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  1. B

    Not sure if I should be worried or not...

    Hello all. I’ll start off by saying Happy New Year and I hope everyone has a joyful evening. I’m a new member to this forum but I’ve been reading post after post as a guest. I’m a 21 year old female who has been having worrisome (to me) symptoms. I’ll admit to everyone I am somewhat of a...
    • bulldogmom97
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    • age als arm back clinical emg eye father female fingers hope lead mental health mri muscle neurologist new member spasms supplement symptoms test tongue twitch twitches update weakness worried
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. S

    worried for my husband

    My husband lost strength in his left hand and is unable to touch his thumb to each finger as of two weeks ago. He has developed continuous muscle fasciculations in both of his upper arms and now both of his hands. He does not have any pain, tingling, or numbness. Just "stiff" fingers and...
    • sjwong
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    • als early emg fasciculations finger fingers husband muscle onset pain testing thumb weakness worried
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. C

    Tongue Quiver

    Good afternoon, My name is Chris and I am a 29 year old male. For the last 4 months the sides of my tongue have quivered non-stop. The best way to describe it is as if the sides of my tongue move left and right at an incredibly rapid pace while the middle maintains it's placement. I can not...
    • ccreich
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    • als als? back bulbar christmas ice medicine merry christmas movement nose slurred speech speech swallowing tests tongue
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. M

    Do I have ALS

    Hello, people!!! I'm so sorry for bothering you all and taking your precious time.. One day(it's became my dream lately..) I want to discover a cure for this awful, terrible disease... I'm a tall(1.85 m), white, 14 year old boy living in Europe. Recently I've noticed muscle twitches mainly in...
    • MartyParty12
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    • age als anxiety atrophy back balance bed crying cure depression dihal exercise family family history fell happiness hawking muscle neurologist scared speech twitches wanted weakness worried wrists
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. L

    reflexes and pain question

    Hi, I asked a single question lat month and was satisfied with the response as I felt it was helpful and very much appreciated. I just have two quick questions maybe someone can answer for me. Are hyper reflexes usually an early presentation or after weakness? secondly is cramping a late stage...
    • LOU6683
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    • age als arm atrophy back clinical cramping denervation early emg helpful medicine mri muscle neurologist pain questions test weakness
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. J

    muscle weakness, twitching, cramping and fatigue... ALS?

    Hi Everyone, I am wondering if any of this sounds familiar.. 38 y/o female. Previously VERY active, trail running, mountain biking, more energy than I knew what to do with. Weekends, you could find me hiking (10+ hours, overnight hikes with a full pack), alpine mountain biking (4+ hours), and...
    • jaine80
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    • als back bfs bipap chair clinical clonus cramping cramps early emg fasciculations fatigue female fingers muscle muscle twitching neurologist onset story swallowing symptoms twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. H

    Question on progressive development

    Reading this forum I don't feel right listing up "my story" instead I have a question which I have tried the answer myself, while having little success I hope someone can help me along. If you get ALS symptoms like weakness, twitching, cramps in a shoulder and foot. Will it always be...
    • Hasle
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    • als back cramps foot hope problem reading shoulder story symptoms twitching weakness
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. I

    Als?

    Dear all I am a new member worried that I have ALS. I started having swallowing problems 3 months ago and recently leg weakness with twiches in legs arms shoulders and back. OGD and nasal laryngscopy were normal as well as MRI Brain and spine apart from c 5 6 stenosis. I'm dreading the...
    • Ig30
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    • als als? back brain mri new member problems swallowing weakness worried
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. S

    Really worrying symptoms for ALS

    Hi Im 48, male from the UK. I'll keep this short. Im worried sick i have als. Around 6 months ago i noticed knee pain when bending in both knees. Around a similar time i noticed it needed a bit more exersion to raise from a chair. It was the knee pain that hurt though when raising rather...
    • Shepster48
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    • als anxiety atrophy back chair confused cramping emg exercise fingers flu knee pain lump mri neurologist pain problem problems scared symptoms test twitching weakness work worried
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. S

    Opinions on Symptoms

    Hello everyone. First off, I would like to say thank you so much for the continued support you provide to people who are scared about symptoms or newly diagnosed with ALS. A bit of background information about myself: 27 y/o caucasian female who is in the midst of evaluation by a...
    • SG29
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    • als bfs clinical cramping diagnosed early emg eyes female information muscle muscle weakness neurologist newly diagnosed questions reading scared support symptom symptoms twitching weakness
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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