mariasb
New member
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2013
- Messages
- 9
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 11/2012
- Country
- US
- State
- MI
- City
- Plymouth
My husband is 52 and was diagnosed with ALS 11/12, however, he had physical symptoms since 1/12. He is becoming more and more compulsive and also very child-like sometimes. The tantrums are ridiculous as he screams in this high pitch tone that I have never heard out of him until recently. I used to cave in and do what he needed but feel I am just adding to the problem since it is usually over something he is compulsive about. He has also started with panic attacks. That I totally understand that and the doctor has prescribed an anti-depressant, anti - anxiety med. It is so hard to deal with all that is going on as I was fired from my job f 5 years last week. No warnings, no negative comments on my work and no bad reviews. They hired someone half my age to replace me and probably paying her half what I was making. Sometimes I wonder how people can live with themselves a they know the huge issue at home but it's all about the business. What I have been realizing lately is that my kids and I were noticing cognitive issues about a year before he physical symptoms stated. His mom had cognitive issues for years and dementia by the timed she passed away. Is there a way to determine if this is FTD due to ALS or something different? In addition, the sleeping at night is really, really bad which makes my husband worse during the day. Thanks for listening.