Scaredhypo10
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- Jun 20, 2021
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- Learn about ALS
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- Country
- US
- State
- CA
- City
- San Dimas
Hello Everyone,
First off thank you for the forum and support.
I am 36/M and my grandmother who had ALS. I have been on Z-Drugs and Benzos for a while and have been off for 30 days. About a two weeks ago I began to experience a chaotic spasm in my left thumb. It has progressively gotten worse and comes and goes. It has the ability to wake and keep me up. I can feel the tension build up in my lower thumb joint prior to an episode of twitching. The twitching lasts an hour to multiple hours. Subsides and comes back.
I read in one of the posts that the community urges us to read prior to posting that twitching is rarely a first symptom. When I turn to Dr. Google twitching is one of the primary first symptoms. I am confused and terrified. Having my grandmother pass from this disease and my father from Scleroderma, I definitely have health anxiety.
I haven’t noticed any weakness in my hand or arms just the twitching and weakness upon waking up but that’s been present for about six months then it passes as the day goes on. I have full function. So I understand that ALS is unlikely, but do twitches come on prior to atrophy or weakness?
I do understand that this may very well be a symptom of withdrawal from Benzos or ZDrugs but I can’t continue to google.
Thank you for your support and understanding.
First off thank you for the forum and support.
I am 36/M and my grandmother who had ALS. I have been on Z-Drugs and Benzos for a while and have been off for 30 days. About a two weeks ago I began to experience a chaotic spasm in my left thumb. It has progressively gotten worse and comes and goes. It has the ability to wake and keep me up. I can feel the tension build up in my lower thumb joint prior to an episode of twitching. The twitching lasts an hour to multiple hours. Subsides and comes back.
I read in one of the posts that the community urges us to read prior to posting that twitching is rarely a first symptom. When I turn to Dr. Google twitching is one of the primary first symptoms. I am confused and terrified. Having my grandmother pass from this disease and my father from Scleroderma, I definitely have health anxiety.
I haven’t noticed any weakness in my hand or arms just the twitching and weakness upon waking up but that’s been present for about six months then it passes as the day goes on. I have full function. So I understand that ALS is unlikely, but do twitches come on prior to atrophy or weakness?
I do understand that this may very well be a symptom of withdrawal from Benzos or ZDrugs but I can’t continue to google.
Thank you for your support and understanding.