I'm scared I have ALS

[tanya760]

I am 27 and a mom of 4 girls and a full time college student.  My issue is Anxiety and fibromyalgia.  I have had anxiety for years and been on a variety of meds. The last medication I was on was Prozac.  I was on it on and off for about 4 years. I stopped taking it because it wasn't helping and it caused my body to have twitching. Now it's about a year without Prozac and I'm trying to deal with anxiety on my own.  However the past 6 months I'm in fear I have als. My symptoms are twitching head to toe on and off everyday, scary odd hot sensation sometimes on site of my head, tingling in hands sometimes face, tight feeling in for head, palpitations sometimes, IBS. I'm falling apart.  I do suffer from tmj also. I am so sick of feeling sick.  I have had holter monitors, EKG, cat scans, MRI, eeg, blood tests and more.  Now I'm scheduled for an emg on the 7th to rule out als which by the way my neurologist feels there is nothing wrong just anxiety... It feels to scary and weird to be anxiety. All my tests are always normal. This is no way to live and I just want my life back. By the way googling my symptoms have made me a wreck.

[hc1]

Tanya.  I totally understand. I feel the exact same way.  Your symptoms do not sound like ALS at all. My therapist told me to only google anxiety.  If you do you will see that those symptoms you are having are anxiety related.  Hope you find some peace soon.  

P.S.   MS and ALS are the most commonly feared diseases by those with anxiety due to wifty symptoms and no clear testing.  

Message me anytime if you want to talk.  

[tanya760]

Wish I could be a happy 27 year old girl again. I miss having dreams... I live everyday like a person who is truly dying... I have no quality of life. I'd trade a million dollars to feel healthy. I'm so done! :(