ALS Symptoms or Psychogenic?
Mid July during a period of stress I developed a Globus Sensation in my throat. I focused on my throat, conscious frequent swallowing, and developed a minor swallowing difficulty - saliva was hardest to swallow and sometimes small particles of food remain in my throat. It waxes and wanes but never feels perfect.ENT visit and scoping was negative. Focused on ALS and have developed other symptoms (beginning of Sept at the same time I started Zoloft. I think the drug contributed to the sypmtoms but when I came off 3 weeks later the symptoms stayed. I was on Zoloft for 3 weeks, 50 MG a day and ended cold turkey), including action tremor with light muscle contraction in my lips, tremor in my tongue when I lightly press it against my teeth, and occasional oral myoclonus (tongue, jaw lips) . No faciculations in my tongue. I have a history (over 14 years) of benign faciculations mostly in my legs but all over as well. They come and go. I have since developed slight muscle cramping and vague pain in my hands and feet, day and night, onset all at once. No noticable weakness face, oral or otherwise; run 5 miles and work out with weights.
I am currently on 1.5 mg of Kolonopin daily.
Neuro (without knowledge of cramping yet) has done exam and says ALS is not indicated, and has ordered an MRI of the brain which he thinks will be negative.
My question is: does this sound like ALS and if it was Bulbar onset, would I be getting the hand and foot cramping so quickly without more extensive bulbar symptoms first (Speech, chewing, facial, tongue strength