Jerky Twitch

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I've been going through medical sites, with little success, so I thought I would see if anyone here has any ideas about this.

I can't even give the problem a name, really, so I'll just give the symptoms. I have this kinda mild ringing in my ears and every few minutes, or sometimes seconds, it's like there's a volume nob on the ringing and someone has just turned it to full blast then back down in less than a second. Accompanying this blast of ringing sound is like a mild electrical current running through my body causing involuntary and uncontrollable twitches. Recently the twitches seem to be getting worse and instead of a mild electrical current it's more like a shock. In addition to that, instead of a twitch its a jerk (a whole movement), lately followed by trembling. Like yesterday, I jerked so violently that I knocked the phone off my desk and through my mouse about four feet.

As you can imagine after a couple hours of this tensing and relaxing, my muscles are spent almost not there, other than the occasional twitch or jerk. Its like if you've ever overdone a work out and then your muscles just refuse to work.

Sorry if this hard to follow, it's even harder to explain.

Anybody got any ideas?

How long has it been going on, when it was more mild?

That sounds scary to me buddy. I would be making an appointment with a neurologist if I were you.

Its been going on for about two, three weeks and getting gradually more and more intense. Within the last couple of days the ringing, twitching and electrical current feeling happen sometimes when just turning my head. In the course of a day the electrical current and the ringing get worse and then ease up. Coinciding with the rise of problem nausea, and dizziness will appear. Then when the problem wains so do the nausea and dizziness.I have an appointment with the doc at the end of next week.

That's pretty mysterious. I'd guess that maybe it's a warning of an oncoming migraine headache. Don't know, though. What you're experiencing can't be too pleasant. Can't the doctor see you any sooner? I assume they know that you're not coming in for a general checkup.

Wow hun thats pretty crazy. Glad you have a doc appointment set up. Makes me wonder if you don't have a pinched nerve, though the who ringing in the ears has me a little baffled. Please keep us posted hug

I don't think a pinched nerve would cause the type of symptoms he is describing. I think an appt for end of next week is too far away. I would insist on something sooner. The way things work, he'll see you then need futher tests perhaps and things drag out.

"I would insist on something sooner."Funny you mention that. I just hung up from talking with his office and I did get them to bump me up to Tuesday.Yeah Steve, they do know why I'm coming in. The doc or his nurses did seem to think it sounded to serious though.Thank for the well wishes Eddie.I've been on med sites all morning trying to acquaint myself with med speak and what not, that's relevant to my symptoms, so that I can better communicate with the doc when I see him. Now my brain is tired.

Honestly hun, working in a doctors office, using plain english to describe your symptoms is recommended. Sometimes people use words and such that don't really describe their symptoms propertly. Just explain it like you did to us and the doctor will know what you mean.Again I hope everything is okay and I'll keep you in my thoughts.hug

I think it's a great idea to learn everything you can about what ails you, although in this case, it's kind of hard to nail down. If you show the doctor that you understand what's going on, you'll get a lot more information about it. If the doctor has to dumb everything down, important details may not get communicated. You don't need to come across as a medical person, but it makes things easier if you understand the doctor's language.Another completely wild-ass speculation: Have you ever had any issues with your blood pressure?

Eddie, I plan on describing this just as I have here. I have a very bad habit though of, when its my medical issues, just sitting mute and being kinda like, okay here I am, fix me. I just figure the more well informed I am the better and more likely I am to interact with doctor and maybe together we can more quickly get some place. When it comes to medical stuff, I are kinda dumb.---------Steve, that's a good point. I have had high blood pressure in the past and have been able to control it with diet and exercise. When I get home tonight, I'll see if I can find moms blood pressure thingy (see my great medical terminology) and check that out.Thanks to all.

I'm just guessing, but I'm wondering if this is a form of epilepsy. Certainly something that needs taking seriously.

Well I took my BP at three separate times yesterday and this morning, it was always within the normal range. The twitching & trembling have gotten worse today, not much but I enough that I notice it. I don't think it would be epilepsy its not really an event but more of something that will slowly build and ebb a few time in the course of the day.

Sorry yesterday i was kind fo sleepy and misunderstood what you meant. Certainly nothing wrong with being well informed before you head into the doctor.You've been on my mind a lot lately. I really hope everything turns out okay. If it keeps getting worse I'd call the doc and let him know how concern you are. Lord knows I'd be pretty scared/worried.

yeah i agree with eddie, i would go to the doctors SOON..............then we can all stop worrying big hugs

Ditto on the go to the doctor ASAP idea.

Thanks for the well withes all.

Today has been the shits. I had to get mom up at 3:30 to drive me down here, I just got to lightheaded driving the hour and half, home yesterday. Then being in meeting most of the morning when you can't stop trembling isn't very much fun. Especially when you seem to be distracting the speaker and everybody keeps staring at you like your coming down off a bad trip.

I fully admit to being a mental case, I have to take Wellbutrin and Paxil (sp?). Do any of you think it could just be psychosomatic or a physical manifestation of extreme, extreme fatigue & stress. I only get about 3 or 4 hours of sleep and its been like that for about four years now. Also, lately I've been fighting in my sleep. I hit my wife so hard, the other night, that I left a huge ass bruise on her back. Now if I get to restless in my sleep she goes and sleeps on the couch. What I catch, I turned out to be. Think I'll call my pysh and see if she can bump up my appointment to next week as well.

The only things I can find that have symptoms similar to mine are ALS and Early Onset Parkinson's but I have no family history for either of those. And I am just sure its not those anyway. At least that's what my spider sense tells me..LOL

Are you Bipolar?

No not bi-polar at all. I'm Dysthymic.Dysthymic Disorder - This refers to a low to moderate level of depression that persists for at least two years, and often longer. While the symptoms are not as severe as a major depression, they are more enduring and resistant to treatment.The doc seems to think I've been like this since I was 5, don't know that I agree with that, but she's the doc.

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