I NEED HELP BAD PLEASE I NEED ADVICE

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okay as yhall know i have been having fasciculations for a very long time now. im am scared out of my mind i have als i stay on the internet all day tryin to see if my fasciculations sound like the ones on als. my never go away they twitch and bubble all day long all day. and ther are two spots that never go away. the one in my lower left leg i dont even feel half the time i can just look down at anypoint of the day and there it is movin and it a weird movin its like a worm livin in there. and the one in my right leg is so violent u can see it all day jumpin through my clothes all day and i get these little bubbly feeling twitches all over that last a few second i feel like a boiling pot all over just bubblin and now im feel like my legs are kind of stiff. and i just started my new job and im afraid im gonna lose this one two. but anyways when i was at work when i got off my legs felt like i just ran a marothon. im so fraked out these fasciculations will not stop. the one that scares me the most is the one in my lower left leg its there all day and its like a weird kind of twitch its not like the other ones its like a worm livin inside it just movin arond. im scared and need advice bad . and can bfs be this severe can it actually get this bad? im almost convinced i have als and i feel like im dying and i aint actually gonna be here longer thats all i can think about. and by the way its also harder to walk now like i dont now how to explain it but its really hard to walk now like i got to put more effort into walking. dose this sound like als? and i have been to see the neuro and he ran a ncv and it was normal then he ran a emg and it was not so normal i had widespread fasciculations all over but the rest of the emg was normal so he said i did not have als but why is he sending me to an als specialsts. he said he is sure i dont have als and its probably bfs. but can bfs show on a emg this bad? thats my main concern that bi need answerd i cant find any info on can bfs show on emg this bad i am even talkin to people online with als and they feel like i dont have als. but i dont think they now how nsever my fasciculations are and what they look like and that they are constantly all over but they are mainly in my legs the most im scared to death out of my freakin mind im goin nuts i need help please and i am on anxiety meds but they hevent done anything for me

[Charlotterose]

First off calm down take a deep breath and try to relax..
Now lets think of this in a rational way ( by the way I can't spell) anyways...
think of what the doctors have told you.. all good stuff right?
as much as you believe you are dying, try to believe that you are not..
here a question..
do you wear high heels alot?
have you ever considered that maybe its just muscle spasms??
you sould research muscle spasms..and see what it says..
Like i said just calm down an breath.. it's gonna be just fine, you are gonna be just fine!!

[Charlotterose]

does it hurt when it twitches?

[treeman]

Hello.    I have your same problem muscle fasciculations all over the place. I have been to Dr's and Neurologist and they have found nothing. Doctor says this is one of the many symptoms of anxiety. I can remember when it first happened to me I freaked out because I thought I had some terrible neurological disorder and that I would be wheelchair bound  for the rest of my life. That was 19 yrs ago. I am still here walking and talking. But I still get the muscle twitches. But I try not to look at them and they don't bother me. I hope this helps. Get well soon. Treeman

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but did they find the fasciculations on ur emg. and did u have a spot somewhere where it never stop and it just kept movin everytime u looked at it. and for charlotterose no they never hurt on acaisoionthey sometime do hur but no and i dont wear high heels cuz im a guy so what would i need with those

[Charlotterose]

guys wear high heels too you know..
sorry, I usually don't read the profiles..

[nursegirl6572]

Concentrate on treating your anxiety....or you will be stuck in this cycle forever.  You've already wasted too much of your precious time chasing illnesses you do not have.  Trust what the doctors are telling you.

IT IS ANXIETY.

[cj29]

I have to agree with nurse on this one.  I have muscle spasms all of the time.  Remember to trust your doctors and focus on the real source of the problem here...anxiety.

[Emmas Mom]

Have you tried to add magnesium and postassium supplements to your diet, either by food or vitamin?  I am telling you that is made a HUGE difference in my muscle twitches.  I still get them, sometimes a lot but no where NEAR as much as I used to.  Also, calf twitches are usually a sign of electrolyte imbalance.  My dr told me this because I had a constant one in my right calf that sounds similar to yours.  Once I added potassium supplement, that one pretty much went away.  The constant adrenaline rushes you get when dealing with anxiety deplete your body of its natural nutrients because it is always in fight or flight mode.

Believe me, I understand what you are going through because I am still dealing with muscle twitches and it heightens my anxiety every time.

Another thing I wanted to point out.  The onset of ALS is 90% of the time between the ages of 40-60.  YOU ARE 18!!!!!!  That would be one for the medical books.

God bless and I hope this can set you a little bit at ease.

Emmas Mom

[Emmas Mom]

I just wanted to say hi and I hope you woke up today confident in yout GOOD health and in peace.

Emmas Mom