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Can't take it off my mind!!! :( please!
Hello, i can't take my worry off my mind! :(...
Well, to start with i am 17 years old (male) and i worry alot in general.
Symtoms:
* Twitches all over my body (fasculations).
* Minor weakness in my hand/lower arm. No atrophy. Normal reflexes.
The weakness feels like im slow/tired in my hand, like i move my fingers/arm slowly and feel weak/tired. I can handle the same arm weights at the gym though. Well, this weakness have been the same for about 2 months now, and nothing major. The twitches (fasculations) have been ongoing for 3 months and also i visited a doctor. (no neuro).
The doctor i visited did strength/reflex tests, and it was normal, but the weakness began about 1 weak before that, so im not sure if he would notice.... :(. He said to me that when you google fasculations the first result would be ALS, and that made him think im a hypochondria, and thats true indeed.
MY QUESTIONS ARE:
In my case, can the weakness be subtle?? :/
if the weakness have been for 2months, there would have been some changes?
how rare is ALS in my age?(17) i know its rare.
Thanks for any answer and by the way, i dont want to visit a neuro/doctor again if not necessary. That would make my parents go crazy since ive visited doctors for other things in the past. Thanks again
/ a worried guy.
Well, to start with i am 17 years old (male) and i worry alot in general.
Symtoms:
* Twitches all over my body (fasculations).
* Minor weakness in my hand/lower arm. No atrophy. Normal reflexes.
The weakness feels like im slow/tired in my hand, like i move my fingers/arm slowly and feel weak/tired. I can handle the same arm weights at the gym though. Well, this weakness have been the same for about 2 months now, and nothing major. The twitches (fasculations) have been ongoing for 3 months and also i visited a doctor. (no neuro).
The doctor i visited did strength/reflex tests, and it was normal, but the weakness began about 1 weak before that, so im not sure if he would notice.... :(. He said to me that when you google fasculations the first result would be ALS, and that made him think im a hypochondria, and thats true indeed.
MY QUESTIONS ARE:
In my case, can the weakness be subtle?? :/
if the weakness have been for 2months, there would have been some changes?
how rare is ALS in my age?(17) i know its rare.
Thanks for any answer and by the way, i dont want to visit a neuro/doctor again if not necessary. That would make my parents go crazy since ive visited doctors for other things in the past. Thanks again
/ a worried guy.
well i can tell u im a little bit worried about that too. .but ia have read so many ..formms about that disease. .and let my tell u.. in the world. .the youngest case of ALS . . is 16 years old . . IN THE WORLD. you know how many people are in the world right . i mean. . this disease is "rare" .. and for people under 30. years its extreamly rare. . have u noticed that anxiety can cause fasciculation (twhitching) read about something called BFS "beningn fasciculation syndrome" u will find what u have there. . and .. i dont know if this will helps. .but. .i read many places and it says that in ALS first come weaknes and then twitching and ALS twitching is a non-stop twitch i mean 24/7 twitch in just one part of the body for example ur arm.. 24/7 cause that mean that ur muscle is diying . .and is not ur cause . .i can see urs are sporadic(all around ur body good sign). just like mines
and there is something called .. persieved weakness and clinical weakness (this is ASL´s). whats the differenc.. whit persieved weakness u can feel u are kind of weak .. but u can do what u always do. and with clinical weakness u can not do what u always do example. .. . persieved weakness >u can walk over the stairs.. with no problems. but u feel ur weak .. ..clinical weaknes> u want to walk over the stairs but is just impossible u cant even support ur own body weight
hope this help
and there is something called .. persieved weakness and clinical weakness (this is ASL´s). whats the differenc.. whit persieved weakness u can feel u are kind of weak .. but u can do what u always do. and with clinical weakness u can not do what u always do example. .. . persieved weakness >u can walk over the stairs.. with no problems. but u feel ur weak .. ..clinical weaknes> u want to walk over the stairs but is just impossible u cant even support ur own body weight
hope this help
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