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Posted 3/7/2014 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
I'm having a bad night and am freaking out. I'm tingling in random places and my right hand is cold and feels weird but I can use it fine. My throat feels tight and I'm convinced I have ALS or something aweful. I'm also lightheaded. I think I'm breathing normal, but can't get my mind off of this. I have my grandbaby due next month and am scared I'll never meet him. I'm used to anxiety but don't know why this is happening. I also have neck tension and just started lift light weights this week.
Posted 3/7/2014 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Mam I am not a doctor but an anxiety person just like you I have seen people write in here with almost the exact same symptoms as you hundreds of times, I hope this gives you some
peace of mind. Peace

Larry ***
Posted 3/7/2014 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hi sweetie.
I'm so sorry you're feeling horrible tonight. I know how hard it is. May I please ask why do you think you have that horrible disease? The symptoms you've mentioned don't fit with ALS. So please calm down (easier said then done), and remember this the anxiety controlling you now.
Please let me know if you need to chat.
Big hugs sweetie
Eli
Posted 3/7/2014 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
I have a friend with ALS and part of her symptoms are difficulty swallowing due to muscle control and loss of muscle control in hands and legs. My throat feeling tight sometimes scares me and hand feeling weird does too. I can use it fine, but sometimes it just feels weird. It just gets my mind going that it's something neurological. Thanks for the hugs!
Posted 3/7/2014 3:55 AM (GMT 0)
Yes. Some of your symptoms mimic those of ALS. But they also mimic symptoms of many other things that are not ALS - like anxiety!! I know what you're going through. I get lightheaded pressure in my forehead and I manage to convince myself it's a brain tumor. Anxiety does that to us. It makes us jump to the worst possible conclusion. The chances of either of us having the diseases we fear are remote at best. You'll be fine. It's just the anxiety getting the better of you. You are going to meet your new grandbaby. Just keep your eye on that prize!!
Posted 3/7/2014 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry about your friend and what she is going through!
Als is all about muscle waist and weakness. And it's progressive, which means once it starts there is no going back. The fact that you are feeling funny in your hands some of the time, is great news actually! And if you can use your hands properly without droping things is also great news! What you are feeling is called perceived weakness brought on by your anxiety, and not real clinical weakness which is the landmark of ALS. Why do I know all this? Because I just went through all the tests. I thought I had it for sure. I had all the "symptoms". Guess what? I don't have it and neither do you.
Take heart sweetie you are not alone with these crazy and scary feelings. I'm here for you if you have any questions. Know this: you are fine, and i'm praying for you.
More hugs (u can never have to much of those :-) )
Eli
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