Weird Story: Paresthesia and Weakness

[MitchellRoom69]

Hello everyone,

I am Bruno, 40 yrs old and in healthy, sportive condition. I wanna tell my weird story; it started in the early days of last march after a time of massive emotional stress:

paresthesia and numbness of my left hand (Im right-handed) and a feeling of weakness/stiffness in the whole arm. My left arm has seemed toget fatiqued much faster than the right one; I first noticed it while eating when I was trying to move the fork to the mouth or when I did some work over my head.
Around 6 weeks later in april fascics started in my back (latissimus) to progress all over my entire body within a few days. Esp. both calves are fasciculating non-stop and randomly my pectoralis, back, stomach-muscles, biceps, arm, hand, face and neck.
Around one week later I started to feel generalized fatique and shaky feelings for the most muscle-groups of my body with aching after very normal work (aching of my jaw-muscles the day after chewing a gum!). My muscles seemed to get very shakey esp. while static work/movement i.e. holding newspaper, mainly left side.
Paresthesia and numbness disappeared completely till today.

Very weird but ive been able to have a MARKED INCREASE of power with lifting weights (30-60% reps) during the last weeks.
2-3 times/week running for six miles is still no problem same as 100 push-ups.
I dont see any weakness on my left arm while exercising, but after the training i often note slight aching muscles (forearm/wrist/pectoralis) little like tendinitis - ONLY LEFT SIDE. It seemed left trapezius, biceps, forearm and esp pectoralis have an increased tone often; feel "stiff" or kinda tense.

I ve had 3 neuro-examinations during the last 3 mths with with normal reflexes CT-Scan, 2 EMGs, bloodwork - ALL CLEAN & NORMAL. My neuro said its stress/anxiety related and probably I am hypchondric.
I try to believe but esp the stiffness and tone of the left arm are scaring me and I fear a beginning spasticity. And I am still twitching...

Do you think this symptoms could be BFS-related?
Is it possible the EMGs have been done too early? (twitching since 2,5 mths)
Would a BEGINNING spasticity have been recognized during the neuro-examinations? Is there any harmless reason for the increased tone of my muscles?

Thank you all fo reading and best wishes!

 

[melyssa221]

2 clean emg's and clean neuro exams means your fine even though you are still feeling bad I believe it's purely stress related.

You mind can cause you to feel physically ill! It will take a few weeks to a few months but you will feel better.

 

[Diego4Life]

from what you describe you have a condition known as benign fasciculation syndrome...well most likely.. clean emg...your fine..anxiety is making it worse..get the benzosssssssssssss

 

[alyLeoNCali]

Sounds like BFS to me. The spasticity feeling you get may be a slight cramp? I get that and I could describe it as a feeling of sligh spasticity. Cramping is very common in this syndrome.

You have seen a neuro who has ruled out anything sinister. We have been told time and time again that EMG will pick up very early signs of als. The disease process is already underway if you have symptoms such as fasciculations, therefore if they were due to that, it would have shown on EMG.

I have been attending a neurology seminar over the weekend and heard something very reassuring by the person running the seminar and it is printed in the course notes so I will repeat this: "Signs of Lower Motor Neuron Lesions: Weakness, Wasting - which appears within THREE weeks of a LMN" It goes on with more symptoms, but we all already know them.

HOpe this helps a little

Diego4Life

 

[Dianabol]

...wheew...I thank you all so much for ur support. In this dark & scaring times it means a lot for me and its more than good to know Im not alone!