notme
Extremely helpful member
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2011
- Messages
- 2,605
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 08/2011
- Country
- US
- State
- Fl
- City
- Orlando
As I said--you are going to make your own symptoms worse with your line of thinking. "I hope he won't have to take care of me too" just points more towards anxiety.
Please, call your GP tomorrow and get in to see him/her. Tell the doctor what you're feeling. You should be enjoying the pleasures of the new baby and enjoying life in general, not worrying about a terminal disease.
It's not the habit of those that answer posts here to soft-sell anyone. If there was anything in your symptoms that sounded like ALS--we'd tell you to see a neuro post-haste.
If you DID have ALS--no med in the world would mask the symptoms. So, taking anti-anxiety meds would NOT mask ALS symptoms. Remember, ALS causes LOSS OF USE. You haven't lost use of anything--and your symptoms had a sudden onset. Both of those factors again suggest AGAINST ALS.
There are some great forums that might help with anxiety, though. Sometimes it does just help to talk to someone.
Please, call your GP tomorrow and get in to see him/her. Tell the doctor what you're feeling. You should be enjoying the pleasures of the new baby and enjoying life in general, not worrying about a terminal disease.
It's not the habit of those that answer posts here to soft-sell anyone. If there was anything in your symptoms that sounded like ALS--we'd tell you to see a neuro post-haste.
If you DID have ALS--no med in the world would mask the symptoms. So, taking anti-anxiety meds would NOT mask ALS symptoms. Remember, ALS causes LOSS OF USE. You haven't lost use of anything--and your symptoms had a sudden onset. Both of those factors again suggest AGAINST ALS.
There are some great forums that might help with anxiety, though. Sometimes it does just help to talk to someone.