Health Related Anxiety about Als

[Scottkom20]

Hi I recently have been having trouble with health anxiety about getting and dying of ALS, I never had an episode of anxiety quite this strong before I recently had a tramatic event on my life that I think triggered this, After that event I was filled with grief and paranoia for a few weeks but I was able to work my way through jt. The only thing I can think of is I watched The movie about Stephen Hawkings and it imprinted in my mind I became obsessed with looking up treatments and theries on the disease I read a 176 page paper one night on the alleged connection between Lyme Disease and ALS. I believe I started to look for symptoms of it myself but impossible to reassure myself I have been analysing everything from my foots steps to every time I drop a pen, wiggle my toes so I know I still can...etc I am twitching often at rest, have a stiff kneck and calves sometimes it seems like I have trouble swallowing or there is something in my throat but I don't have problems eating food or drinking. I went to see my primary he didn't seem to conserned he sending me to physical therapy for my kneck and prescribed me Zolaft for anxiety he said if it doesn't help then he can schedule for me to meet with a nuerelogist to put my mind at ease I hope it doesn't come to that. The Zoloft made me feel wierd after taking it I almost felt high but like I couldn't think as negativitily probably all in my head. I am not sleeping well only 2-3hrs at a time and it's on my mind all the time made an intake appointment to see a therapist for this week hopefully that will help.

[hatemyhead]

definitely get into see a talk therapist before you start down the med path

[Scottkom20 in reply to hatemyhead]

Thanks for the reply that's what I want to do I am fairly sure this is all my anxiety and lack of sleep causing these problems