Hi. I'm new here. 49-year-old female with a fear of bulbar ALS so severe, it's basically crippling me. I can't eat or sleep. This all started 10 weeks ago when I noticed the tip of tongue was slowly moving up and down on its own. This observation triggered a panic attack so severe, I ended up in the ER.
Since then, of course, I've been intently studying my tongue, and it quivers and twitches at rest and when extended. I've also noticed asymmetry and deviation when poking it out.
I now feel like I'm slurring and having trouble swallowing, but of course this may be anxiety. Yesterday, I noticed that my uvula deviates to the left and my soft palate is asymmetrical too.
ARGHHHH. I know how rare ALS is, and that bulbar ALS is rarer still, but I can't help freaking out.
I did have health anxiety really bad in my 20s, but I thought I'd put that crap behind me. Please, does this sound like ALS?