hypochondria

  1. ysabel

    popping in to say hello

    hey everyone i have been super busy with other health concerns at this time but wanted to let everyone know i am ok just been busy. my dads side of the family has many health issues and i am seeing docs to get answers for something unrelated to my parkinsons. seeing aq surgeon on the 29th but i...
    • ysabel
    • Thread
    • back balance boyfriend brain family health hope hospice hypochondria parkinsons problems support update walker wanted
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Off topic everything
  2. T

    Another question

    Background: new and stressful job. I'm a 28 year-old male with no other health problems, but with a history of depression plus hyper-mobility in joints. I pray for you all now every day. 1st week of March, had a bad back spasm. Felt like a burning bulge. Went away but left my back feeling...
    • Tiber2011
    • Thread
    • als arm brain burning depression emg emg? exercise eyes fingers foot go away health hypochondria mobility mri ms? night pain physical therapy problems running shoulder sleep spasms tests therapy tongue twitch twitching wrong
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. A

    ALS Footdrop fear. Really starting to affect me in school and personal life

    Hi. I understand these are quite common on these boards but I suppose I should explain my story. It all started when I noticed the muscles on the exterior part of my legs were "flat" especially when I flexed them, however both left and right legs had this flatness. I googled muscles weakness...
    • angeliou109
    • Thread
    • als ankle chair early fear footdrop hypochondria life lift muscles stages story symptoms testing weakness
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. R

    Perceived non-clinical weakness in the leg?

    Hi, I am 31/male and have history of anxiety and hypochondria and I did have 2-3 bouts depression about ALS/tumors in the past 10 years. For the past one week I have this feeling that my right leg is weaker or "wobbly" (as well as it seems to get tired faster). I went to neurologist today and...
    • rk17
    • Thread
    • als als symptoms anxiety clinical depression hypochondria neurologist symptom symptoms test weakness
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. MommyRissa

    ALS Anxiety

    My name is Marissa and I am a 24 year old single mother. In July of 2012 I had an odd experience with sudden right side numbness and weakness. I went to the ER and after a CAT-scan they found nothing and attributed it to a possible pinched nerve and referred me to a neurologist. I was never able...
    • MommyRissa
    • Thread
    • abdomen advice als als feared anxiety arm back eyes family fingers foot go away health help! helpful hypochondria ice neurologist pain please help professor psychology shoulder tests twitches twitching weakness work
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. L

    Almost certain I have ALS. Please help.

    Hello. I am 22 years old and I am nearly certain I have ALS. I know the statistics, but that alone is apparently not enough to put me at ease. If it were, I wouldn't have come here. I am hoping someone on here will talk some sense into me. Here goes: Three weeks ago while I was arranging books...
    • lionthunder
    • Thread
    • afterward als early fatigue feeling weak fingers go away hypochondria muscle muscles night please help reading seizures statistics stress symptoms symptoms of als twitching weakness work
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. M

    ALS or Anxiety?

    Hello everyone. I've been lurking on these forums for a while, and I am really amazed at the stories of bravery that I have heard from you guys. I have some questions about some symptoms that I have been having, as I am trying to rule out ALS or other motor neuron diseases. I am going to give...
    • MusicalOne
    • Thread
    • advice allergies als ankle anxiety atrophy burning cramping depression diagnosed foot hypochondria life neurologist pain questions symptoms tongue twitching wanted weakness
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. F

    At a lost.

    My name is Elliott Warner, I’m 23 years old. In the process of 4-5 weeks, I’ve gone from considering how to get promoted at my job and graduating college(started late) to be scared I won’t wake up the next morning. It started when late January, early Feb I thought my left leg was a bit weaker...
    • Floridason
    • Thread
    • abdominal als anxiety back brain chair clinical diagnosed early finger foot health heart hope hypochondria lead life mmn mri muscles pain problems research ring finger scared shaking speech story swallowing swallowing issues symptoms testing tests tongue twitch twitching work wrist young
    • Replies: 76
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. U

    Health Anxiety - the scourge of my life.

    Hello to you folks here on the ALS forums, The reason I'm here is two fold. One; a) I have an interest in learning more about ALS and how it works, what it does, etc. Genuine curiosity. b) I suffer from crippling health anxiety(hypochondria) which makes life a living hell sometimes. :(...
    • UnreadierLizard
    • Thread
    • als anxiety arm brain finger health hypochondria life love muscle muscle twitch pain reading story stroke trip twitching weakness
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. K

    So worried. Could this be ALS?

    Hi everyone I am a 32 year old female with 2 beautiful boys (2 1/2 yrs and 11 weeks old). A week before Christmas, my left thumb started twitching. I thought it was from holding my colicky baby hours a day or from working on the computer (I am a graphic designer). The twitching continued on and...
    • katiejasper
    • Thread
    • als als? back bed brain christmas could this be als eating exhaustion eye family female flu headache hours hypochondria kids muscle muscle twitches nausea shaking stress symptoms test thumb twitches twitching weakness worried wrong
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
Back
Top