silent migraines are a definate possibility too x
silent migraines are a definate possibility too x
****All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. - Buddha ****
**** He who fears something gives it power over him.- Moorish proverb ****
**** You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind. - Dale Carnegie ****
Thanks for the reassurance everyone, I'm definitely going to suggest migraines next time I see the doctor. I have frequent headaches (a few times each day) so it could just be a standard migraine. Migraines can be caused or worsened by anxiety too so it could be that I suffer from both.
I did have CBT back in uni for about a month, unfortunately my therapist had other commitments off of campus though so sessions weren't that regular and I started getting worse because of that. I'm starting therapy again on the 17th back home.
I was actually given propranalol by one of the many doctors I saw - it did make me feel better for a while, but stupidly I woke up feeling anxious the next day, decided "it's not working" and stopped taking it! I should have realised that no medication is a long-term cure and you have to stick with these things. I might try it again.
I'm gradually starting to believe that this is all caused by anxiety, but unfortunately the ALS fear is always there, even though I know how unlikely it is that I have it - I have a better chance of winning the lottery about five times! I think it's how constant so many of my symptoms are that worries me - and is it really normal to have this practically-constant buzzing/crawling thing in just one hand?! I guess it won't stop for good until I calm down properly?
Thanks for any help x
I know this thread hasn't been added to in a couple of days, but thought I would update. The throbbing/crawling in my hands has reduced a little - it's the swallowing/globus feelings that are worrying me worst now! I'm scared I'll wake up one day and be unable to speak or eat properly
On the bright side, I actually have the opportunity to speak to a family friend with MND soon, so hopefully that will be reassuring... or scare me to death!
Classic anxiety, I think you'll be perfectly fine
With all those doc visits I think you're the healthiest person on the forums. The doctors would have looked for other symptoms when you visited then and hence why they've ruled out 'proper nasties'.
This sounds like nearly everyone of us neurological disease worriers as soon as you read about something you are absolutely convinced you have it, i had never ever heard of als before i started googling and within 1 day convinced i had either that or ms, hopefully i dont have either. I was in such a panic i couldnt eat sleep and drove my family mad for constant reassurance. Im not gonna tell you not to worry but what i can say is never ever google because it makes you 100000 times worse. x
It's been a while since I've posted anything - I didn't realise this thread was actually still active! But anyway, since my last post I've had a very thorough neurological exam by my GP - balance, strength, reflexes, etc - and nothing was abnormal. I'm assuming that if there was anything neurologically wrong then some sort of abnormality would have been spotted somewhere?
I still have the fear there (something I'm working on), but so far the odds are in my favour
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