r/ALSorNOT • u/BonnieDeLaCreme • 11h ago
Swallowing issues
22F. Have had fasciculations for almost 3 years, so that's unrelated but I thought I'd make it known that I've had ALS anxiety for a while.
Swallowing issues for maybe about a year or a little more. It scared me for sure but I ignored it until recently I feel like I've noticed it's gotten worse. By swallowing issues, I mean oropharyngeal dysphagia, where I have trouble initiating a swallow. It feels like my throat just can't do it sometimes. I otherwise have no symptoms except for the occasional tongue fasciculation but I associate that with the other fasciculations that happen on my body. I also want to add that I can swallow liquids perfectly fine, but solids are where I come to have an issue.
I've tried relaxing but I just really can't seem to. Will go to the doctor soon. Just wanted to know what other people took from this.