worriedwell
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I hope this is the right place to post - apologies if I've got it wrong...
I know saying that I'm really worried may raise red flags with people, but my symptoms are certainly real.
A couple of weeks ago I started getting 'vibrations' in my arm, when the muscle was seemingly at rest. Now I am getting these muscle vibrations pretty much everywhere (especially upper arms, calfs and sometimes shoulders). I generally get a couple of vibrations an hour.
If I move tense/relax my muscle, then it tends to stop for a bit. I've had stress before certainly, and anxiety, but I've never had these things happen before like this. Looking up online, obviously the first thing I found was that these muscle tremors are 'fasciculations' and that they are a primary symptom of nerve damage and ALS/MND, especially when diffuse.
I also feel I have bad circulation (i've always had cold hands) and I have been getting more 'pins and needles' and numbness also.
I am only 26 and I'm very scared. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but I fear that she'll just say it is stress and I'll have to wait until my symptoms show obvious weakness before I can be referred to a specialist.
If I try and educate myself online, I keep finding more and more conflicting information. Can anyone help?
I know saying that I'm really worried may raise red flags with people, but my symptoms are certainly real.
A couple of weeks ago I started getting 'vibrations' in my arm, when the muscle was seemingly at rest. Now I am getting these muscle vibrations pretty much everywhere (especially upper arms, calfs and sometimes shoulders). I generally get a couple of vibrations an hour.
If I move tense/relax my muscle, then it tends to stop for a bit. I've had stress before certainly, and anxiety, but I've never had these things happen before like this. Looking up online, obviously the first thing I found was that these muscle tremors are 'fasciculations' and that they are a primary symptom of nerve damage and ALS/MND, especially when diffuse.
I also feel I have bad circulation (i've always had cold hands) and I have been getting more 'pins and needles' and numbness also.
I am only 26 and I'm very scared. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but I fear that she'll just say it is stress and I'll have to wait until my symptoms show obvious weakness before I can be referred to a specialist.
If I try and educate myself online, I keep finding more and more conflicting information. Can anyone help?