Lineker1981
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Looking for some help from the community on this please! I am in serious fear and have developed terrible anxiety about a potential ALS diagnosis.
I am a 40 year old male who started developing muscle twitching in both arms around 4 weeks ago, followed by strong muscle twitching in my upper abdomen, now twitching in both feet and calves. I have what feel like "very heavy legs" and am often out of breath when going up a flight of stairs despite being in quite good physical shape. Can anyone comment on how this sounds in terms of symptoms? I have read online that symptoms always start in one limb and then move to others rather than multiple areas. Is it possible to have twitching in multiple areas?
If I flex a muscle (for example flex my bicep) muscle twitching immediately follows for 5-10 seconds. I can't find anything online if this sounds like how someone with ALS fasciculations. Does anyone know if ALS fasciculations occur after flexion like this?
I visited a neurologist several weeks ago and he barely examined me and said that they are probably benign and no further tests needed but my twitching has become worse weekly.
Thank you for your help!
I am a 40 year old male who started developing muscle twitching in both arms around 4 weeks ago, followed by strong muscle twitching in my upper abdomen, now twitching in both feet and calves. I have what feel like "very heavy legs" and am often out of breath when going up a flight of stairs despite being in quite good physical shape. Can anyone comment on how this sounds in terms of symptoms? I have read online that symptoms always start in one limb and then move to others rather than multiple areas. Is it possible to have twitching in multiple areas?
If I flex a muscle (for example flex my bicep) muscle twitching immediately follows for 5-10 seconds. I can't find anything online if this sounds like how someone with ALS fasciculations. Does anyone know if ALS fasciculations occur after flexion like this?
I visited a neurologist several weeks ago and he barely examined me and said that they are probably benign and no further tests needed but my twitching has become worse weekly.
Thank you for your help!