im convinced i have als

[base09]

okay guys i need alot of help right now i am convinced i have als because i have been twitching all over my body for a year or so and now its gotten even worse but look i get them all over my body everyday all day and in so spots like my lower left leg muscle has been twitching non stop for months annd that one i can just look down at anytime of day and there it is jumpin away and the one in my upper right leg is the same way but anyways they are everywhere and if i start todo a little bit of work with my arms my arm muscles in the upper part will start jumpin like carzy and i have little ones everywhere like little bubble feelings all over and i am goin to finally see a neuro on the 8 of july and im scared hes gonna tell me i could have als im scared out nof my mind but when i have gone to the er all the time the docs say i dont have als cuz als usually shows with weakness in one spot first is this true cuz its hard to belive that when they are just er docs and not neuros but anyways dose anyone know like what are the first stages are of als and dose anyone no more about this disease and do yhall think i have it and can this be from anxiety and if anxiety can cause twitching this bad all over then please tell me how it can do that cuz im not convinced i am actually 95 percent sure in my head i have als but also if ive had this twitching for this long and i had als wouldnt i have showed some weakness by now please some one help

[RubyWitch]

I agree 100% with nursegirl, base! You've been posting on here with one disease or another for months. We have all told you, over and over, that what you have is severe anxiety issues. And like nursegirl has said, we all feel badly for what you are putting yourself through, but until and unless you begin to help yourself by getting in front of a psychiatrist, there is nothing any of us can tell you any more. I know you've been told that for those of us with anxiety, especially health anxiety, one, if not THE most difficult things for us to accept is that all of our various physical symptoms are being caused by anxiety. Until you accept that fact, you will continue to have every disease you Google for symptoms. I will urge you, one last time, to get in with a good psychiatrist and begin to work on your anxiety.

And by the way, in your post you said that you had been to the ER with these symptoms but you didn't believe the diagnosis because "they are JUST ER docs......" base, if you feel the need to Google something, try a Google on what it takes to become "JUST" and ER doc!

I DO wish you well and hope that your upcoming visit to the neuro will ease your mind. But I have my doubts you'll believe them either. They are, after all, JUST NEUROS!
Peace
Greenlydia    

[nursegirl6572]

To put it straight...you don't need to learn about ALS.  You need to accept and learn about anxiety disorders.

I feel for you, but until you help yourself...there is nothing else much that we can offer you.

[Sammie4258]

YOu are on the right track with the neurologist.  Just so you know, there are other things out there that can cause the same symptoms and not be als.  IF you are under a tremendous amount of stress, you can cause it.  I have it.  Look up conversion disorder.  Don't freak out over the psychological explainations. This is a viable medical condition.  I can tell you all about it.  If all your tests show up normal, they call it conversion disorder.  A neuropsychologist can help you.  If you have any questions please message me.
good luck
tami   aka  sammie