I am a healthy 45-male. Non-smoker. In May I began having muscle fatigue in my lower legs... both of them. Within a couple of weeks it had spread to my arms as well. Not weakness and not really pain... just a rubbery feeling like I'd been working out for hours. I've been to my primary doc, a rheumatologist, and a neuro. I have had dozens of blood tests done... all mostly normal. My neuro did a nerve test on my legs and arms. All normal. I've had an MRI of my spine... nothing.
The last couple of days I've been REAL sick at my stomach and dizzy. I don't have any fever. I'm just wondering if it's a virus? If not I'm going to have to go through my supplements and meds. The only new med is the Pramipexole .05 twice a day (Mirapex). The supplements are Sam-E, D 2000, A and Magnesium 250 twice a day. I'm going to cut the Pramipexole to once a day. Does anyone see if any one of these would cause this or is there a virus going around?
I have been reading positive things about Pramipexole helping with pain and was thinking about suggesting it to my doc to try in combo with my Hydro. I was just curious if anyone here has any experience with it or knows someone who has?
Has anyone used a patch? The only med I take is pramipexole.
My gf was diagnosed with als about 3-4 years ago. She's 31 years old. She has symptoms of als like extreme fatigue and weakness of muscles, headaches. I've tried reading up about all of this, but she has a couple of symptoms that is not commonly suggested diagnosis for it. Unless I'm wrong or didn't do proper research. Please could someone tell me if the following are symptoms of als: Left side goes completely numb and after a couple of minutes back to normal again.
I would get a second opinion. Most physicians really have to be 100% certain, before diagnosing symptons as ALS. Although you don't mention your other symptons and you don't mention how long it's been going on a second opinion never hurts. Four neurologists followed my symptons for 8 months before they even considered rendering a diagnosis. I was in a wheelchair before they called it ALS. Anything is possible and the start of ALS can be different for anyone.
My husband is taking clonazepam .05, Lomtrigine 200 mg and pramipexole dihydrochloride 0.25 for depression, anxiety and RLS. He hasn't been able to get out of bed lately and has missed a lot of work. Could this excessive sleepiness be due to the combination of these drugs? It is not that he doesn't want to get out of bed, it's almost as if he is drugged, which led to my question. This is not normal.
Hi!
ALS fasciculations can be localized or generalized, but usually weakness of muscles and fasciculations affect the same area, usually a limb. Fasciculations are usually a sign of lower motor neuron disease, and occur due to depolarization of a lower motor neuron causing twitch in the skeletal muscle being supplied by it. They can come and go with periods of no activity in between.
He tells me i need a laminectomy, i didnt want to have an operation quite yet, aug went to oregon health and science saw the guy who was in charge of the als and perpheral neuropathy dept , he said no sign of neuropathy, you dont have als today and this all your lower back. Meanwhile mucus started getting really heavy in the back of my throat still wasn’t satisfied because i was convince i had als, went to Columbia Presbyterian in New York and was told again i dont have als.
Hello,
First, I should start by saying that I am a 30 year old male with a pervasive fear that I have the beginning stages of ALS. Part of me realizes that this may simply be hypochondria, but I have had some strange symptoms nonetheless.
My first symptoms started approximately one month ago when I started to feel brief sensations of heat on my upper-left calf.
It could be a deneravation pathology as seen in ALS and polio, or Guillain-Barré syndrome, C. botulism, and cauda equina syndrome.
Another cause for your symptoms could be multiple sclerosis. Please discuss with your doctor. Take care!
The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history.
I have taken care of him (Primary) as well as my husband and now my son for the last 3 years and Hospice a year and a half. He has no use of his legs or hands since the first 6months. He was in a Nursing home but we brought him home In the last few months I have watched his urine change color to amber then bloody looking to normal yellow. He coughs at times. We have suction Machine but nothing else other than oxygen to help him for He has a DNR order ( do not resuscitate.
However, they need to take a decision and test further for ALS. You are right, nerve conduction studies are not conclusive. To confirm that a doctor has to find signs of both upper (muscle weakness, decreased motor control, inability to perform fine movements, increased spinal reflexes, and positive Babinski sign—great toe going up) and lower motor (muscle weakness, abnormal EMG etc) neuron signs in one limb. Symptoms of many of these diseases do mimic ALS.
Dr.,
I hope you take no offense and it may appear I'm seeking a "perfect answer" and I assure you I'm not but the neurologist didn't say he "suspected ALS" - to the contrary he said that he did not and my question was if you 'generally" concurred with that evaluation based on the completed EMG/Nerve Conduction.
I have from time to time where one foot, or both feet will twitch, or my legs will twitch when I am sitting down, or like last night it kept happening and kept me up most of the night. It doesnt hurt and only lasts for a second. I do not seem to have any other symptoms.
I am concerned about these being seizures, or MS or ALS.. can anyone offer some advice.
I´m of course no doctor, but from what I have read and learned since my symptoms started June 2010, this does not sound like ALS. I was thinking the worst also at first, but now I´m pretty calm about this.
If you let the anxiety get the best of you, you could get worse just because of it, also then doctors are more likely to think it is just the anxiety causing this.
Ok so um a 20 year old male whos onoy left the house 5 times in the last 8 months, howere for the past 5 days i cant help but think i have als. I wnet to urgent care yestreday and the doc told me i seemed fine after giving me a motor skills check, however when i hit my knee reflexes my right responds better then my left amd it scares me, i can still stand on my tip toes and do my heel walks but i just feel helpless. Can anyone help?
Of course I am an internet junkie and once I start looking at symptoms I am having it says that they are the symptoms of ALS. My grandmother died from ALS and this is causing me to spiral out of control with my thoughts. My neuro appt. is not till the end of Sept. and wanted to see if anyone thought this my be initial ALS symptoms?
- Muscle Fasciculations are 98% better, only a few times a day.
- Extreme muscle tightness in my thighs, calves, and feet.
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