Anxiety-Inducing Twitching and Fuzzy Tongue

[ySplendidCrafts9]

Hello, SO, I have been twicthing, mostly in my feet, for over 3 years now. My fear of ALS went away and now IT'S BACK! I have been getting a lot of twitching in my left hand. I can feel it, but I can't see it. It seems to be sore a lot as well. Not painful, but sore. I have been opening tons of bottles and looking for weakness, but it doesn't help my anxiety. My tongue has been feeling fuzzy & twitchy too. I also have this feeling when I eat that food gets stuck. It is making me think that the muscles aren't working properly in my esophogus. I twitch there a bit too. DOes anyone else twitch in their neck/throat?? I am not sure why this fear has come back b/c I know that weakness usally is the 1st sign...but I can't stop thinking that the weakness is coming any day. I know how ridiculous I sound, but it's is making me very anxious. It doesn't help that a girl I use to work with that I remained friends with on FB got diagnosed with ALS and she just turned 40 last month. I can't stop thinking about her and her small children. Seeing her posts daily is really making me nervous again.

 

[WellsFive]

OH gosh yes deep in my throat its like a flutter and on my neck for sure! all over! I totally understand your fears, I have the same. It will be 3 years in June for me and I feal like someday's are my first day. Try to retrain your mind, don't go down the dark tunnel. You are fine, its just anxiety over you friends which makes me very very sad for your friend. stay on the board for support for a while until you feal you are at ease thats just my suggustion Ashley

 

[Gloria123]

I've got the throat thing too! It bothers me a lot, almost feels like someone's strangling me or there's something stuck in my throat, about mid-way down. I know it's either globus hystericus or some sort of esophagus spasm (which I think can be brought on by stress when I googled it). I think it's really common.Ashley's totally right. You heard about your friend and it made you afraid of your symptoms again. Or your symptoms have been acting up for whatever reason (seems like everyone's are nowadays - especially in wintertime) and you heard about your friend and it increased your anxiety. Either way, anxiety is the culprit. I'm sure your friend wasn't twitching for 3 years prior to getting diagnosed. Most likely her first symptoms weren't twitching at all, but weakness.Hang in there - we all have our bad days. I'm only 6 months into this, and have ups and downs but have accepted my twitching a lot more than I did earlier. You are so far into this, the chances of you having anything bad are pretty much zero.Mitra

 

[ShannyB63]

Hey chez...I'm so sorry your friend was diagnosed with the big nasty....but no wonder your anxiety and fears have gone thru the roof....it's your worst fear in your face on a daily basis....as for all tour twitches it's bfs honey plain and simple...I get the throat issues especially when I am really stressed....just try and relax..u are 3 years into this...you are ok...hugs Shannon

 

[ySplendidCrafts9]

Thanks guys! I have been thinking about her a lot and yes, it has made me feel more anxious, but why all these symptoms to go along with it??? I have real bad health anxiety...last month I had back pain and googled it and thought I had lung cancer (even started feeling like I couldn't breath). So, if i know this sounds so ridiulous, why the heck do I still go into this crazy panic over my health?? I just keep thinking about how she is dealing with it. She is 40! I mean that is just so young!

 

[ucdguy9]

Hey Chez,I think you should realize that your symptoms are occuring without weakness! If you had weakness first then I'd say be a bit concerned but if you're still around and moving just fine do NOT worry yourself! Try talking to a therapist or a psychiatrist to get on something to lower your health anxiety. I wish you the best! And again just BREATHE! You'll be okay =)

 

[herty18]

Ive had the throat/swallowing/esophogus issues for way longer than Ive had BFS. Ive also had every test known to man to look at my esophogus/ stomach. Everything came back negative. Stress definitely plays a roll in these throat issues. Also diet/ allergies can be part of the problem.