Scared of ALS or MS?

Sorry but this is going to be long...i am a 26 year old female. It all started with me sitting on my couch with my cat on my lap and then the top of my thigh started twitching...i didn't think anything of it. Then the following day i had one in my back muscle on my left side.... read more

Hi and welcome, It's understandable to have some levels of anxiety with not knowing what is causing these types of issues but from what you have mentioned, it is highly unlikely to be MS and whilst i don't know as much about ALS, it honestly doesn't sound like what happens with something like ALS either. read more

Paul Wicks, 15 years as an ALS researcher, 2 as a caregiver Answered Oct 18, 2015 · Author has 66 answers and 43.1k answer views Sorry to hear this episode is causing you so much distress. read more

Once again I can confidently and categorically reassure you – you are not a case of als or ms, there is not even an iota of doubt in your case, the possibility of you are having als or ms is absolutely Zero (0), so please not to be scared. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or if you want to discuss this further. read more

It really sounds like your brother has benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS), which I have. It’s definitely worse at night and that’s atypical. He’s way to young to be a typical case of ALS, which is usually at twice plus his age. It’s not fun. read more

Hi All. I am a 25 year old male. I have been experiencing widespread muscle twitching and feelings of weakness in my right arm, hand, and leg. I have been doing self-testing on myself as I am extremely scared of ALS. I can do all of the strength tests, walk on toes, heels, heel-toe walk, resist fanning of fingers, etc. read more