twitching and other symptoms I have. I also have been very depressed and crying alot and making decisions I wouldn't typically make. I feel generally weak all over but hands are worse. This has consumed me.

 

[ShiftKicker]

Please read here: Read Before Posting. In it you will rad that symptoms that come and go or resolve, sensory issues, tremor, a feeling of weakness but not clinical weakness or failure, etc all point towards something else.

If you feel there's a change, then a return to the doctor who last assessed you is not unreasonable. However, as you'll read in the link, what you report would not give a neurologist cause to think ALS.

If you are struggling with anxiety or depression (or both!) to the point where it is affecting your day to day life, this would be something to address immediately while you also look for answers about your symptoms. But ALS is not really a risk here.


Take care

 

[lovenkisses2222]

I think my biggest worry is that dent in the thenar that appears to be atrophy.

 

[lgelb]

If there is enough muscle left that you see a dent, but you can still use it as normal, it's not suggestive of atrophy due to MND.