I feel like I’m going crazy
Long story short, I (F,25) started to feel weird around March of this year. I had seemingly one “off” week, where my throat felt very dry and small, and like I had a lump in my throat. I felt a bit spacey and brain foggy, and had the slightest perception of right arm weakness, which resulted in my initial visit to the doctor. My throat kind of comes and goes in bothering me, and hasn’t been feeling as dry, but I’ve noticed I’m constantly clearing my throat, and I’m chewing my food down a lot to not dip my head when I swallow, and just generally have an off feeling when I swallow in general. I’ve choked a bit on water a few times but only here and there.
Over the last few weeks, my right arm has gotten noticeably worse. It’s feels heavy and tired, and like my dexterity is there, but it’s lagging almost, or just feels more difficult than the left. I don’t notice any loss of grip strength per se, but the muscle feels exhausted in comparison. I’m starting to compensate with my left hand because the right feels so tired.
I’ve also developed muscle twitching in my legs which is an every day occurrence, with the occasional sensation of a twitch elsewhere, but concentrated mostly in my legs.
I’ve had other symptoms like tingling in the right pinky and once or twice the left fingers, but my latest appointment with a spine specialist he stated he doesn’t really see anything necessarily pointing to a pinched nerve and to get an MRI to try to just rule things out. I’ve had moments of feeling generally more off balance and shaky too.
I’ve been to the doctor like 6 times in the last 2 months as someone who never even goes for a physical, and I’m getting really scared.
My doctors have no answers for me yet, and I cannot get the idea of this disease and its symptoms out of my head. Everyone is telling me I’m just anxious, but I know I’m not making this up, and I’m so so worried. Do I push for an EMG? I feel so lost and I’m just so scared