u/Advanced_Newspaper17

I’m 20yo M and I have been going through kind of a spiral these last couple weeks. it all started a little less than two years ago when I moved out of my childhood home and started noticing gi issues. This was very strange for me because before this I had absolutely zero problems in that regard. Doctors did not what was wrong with me so I figured I’d just let it run its course. Keep in mind this entire time I am and extremely anxious person who tends to overthink many things in life. Fast forward about six months after that first visit and my symptoms become less apparent and start to get better. Around this time, now about 15 months ago, I started noticing more muscle twitches in my body. Although these were strange, this was actually something I always had as a kid and never really thought much about it. But not that I was alone in my own house, I had a lot more time on my hands to look up what was going on. At first, I thought I maybe had ms because the I was experiencing tingling and other problems that sounded more like MS than ALS. After about 3 months of these twitches, I really did not notice any of them anymore. I think they went away, but at this point I’m pretty worried and I could have just not paid attention to them during this time. Fast forward to about one month ago, I notice my weight has gone down without me really trying. Keep in mind, I go the gym a good amount and I keep track of what I eat so this is not normal for me. Then last weekend, me and my gf went for a day trip and started our day out with a hike. I noticed myself really struggling to catch my breath and my legs feeling more tired than normal, I thought maybe this is from the weight loss I had been experiencing, and maybe I just wasn’t going tot the gym or eating enough. Later in the day I found myself in a wave pool and I was struggling to walk through the water like I usually do. I definitely could still do it, but it just felt off. Not to mention the last few weeks I have been incredibly tired and my mouth feels super wet and it’s making it hard to speak. I also have my wisdom teeth coming in that I need taken out because they are causing soreness in the back of my mouth so that does not help.after that day, I haven’t really been around anyone, so I been in my thoughts and my anxiety has never been worse. It’s all I think about day and night and it’s driving me crazy. I’m only 20 I want to live my life and I’m scared. I talked to my mom, who also suffers from very bad anxiety herself, and she believes that this might be a very bad case of anxiety. I went to the doctor and got a physical along with a couple blood test which also looked fine. I am starting some anxiety medication and I really hope this helps with my symptoms. these are my only thoughts 24/7 and it’s really weighted me down.

I’m 20yo M and I have been going through kind of a spiral these last couple weeks. it all started a little less than two years ago when I moved out of my childhood home and started noticing gi issues. This was very strange for me because before this I had absolutely zero problems in that regard. Doctors did not what was wrong with me so I figured I’d just let it run its course. Keep in mind this entire time I am and extremely anxious person who tends to overthink many things in life. Fast forward about six months after that first visit and my symptoms become less apparent and start to get better. Around this time, now about 15 months ago, I started noticing more muscle twitches in my body. Although these were strange, this was actually something I always had as a kid and never really thought much about it. But not that I was alone in my own house, I had a lot more time on my hands to look up what was going on. At first, I thought I maybe had ms because the I was experiencing tingling and other problems that sounded more like MS than ALS. After about 3 months of these twitches, I really did not notice any of them anymore. I think they went away, but at this point I’m pretty worried and I could have just not paid attention to them during this time. Fast forward to about one month ago, I notice my weight has gone down without me really trying. Keep in mind, I go the gym a good amount and I keep track of what I eat so this is not normal for me. Then last weekend, me and my gf went for a day trip and started our day out with a hike. I noticed myself really struggling to catch my breath and my legs feeling more tired than normal, I thought maybe this is from the weight loss I had been experiencing, and maybe I just wasn’t going tot the gym or eating enough. Later in the day I found myself in a wave pool and I was struggling to walk through the water like I usually do. I definitely could still do it, but it just felt off. Not to mention the last few weeks I have been incredibly tired and my mouth feels super wet and it’s making it hard to speak. I also have my wisdom teeth coming in that I need taken out because they are causing soreness in the back of my mouth so that does not help.after that day, I haven’t really been around anyone, so I been in my thoughts and my anxiety has never been worse. It’s all I think about day and night and it’s driving me crazy. I’m only 20 I want to live my life and I’m scared. I talked to my mom, who also suffers from very bad anxiety herself, and she believes that this might be a very bad case of anxiety. I went to the doctor and got a physical along with a couple blood test which also looked fine. I am starting some anxiety medication and I really hope this helps with my symptoms. these are my only thoughts 24/7 and it’s really weighted me down.