Major anxiety or MS

It seems like you developed health anxiety from something minor like this which made you remember about your grandpa. Whenever we get obsessed with an illness we tend to feel the same symptoms. That's awesome and awful at the same moment as it shows how much strength lies within our brain,our neuro transmitters. Awful because it can be pretty convincing. Hot said it yourself that all the symptoms started when you actually obssessed on it. My advice is that you should give a visit to your GP to put your mind at rest and after that see what happens. Maybe all you need is a reassurance from a professional!

Hi both thanks for the reply,

I think it's the difficulty of getting past that what if mentality.

I have visited my GP 3 times for it this month lol they said lets see what happens and go back in a month but they said the possibility was there but he very much doubts it which didn't in the slightest make me feel better lol

Hi rj    Please try not to worry too much - my husband has had this for some 3 months now and we've finally got an appointment to see a Neurologist on Monday - privately - otherwise we'd have to wait 16+ weeks ! 

One thing I will add is before the whole achy arm tingling was I was massively stressed out with work and Christmas and having to replace the whole house carpets because of fleas within a week before Xmas as well as obsessing and worrying about ALS.

I do find the tingling (the remaining symptom) will disappear if I find a possible cause until the doom thinking returns shortly after.

Has anyone come across hyperstimulation? I've read that after a long period of anxiety it can take a long time for the body to recover with symptoms of muscle tension and tingling.

Yea I'm currently stuck on the ALS fear as well. All started the beginning of December which was just in time to ruin my birthday which was the 9th of December and of course Christmas, New Years, and now just my life as a whole. It all started with body wide twitching. Hopped on google to look for an easy answer and saw als which had never crossed my mind ever before. Right in conjunction, like the same day that my twitching started before I ever googled it, my legs were super sore like I had just worked out and they were also weak/stiff. The weakness and stiffness and soreness which was 98% in my legs eventually died down after going on for about 2 weeks like maybe stopped just before Christmas while the twitching died down a good bit but never went away. Now it's all coming back with a vengeance and I'm like wtf. The weakness, stiffness, increased twitching..it's all increasing again. In that time I've had perceived weakness in my dominant hand and some minor weakness/aches in me upper extremities but no where near to the extent of my legs. In the time since it's all started I've had a brain MRI that was negative and a visit to the neuro which he said I was fine but agreed to do some more testing just to put my mind at peace per his own words not min because he knew I was worried...that and I'm a nurse in the same hospital he's in and I went in after my shift still wearing my uniform so I think he just wanted to do whatever and go above and beyond for that reason as well. Needless to say I'm waiting on my EMG which is in 13 days. This feels like an eternity to wait and my mind is an absolute mess. My anxiety since the start of December has been just unreal same with my stress and now leading to depression. Certainly doesn't help my wife recently left me and I had to move out of our house and back into my parents. My life has literally and actually completely changed from a non health standpoint and now I'm convinced the only thing I have left (my health) is gone next. I'll remember to post back after my results come through because with my symptoms I could be the poster child of what als health anxiety is given all the symptoms I've had and could be the picture of the crazy things that stress and anxiety can do to you, things I never thought possible and still really don't because of course I'm convinced already that I have it and that I'm done for. It's hard, I know..so hard. Try to hang in there.

 I had that same fear back when I was in my 20s.  Plus all the symptoms you could possibly think of… muscle twitching, tingling etc. I had and still sometimes have all those symptoms of anxiety  also. I thought I had Terrible diseases  including ALS.,When I was in my 20s I thought for sure I was going to get a MS because my aunt had it. That thinking was based solely on non-reality. I never developed a MS but I tortured myself by thinking so negatively! All my test came out perfectly.   It sounds like you were doing the same thing with your fears of illnesses. As long as you get checked out by your doctor and the test come out good, you really need to put that out of your mind. If you can't do it on your own and sometimes it's hard to, I highly suggest talking to a counselor who can really help. As we all know anxiety can produce so many and such scary symptoms.

 it doesn't pay to read too much online, all we do is scare ourselves more. There is a MUCH HIGHER likelihood that your  symptoms are caused by stress and anxiety than  some terrifying disease.  

 we can't let anxiety run our lives and our minds. We are better than that and we deserve to feel healthy and enjoy life. We need to be relentless in the pursuit of our health including healthy minds.  I once heard the saying "don't believe everything you think "which is so very true.   Our minds  are  so powerful and  go to the negative if we let it.  I have battled anxiety since my 20s and I am now in my 50s. I'm at the point where  I know the anxiety symptoms so well and pretty much ignore them telling myself it will pass. You need to stay active so you're mind isn't focused on the negative.  I have found meditative audios online that deal with stress and anxiety to be very helpful, also regular exercise, eating healthy and socializing. Doingsomething for someone else can make you feel great and it takes the focus off of yourself and your worries.

The worst thing we can do is isolate ourselves which causes us to think more and more negatively. As long as  we follow up with our doctors and if the tests come out normal we really have to work hard at thinking more positively. You can find great books at the bookstore on the power of the mind and stress, depression anxiety. 

ALL THE "WHAT IFS" ARE VERY HARMFUL TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH". What if's are NOT based in reality. It is our mind going to the negative. 

Please don't do this to yourself.! I wasted 30 years with the "what if "thinking and nothing bad ever happened! 

 Another reason to get help such as a counselor is that chronic negative thinking Can actually make negative changes in the brain. .     I highly suggest seeing a counselor who can provide tools to help you overcome this. It really helps and has been my lifeline! I go even when I start to feel better.

Take the focus off of yourself by possibly doing something for someone else.

KEEP THIS IN MIND.....FEAR STANDS FOR.   False Evidence Appearing Real.    Fear is based out of non-reality

Stay Active, exercises dramatically reduces my anxiety! Socialize, eat healthy, look for free meditative audios online related to negative thinking. They're great!