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electrical shock in head?
Mon, 07/18/2005 - 00:37Last night I was laying in bed with my eyes closed and all of a sudden on the left side of my brain it felt just like an electrical shock.I jumped and there was a tingling sensation down my right arm.Didn't last very long.A few seconds later same thing but not quite as intense.Has anyone ever had this happen to them?Or am I just going crazy?
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Re: electrical shock in head?
Submitted by theringbearer on Tue, 2005-12-20 - 23:20
I get something similar, and I've been wondering if Paxil could have anything to do with it. I've been taking it for a long time now, and I keep having these annoying ringing noises, accompanied by a feeling like a mild electric shock, in the back of my head. Sometimes they make me dizzy, sometimes my vision bounces as if I jumped, and sometimes I get tingling in my arm right afterwards. It only lasts for a split second, but it often happens over and over and over in the same day. It tends to start happening in the evening, then continue until I go to bed. It also tends to come when I'm stressed. Turning my head fast or moving my eyes fast seems to set it off. Also, my neck muscles sometimes stiffen suddenly, then relax a little bit. I'm wondering if it could be simple partial seizures. What do you all think?
Re: electrical shock in head?
Submitted by ljeans on Sun, 2010-06-20 - 00:41
Hi, I just typed in electric shock in head. I haven't been diagnosed with anything. I just got a cat scan and mri on my brain. I experience alot of small waves like electricity and once there was an extreme one lasting only 2 seconds, but it brought me to my knees. I have been taking paxil for about a year. I guess I should see if I have epilepsy?
Re: Re: Re: electrical shock in head?
Submitted by Maggie on Tue, 2007-09-25 - 03:13
Hi alittleshocking~This electricial shock is a very strange feeling.No pain involved some tingeling.It has only happened 2x's and that was enough for me.Thank you...Good luck and God bless *Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.I do not give to you as the world gives.Do not let your hearts be troubled,and do not let them be afraid.* ~John 14:27