My Nervous Night: Tremoring Begins

[InnocentBystander]

So this is how it all began... one night, almost spontaneously I developed a tremor. It happened in both thighs and drove me absolutely nights...
Thankfully two days into my tremoring I had check up with my neurologist (a check up as he is treating me for chronic migraine)
I passed the exam with flying colours and as I already had an MRI recently to rule out brain tumours, as one would if you had a headache everyday of your life, it was declared that it must be due to anxiety. He whacked me on xanax, did some blood tests and that was that.

This was a fair enough observation... considering I am a 2nd year medical student and I am in the middle of my exams. That was 3 weeks ago. A few days later the tremor subsided but was subsequently replaced by widespread muscle fasciculations. Everywhere below my neck was affected. They came and went intermittently a burst of twitchs in my calve and then some in my biceps... apparently wherever the whim took them!

I then did it. The dumbest possible thing. I googled. Type in the little box "muscle fasciculations". Hit enter.

ALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh god I'm going to die. Tommorrow! I wrote out my will then and there.

But I began to try and reason... I had no weakness. But maybe it was to soon to tell. What if I woke up with weakness tommorrow. And so I have been struggling with this line of thought for about the last 2 weeks.

Then it got worse yesterday... a funny sensation in my throat. Is this the start of swallowing difficulties? So far no speech problems. The fasciculations had actually been getting better as my stress was decreasing... I was getting on top of the *** fear but then all of a sudden a feeling in my throat!

So I wanted to ask about this. Is it possible that *** gives you fasciculations, that then subside. And then give you bulbar symptoms? It seems unlikely but I am finding it hard to be rational. I am only 19, isn't that a touch to young? How does bulbar usually occur? I dont have any difficulty swallowing and my voice is normal. I have had no fasciculations in the bulbar area and my tongue is healthy.
So whats up? Is this globus or a post nasal drip or something? I need some perspective because I seem to see my death in just about everything.

 

[AlexAls23]

Your silly and funny.

Do you know how long i am twitching. 15 Months. And some are twitching much longer then i am.

Ok No to some facts. Als is fast but not that fast. No it wouldnt start in the legs and two weeks later have reached the bulbar region. Globus might me the right word especially if you are in a lot of stress about this.

Next fact: Normally it would start like this: Weakness->atrophy accompanied with twitching due to the muscle death. Yours is the other way round.

Next: You are way too young. You can never rule out anything in life but the possibilities are that low that one doesnt have to worry about this. Average is about 45 with a 95% confidence level reaching to 30 (downwards). You are 19 -> thats a long way till 30.

Try giving it some time. If you dont relax then it wont calm down. Anxiety makes only things worse. If it doesnt go away then you can always go see a neuro an see what he thinks about it (probably it will be uninteresting but for your sake do it if it doesnt go away)

Widespread twitches do occur in Als but mostly after some time has passed. It starts somewhat localized for some time and then goes everywhere.

Xanax if i can remember does produce twitching. Look this up!!!