I am a 21 year old Indo-Canadian male. I have no family history of Huntington's disease. This may lead you to believe that I am suffering from hypochondriasis but I am not. I am experiencing a wide range of symptoms that are indicative of Huntington's. To begin, when I was about 9 years old, I began to grind my teeth, but only during the day. Similarly, I began to have lower back and neck stiffness which resulted in hip/trunk movements to alleviate this pain. Both the teeth grinding and the movements of the trunk are voluntary. In late 2010, I began to suffer from depression and anxiety, mostly in regards to school and my potential career (I was dissatisfied with my education, didn't think I would get a good job). I would suffer from irrational and disproportionate anxiety and worry and I would wake up feeling miserable for no good reason. In March 2011, I began to have more serious problems. My muscles, especially my thighs and legs began to twitch involuntary but only when I was resting. At night, when I was just about to fall asleep, my body would jerk involuntarily, causing me to wake up. Furthermore, I began to have troubles with my throat. In the morning my throat would feel fine but as the day progressed it was as if something was stuck in the bottom of my throat. I have done blood tests and everything came back normal. My doctor has referred me to a neurologist but the appointment is in 3 months and I cannot wait that long. Can somebody please help me? I feel like I am going crazy and am worried. And no this condition is not due to anxiety/stress, I believe it is 100% neurological. Sorry for the long post, I need some guidance and help.
I'm afraid that it's kind of hard to offer you any kind of opinion if you are already, as you say, 100 percent convinced that this is not related to anxiety and that symptoms must be neurological (whatever you mean by that), because believe it or not, even the anxiety reactions have, what other, than neurological base on which they are acting. Anxiety basically amplifies all the sensations your body normally produces and makes you more aware of them. That does not mean that there might not be other cause for the symptoms you are experiencing, but you can't just rule out options without professional opinion.