Recent content by KimberlyHarrison

you're exactly right, but what I meant was that I seemed to twitch when I read about twitching

yeah, that's what I was wondering. so the question was, would it be true that physical activity does not exacerbate twitches in ALS since ALS twitches are caused by something else? because neuro's always describe BFS as having "triggers", but with ALS, they usually don't say anything about I...

this intermittent feeling when a muscle gets fatigued with twitching, or the exercise intolerance, is this something that ALS people put up with, or is it reserved to people with bfs? I noticed that I had these feelings of fatigue the same week my twitches started. I had never felt this kind...

has anybody here ever had a sensation as if your swallowing "favors" ones side? I'm stressed out now because when I swallow, I feel like I can feel my right side swallow more than the left side, starting at the top of the throat. I'm also having post nasal drip, so I dont' know if that is...

Do people with ALS get twitches from things like physical movement/activity, stress, caffeine, etc., or is the twitching only caused by the nerve cells/muscle deteriorating? I'm asking this because a lot of times I notice that I will twitch after some kind of vigorous movement, in the muscles...

Has anybody had strange tongue sensations, primarily on one side of the tongue? For the past month and a half, I've had weird sensations on the left side of the tongue: what I would describe as a mild "numb" and raw feeling, it feels "scratchy" and tingley. Sometimes there is a mild burning...

Had me stick out my tongue and just from being able to do that, said "normal tongue strength". >> God bless ya for posting that

yes, I had reflux-related swallowing problems a few months back. Let me tell you that it can get a lot worse than a lump in the throat feeling

Thanks for the replies I checked my tongue again, and I think instead of the "sliced off" appearance, that I believe that the middle side of the tongue is puffed out, making it look like the back is smaller. This would explain the feeling like my tongue is "bigger"....there is also mild/vague...

I've been twitching since early January. I had breathing problems back in February but I think it was because of breathing in mold, sinus, and possibly acid reflux. I then had swallowing problems that went away, but they were probably due to acid reflux, which I have a bad problem with. when...

before visible atrophy apears real speaking and swallowing problems would be obvious. Believe me.>>> for how long would you have to have speaking problems before atrophy shows up? If I had speaking problems, would I still be able to move my tongue around? It wouldn't make any sense to have...

well, I think this is it. I was looking at my tongue in the mirror and I noticed on the left side, toward the back, it goes inward toward an angle, whereas the right side is straight. It's no coincidence since my tongue has been feeling funny on the left side. It feels raw, sometimes it aches...

JennFiction, I also had voice fatigue a little over a month ago, but it also recovered. Again, I believe it was acid reflux and hearburn.

1) Fasciculations are not a presenting sign of ALS, weakness is! 2) Almost certainly you would have weakness after 5 months of twitching if this were ALS. 3) Twitching after weightlifting is common with BFS; so is twitching in the temples. 4) ALS is diagnosed by specific criteria. EMG...

1. Are fasciculations a presenting symptom in bulbar-onset? I've never seen it described as a symptom, except sometimes tongue twitching, and I read a neuro say that it would be abnormal for widespread twitching to present with it, I just want to hear some other opinions. While I've seen...