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@zingiberI had mine rechecked after a month and it went back to normal. My doctor said they only really worry when it is 200+, and even then it is most likely fatty liver, especially if your AST is lower than ALT. Best of luck on your tests. I know how nerve-racking medical tests can be.

Seriosuly -- clean EMG = NO ALS. The end. Move on from this fear before it consumes you. I wasted more than a year of my life worrying about ALS. Please let this go. You have done your due diligence and had the appropriate tests, and seen the right doctors. Seek treatment for anxiety,.

Hey guys I have been having hell with health anxiety lately. Its starting to effect my wife, family and relationships. I finally got over my fear of certain neuroogical diseases, only to have an elevated liver enzyme that sent me spiraling. My liver test went back to normal on the nesxt test. Then my doc told me I had acanthosis nicrigans (dark skin) under my arms which sent my into a google search spiral. Even though my doctor said it was no big deal and to lose some weight. THEN today while using the restroom I noticed some small specks of blood on the toilet paper. About two years ago I had a colonoscopy, endoscopy and abdominal CT comeback all clear after noticing the same blood on TP as I did today. But I am still freaking out about it. As soon as I get over one thing another pops up and it is exhausting. I am seeing a therapist and taking prozac but I am still not feeling any better. I had about a year and a half when my anxiety was very very low, then i tapered off the meds I was on and it came roaring back. Any support, advice or commiserating would be appreciated.

I recently had a blood test that showed a high liver test. My ALT was 51 the lab range was 7-46. All of my other liver tests were normal. I did have high cholesterol. I am overweight, but not dramatically so. My doctor said that it is likely fatty liver and to re check it soon. I have the next test in a few days. The past few weeks I have been really anxious about what it could be. Everything from Cirrhosis to Liver Cancer to Pancreatic Cancer Stomach Cancer. Pretty much every kind of cancer. Anyone have any experience with ALT or liver enzymes?The closer to the test I get the more anxios I get Im 31 yo

I got my neurologist appointment moved to Friday. I am really hoping to put all this behind me.

Thanks for the support. I know that it is unlikely after four years, but that sliver of doubt is hard to shake.

That is my hope. You would think that after 4 years I would be able to accept them as benign.

I’ve been a twitcher for going on 4 years now with the accompanying ALS worry for about as long. I have seen my GP about them several times and she said stress/anxiety etc. I thought I had put all of this behind me but.. this is morning a saw an article in the news about ALS and totally lost it and spiraled. I made an appointment with a neurologist, but couldn’t get in for two weeks. I haven’t felt this anxious about ALS in a long time. Im not sure what I’m hoping to get out of this post. Just support I guess.

Hello all I am about to log off all anxiety and BFS forums for the foreseeable future. I suggest you all do the same. Every time we log in a seek reassurance, we reignite the fire. I thought I’d share a helpful article for those that worry about twitching. It was written recently and should be helpful for those that worry another twitching. https://www.google.com/amp/www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-expert-benign-fasciculation-syndrome-20180925-story,amp.html Notice he said ALS interferes with DAILY ACTIVITIES. Things Like turning your keys or opening a water bottle become impossible. Also notice he said BFS/twitching has been proven not to progress to ALS. Hope me this helps. Best of luck

Dominick, A lot of what I am about to say, I am saying to myself as well... I have noticed twitching for about 4 years. It has likely been happening for longer, but I just ignored them. For about a year I did a great job ignoring them and my anxiety was really low. Mine started with an eye twitch and then quickly spread all over my body, and I have had them every day since. Some days are worse than others. Sometimes Ill get weird ones ( like the ones set off by movement) and I will start to go down the rabbit hole again. A lot of our problem is in our reaction to the twitches. My wife has twitches all the time and she literally laughs them off. The other day her shoulder would twitch every time she moved her finger on her computer mouse and she just brushed it off. I believe that every single person on earth has muscle twitches, and they are just don't notice or brush them off. I asked my doctor about them about a year ago and she said that when she was in school she had twitches all over and that she still gets them, and that twitches are not diagnostic of anything. Just the other day I had my wife google Muscle Twitches and I she not see mention of ALS on the entire 1st page of the google results. She had to dig to find it. I know how hard this is, I have been at this for years and I still have relapses (I currently am), but do your best to ignore them. If you are only 6 months in then you still have time to turn around before in consumes you. The single worst thing I have ever done for my mental health is google and research muscle twitches, and ALS. It can get out of control fast. Please do what it takes to stop. Go see your primary care doctor, tell them about your twitches AND your anxiety and then accept what they say. Give your body a chance to relax and the twitches will lessen, though they may never completely go away. Hope this helps.

Hello all, I have had health anxiety related to muscle twitches for about three years. I had a pretty good handle on it for about a year, but I am currently going through a bit of a relapse. I have noticed that I will get a twitches that seem to be set off by movement. For instance I will raise my arm and then a second or two later I will get one or two quick twitches in that shoulder. I know that twitches without weakness are benign, but the fact that these occur after movement are kind of freaking me out. Anyone else have experience with this? Thanks for the help

Hello, I have a long history of twitching related anxiety. I have been doing much better the bast several months, with little to no anxiety and then It just came rushing back out of nowhere. I have been twitching all over the past week or two and then I saw a video about a healthcare activist that has ALS and it all came rushing back. I have never really stopped twitching, they lessen but never completely go away. I did the math and it has been 505 days since I first went to the doc about twitches. I know that is more than enough time for them to progress. Any tips for dealing with a relapse? Side note: Have you ever heard of SSRIs causing twitches? I am on Celexa.

Thank you all for the replies, they have been helping a lot. I have a thumping twitch in my bicep thats been going non stop. I just did a work out and now its really going crazy. Its really getting to me. Why am I having so much trouble being rational? I have been at this so long. I was pretty much anxiety free for several months. Now Im falling back in. Its like my mind is set on believing that this twitch is different.

So I have been dealing with twitches for a long time. Over a year. I have gone through hell with the anxiety they cause. I have been away from the forums trying to recover and move on. I have been doing great. My anxiety was way way down and I twitches less too. However, today I have been twitching in two places at the same time in my arm. On my shoulder and by my elbow. It’s been going all day. I can feel the fear creeping back in. I guess because it’s two twitches at the same time.

Why can your symptoms just be anxiety? Cant you be one of the 99.9 percent of the population that does not get ALS? You anxious mind is focusing on the negative. We've all been there. "What Ifs..." are exactly what create health anxiety, focus instead on WHAT IS.