LaurenCox
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Need some insight on if this sounds like anyone's experience with ALS.
My legs have been achy as if I had the flu for about 6 months. 3 months ago the achyness moved into my lower back and then my upper back then spread to my arms. 2 months ago I began to feel weak. Initially I thought the aching were my muscles but now I feel as though it's in my feet-knees- and ankles.
I feel like I have atrophy- seems I have a dent on my wrist- hands and feet seem very skinny to me.
I had a Charlie horse in my abdomen a few times and now I have body wide twitching. Literally everywhere. Arms- legs - jaw- neck- whole body feels extremely weak. When standing it feels I have bricks on my head. Feels like my nervous system is on overload like internal shaking. Muscles shake when I try to use them at all- picking something up- walking- etc.
eyes are finely facilitating
Extremely fatigued like can't stop sleeping at all it's misery.
Only thing I don't have is a "failing" muscle. Everything is moving how it should but weak- does it start out with extreme weakness then progress to not being able to move certain limbs- pinkies fingers etc?
I don't see how people can have a first symptom of just not being able to move their pinky without some sort of weakness beforehand if so because you can't just miss being this weak.
No babinsky sign as of now.
My legs have been achy as if I had the flu for about 6 months. 3 months ago the achyness moved into my lower back and then my upper back then spread to my arms. 2 months ago I began to feel weak. Initially I thought the aching were my muscles but now I feel as though it's in my feet-knees- and ankles.
I feel like I have atrophy- seems I have a dent on my wrist- hands and feet seem very skinny to me.
I had a Charlie horse in my abdomen a few times and now I have body wide twitching. Literally everywhere. Arms- legs - jaw- neck- whole body feels extremely weak. When standing it feels I have bricks on my head. Feels like my nervous system is on overload like internal shaking. Muscles shake when I try to use them at all- picking something up- walking- etc.
eyes are finely facilitating
Extremely fatigued like can't stop sleeping at all it's misery.
Only thing I don't have is a "failing" muscle. Everything is moving how it should but weak- does it start out with extreme weakness then progress to not being able to move certain limbs- pinkies fingers etc?
I don't see how people can have a first symptom of just not being able to move their pinky without some sort of weakness beforehand if so because you can't just miss being this weak.
No babinsky sign as of now.