cbrons
New member
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2007
- Messages
- 6
- Reason
- PALS
- Country
- US
- State
- IL
- City
- Arlington Heights
hello everyone.
Ive been driving myself completely crazy the past few days. It all started a few weeks ago when I noticed some eye floaters which I took way too seriously and thought there was a deeper, underlying issue. I went to an optometrist who said nothing you can do, just gotta live with em. So i left but I still worried about them. Eventually my eyes started twitching and really bothering me so i went back to the same guy who checked em out and said stop worrying. But i kept worrying and went to see another optometrist who told me i might need reading glasses cause my eyes diverge a little bit and to wear them with my contacts on. Anyway, I was still worried so i went to an opthamologist when i was back home (Im in college) and he said i dont see any problems, just a little allergic conjunctivitis which is pretty normal so he gave me some eye drops.
I kept worrying about there being an underlying issue to my eye twitching so i checked it up online and saw a variety of brain issue problems. I looked through them and found I didnt have a headache or anything so I should stop worrying about tha.t.. althought I did for a few days. I then noticed some new symptoms. First off, I have a pinched nerve (i think ) in my right arm that makes two of my fingers numb if I stretch it some way. This eventually goes away though. I noticed that im salivating excessively (or I think that I am) so i looked up the excess salivation and saw that its a symptom of ALS and that anxiety is also a symptom of als. So i freaked out and kept worrying and worrying. One night, i tried sleeping but I kept getting myoclonic jerks (the muscle jerks that before you lose consciousness, wake you back up). I went into the emergency room, the doctor said that Im suffering from some anxiety. He did a basic neurological screening test (had me touch my nose then his finger and he kept moving it around, etc.) and he said im fine. The next day I had a physical here at school and I was also worried so the doctor had me do some more neurological screening tests (walking on toes, heals, holding my arms out with eyes closed) etc. and he gave me an anxiety diagnosis as well. I have had a few panic attacks in the past few days and its been really debilitating. I remember the same day I went to the emergency room and saw the doctor here at school, i went back to the emergency room at night because i had a huge headache, my muscles were very tight and twitching and i felt like i was out of reality. The doctor at the ER the 2nd time had my blood and urine taken and then they shot me up with Lorezepam (ativan) so i could lay still for my head CT. All of these tests turned out fine and I got a small perscription with ativan and I saw the doctor here at school again. Im still worried this pinched nerve might be weakening of the arm? Ive been extremely shaky and anxious lately and I cant stand it much longer. Even when i wake up in the morning I can feel myself shaking in my bed. Can anyone tell me if any of the symptoms ive described indicated early ALS?
Ive been driving myself completely crazy the past few days. It all started a few weeks ago when I noticed some eye floaters which I took way too seriously and thought there was a deeper, underlying issue. I went to an optometrist who said nothing you can do, just gotta live with em. So i left but I still worried about them. Eventually my eyes started twitching and really bothering me so i went back to the same guy who checked em out and said stop worrying. But i kept worrying and went to see another optometrist who told me i might need reading glasses cause my eyes diverge a little bit and to wear them with my contacts on. Anyway, I was still worried so i went to an opthamologist when i was back home (Im in college) and he said i dont see any problems, just a little allergic conjunctivitis which is pretty normal so he gave me some eye drops.
I kept worrying about there being an underlying issue to my eye twitching so i checked it up online and saw a variety of brain issue problems. I looked through them and found I didnt have a headache or anything so I should stop worrying about tha.t.. althought I did for a few days. I then noticed some new symptoms. First off, I have a pinched nerve (i think ) in my right arm that makes two of my fingers numb if I stretch it some way. This eventually goes away though. I noticed that im salivating excessively (or I think that I am) so i looked up the excess salivation and saw that its a symptom of ALS and that anxiety is also a symptom of als. So i freaked out and kept worrying and worrying. One night, i tried sleeping but I kept getting myoclonic jerks (the muscle jerks that before you lose consciousness, wake you back up). I went into the emergency room, the doctor said that Im suffering from some anxiety. He did a basic neurological screening test (had me touch my nose then his finger and he kept moving it around, etc.) and he said im fine. The next day I had a physical here at school and I was also worried so the doctor had me do some more neurological screening tests (walking on toes, heals, holding my arms out with eyes closed) etc. and he gave me an anxiety diagnosis as well. I have had a few panic attacks in the past few days and its been really debilitating. I remember the same day I went to the emergency room and saw the doctor here at school, i went back to the emergency room at night because i had a huge headache, my muscles were very tight and twitching and i felt like i was out of reality. The doctor at the ER the 2nd time had my blood and urine taken and then they shot me up with Lorezepam (ativan) so i could lay still for my head CT. All of these tests turned out fine and I got a small perscription with ativan and I saw the doctor here at school again. Im still worried this pinched nerve might be weakening of the arm? Ive been extremely shaky and anxious lately and I cant stand it much longer. Even when i wake up in the morning I can feel myself shaking in my bed. Can anyone tell me if any of the symptoms ive described indicated early ALS?