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Thank you!

@jdgate I have and they are fine. I also take magnesium, iron, and D3 with the hopes it's due to a deficiency. I was wondering how many of you have difficulty walking up and down stairs with BFS? I live on the 4th floor, and they feel so unbearably stiff whenever I have to venture out. Did not think I would be dealing with these issues at 29...anxiety suckkks

Yes! Trembling in my hands primarily.

Also, "buzzing" from time to time in my feet as well.

I also have been experiencing stiffness, numbness, and tingling that's sometimes painful in my hands, fingers, arms, and shoulders throughout the day. It's been more pronounced when typing, exercising, or after I have just woken up. This has led me to start looking into fibromyalgia as well...

Hello there, Right now I am in the throws of believing I have ALS, even wagering with the sky to have MS instead. I started having fasciculations in November, from my lips, nose, knees, to toes...they have been everywhere. This was after having my *first real* panic attack in June 18' (due to the fact that I thought I was having a brain aneurysm...I'm aware of the irony here) that was so violent, it actually caused me to have a minor seizure, then causing paresthesia in my right side for a month thereafter. Since then, I have been experiencing fasciculations mostly in my knees when at rest, my arms at random moments, and sometimes my rear end....but what is really driving me up the wall at the moment is my left thumb. It intensifies whenever limp or any pressure is put on it. Plus, yesterday I experienced a wave of dizziness to only have my left arm go completely numb thereafter. This has made my arm feel weighty and constrained, cue the ALS fears once again. My GP thinks this is symptomatic of PTSD, to cut a long story short I have many instances of familial trauma, and my various jobs as a teacher in Alternative schools in the inner-city of Chicago has caused me to see, hear, and be the victim of quite a lot of crazy BS... BFS/ALS experts feel free to comment, I'm so tired of this being an every day/all-day worry...my husband is getting sick and tired of it. I get it...Sincerely, Sincerely, A hypochondriac 29 year old woman

PTSD much...? *Laugh, cry, laugh...*😩😔🤣

@Sarnad thank you, thank you, thank you! That is the explanation I have been looking for...that's the thing with me, I'll dive into Dr. Google to verify my anxiety, to then only exit out to receded into a crippling fear wormhole. I recently quit my job as a teacher, after a day from hell. I was a *quote, unquote* "hard ass" before this day I had seen it all. Fights with knives, drugs, threats, students throwing desks...all of the above...but this day just broke me. I had one of my male students attempt to attack a female student of mine who was 7 months pregnant, this was 5 months after I had miscarried in front of my students at a different Alternative school. (Many of my students were in Chicago gangs, many verified murderers for initiation rights...for real.) I had to get between him and her, having food and punches thrown in between, yet I somehow was physically unscathed...but emotionally/mentally...it was the straw the broke the camel's back. I unraveled and continue to do so...many of my issues stemming from the notion that I am dying from kidney disease, a heart attack, ALS...etc. My husband has been relatively supportive, but he has been MUCH MORE privileged in life, and cannot relate to my plight in so many ways. I am so happy I found this site...I cannot even tell ya!

Thank you @Sarnad, around a year ago, I had a panic attack that was so severe, it led to my right arm being *numb* for around 4 weeks afterward. They said I may have actually enabled a minor seizure because of the level of panic, which led to the muscular asphyxiation. I had trouble closing my pointer finger and thumb because of the event as well...My strength and feeling came back after that period, but the muscle twitching and morning stiffness followed after having another attack around 3 months later...funny enough, I think it stemmed from the creator of Spongebob dying from ALS. *Cringe admission* The constant symptom switching has been the most unnerving part about my health anxiety, it challenges every rational fiber of my being...good to know there are others on here that have experienced similar things!

Hi there, I was wondering how many of you have been dealing with muscle fasciculations? Mine happen all over my body, but primarily in my knees/thighs when I am at rest. I was wondering how many of you also experience perceived weakness in it's company? Lastly, how many of you can pinpoint these to PTSD and/or other traumatic experiences? I have a long history of familial emotional trauma, in addition to having worked in Alternative Educational programs in the inner-city of Chicago, where I have seen and been the victim of various forms of trauma from that role as well... Any and all insight is welcomed.

Where do you live, if it's the US...I hear ya girl!

Newbie here as well, health anxiety sufferer for a little over a year now. This was extremely helpful, I was making wagers with the spaghetti monster in the sky to have MS versus ALS just last night. Health anxiety is the absolute pits...! Either of you dealt with issues regarding perceived weakness or muscle atrophy? I've never had this type of "body-dysmorphia" before...until health anxiety came into play...