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  1. N

    23 year old worried about ALS

    HI everyone, I did read the sticky posts before starting this post, but I'm just a nervous wreck and I was wondering if someone could enlighten me regarding my symptoms. About a week ago My right index finger and thumb started twitching. It won't stop. Its like once every minute or so every...
    • Newtie
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    • als als do i have it anxiety brain finger fingers foot health life meds mri stress student symptoms tests thumb twitches twitching wanted weakness work worried worried about als
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. C

    Scared out of my mind

    Hi there, I'm after a little advice please. I started having leg numbness 3 weeks ago which has since progressed to full blown muscle fibrillation all over my body. These can sometimes be seen as a twitch or jerk, and also felt by myself and not seen as such ie calf muscle. My feet are so cold...
    • Check1
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    • advice anxiety atrophy christmas cold diagnosis fibrillation muscle reading scared tests twitch twitches
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. C

    Concerned about my father

    My father has had an on going issue wirh his speech, hes been slurring his words since about Feb '17 and even at 1 point his boss asked if hes been drinking, fast forward now and he still struggles to speak, he has alot of excess mucus and constantly has to spit because of this. He's also choked...
  4. R

    Afraid

    For 2 years now i have the following problems (excuse for the faults, come from Holland), my problems; -symmetrical weakness in legs, a bit in arms, a litte increases in 2 years, look thinner -little stifness upper leggs, specially walking downstairs -problems with swallow foot, liquids going...
    • Rogers
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    • als als? back bed brain clinical cold dysphagia emg food foot is this als is this als? mri muscle muscle weakness muscles neurologist pain problems research saliva spasms swallow tests twitches weakness worried
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. M

    Living with ALS

    I'm still not sure if I want to be a member of this club...I've been hanging around this site reading the threads and trying to find a reason I shouldn't be here. I'm for sure in denial but I may need advice, friendship so ... just in case I wake up from denial, I thought I'd join. :shock: I am...
    • marianne50
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    • advice als arm atrophy clinic cramping denial diagnosed emg family life manual mmn mnd mri muscle muscle twitching neurologist progression stress symptom tests twitching weakness work
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: New members
  6. K

    Extreme dysphagia, diagnosed with "unspecified autoimmune", would like some input

    Extreme dysphagia, diagnosed with "unspecified autoimmune", would like some input I have done the math, and I'm a statistician - getting diagnosed with ALS is extremely rare. For someone like me, younger than 30 (I am 29), it's even more rare. On top of that, "bulbar onset ALS" is an additional...
    • kpareed44
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    • als autoimmune back battery brain bulbar bulbar onset choking diagnosed diagnosis dysphagia food neurologist onset problems steroids stroke swallowing symptoms tests tongue twitch unknown video
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. WendyWooG

    fals or sporadic?

    hi i have als, limb onset age at start of symptoms 47. when i was diagnosed there was no hint of any family history. Not good but at least i wasn't worried about my kids. today i have had the devastating news that my mum has been diagnosed with bulbar onset at age 75. the doctor has...
    • WendyWooG
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    • age als bulbar bulbar onset diagnosed fals family family history genetic kids onset sporadic symptoms tests worried
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Familial ALS (FALS)
  8. A

    Concerned

    Hi everyone, firstly to describe when this all started I took an antibiotic called ciproflaxin for a persistent headache that my doc believed was sinisitis. Since then I found out this was a bad decision as I had no tests to confirm it and this drug is only used in life or death circumstances...
    • Aaron laird
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    • als? bulbar bulbar onset concerned death food headache hours life onset slurred speech speech swallowing tests trouble swallowing
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. A

    Seen A Neurologist

    I saw a neurologist two weeks ago and an EMG and MRI were ordered. Also lab tests. Lab tests were mostly normal except for a high lymphocyte absolute which was over 40000. Saw results on portal. Already had the EMG done last week but I don’t know the results yet. Not on portal yet. Not...
    • Anomaly2017
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    • atrophy early emg foot hip ice mri muscles neurologist shortness of breath symptoms tests weakness worried
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. L

    Possible ALS "symptoms make a good case for it"

    Hi, I've had lots of neuro symptoms for years now, but the past year have been the first time I've actually had a neurologist that has seen some UMN and LMN signs. I've had fasiculations in my lower legs, I get parasthesias, I've had some trippings at times, I get tiredness in my legs at...
    • LinK
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    • advice als atrophy back cramping denial diagnose life neurologist onset possible als spasms speech swallowing swallowing issues symptoms tests tiredness tongue umn weakness wrists
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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