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electrical shock in head?
Mon, 07/18/2005 - 00:37Comments
Re: electrical shock in head?
Submitted by BonnieK16 on Sun, 2009-05-17 - 06:19
I've had the electrial shocks in my head also. It would come and go a few times a month for a day or two. It started about a year ago. My doc sent me for a hearing test and exam since I already have Tinitis. The ENT thought that it was a vascular problem so off I go to see a cardiologist. He said there was nothing wrong with my heart but did a nuclear stress test anyway. Nothing. He suggested that I take Drammamine for the dizzyness that occurs with the ringing. I couldn't convince anyone of what I was experiencing, it was like they didn't know and didn't want to deal with it. The only way that I could describe it to the doc's and anyone else is; picture Frankenstein with the bolts that were attached to his neck. It feels like I have those bolts on each side of my head just shocking away. My doc brushed it off since the tests were negative.
Recently, it was really bad for six days straight, with nausea..but with no pain. It was constant day and night. I have been on Paxil for over a year now and am not sure if that is the problem. I saw a different PCP and she thinks that it's a form of a migraine and gave me Atenol to take daily. After a few days it started working. Now, I'm sick with a cold this weekend and I've been up litterally all night coughing and the shocks are back. I'll be calling my doc tomorrow for an appointment and ask about seeing a Neurologist. I've never had a seizure that I know of and am not Epileptic....that I know of.
I just wanted to share to see if anyone else got the run around with these symptoms. And yes, I thought I was crazy but I'm glad to find others here who know that we're not crazy.
I've had the electrial shocks in my head also. It would come and go a few times a month for a day or two. It started about a year ago. My doc sent me for a hearing test and exam since I already have Tinitis. The ENT thought that it was a vascular problem so off I go to see a cardiologist. He said there was nothing wrong with my heart but did a nuclear stress test anyway. Nothing. He suggested that I take Drammamine for the dizzyness that occurs with the ringing. I couldn't convince anyone of what I was experiencing, it was like they didn't know and didn't want to deal with it. The only way that I could describe it to the doc's and anyone else is; picture Frankenstein with the bolts that were attached to his neck. It feels like I have those bolts on each side of my head just shocking away. My doc brushed it off since the tests were negative.
Recently, it was really bad for six days straight, with nausea..but with no pain. It was constant day and night. I have been on Paxil for over a year now and am not sure if that is the problem. I saw a different PCP and she thinks that it's a form of a migraine and gave me Atenol to take daily. After a few days it started working. Now, I'm sick with a cold this weekend and I've been up litterally all night coughing and the shocks are back. I'll be calling my doc tomorrow for an appointment and ask about seeing a Neurologist. I've never had a seizure that I know of and am not Epileptic....that I know of.
I just wanted to share to see if anyone else got the run around with these symptoms. And yes, I thought I was crazy but I'm glad to find others here who know that we're not crazy.
Waves Of Electricity
Submitted by Currents on Mon, 2009-07-20 - 11:30
What I am experiencing is different than what the other descriptions provide. I've had this for years but it comes and goes away but it's driving me crazy.
What I feel is a wave of electricity inside my entire head especially when I move my head to look in another direction. The whole room moves in jolts in the direction that I am moving my head.
It's very disturbing, no pain, but prevents me from remaining calm and getting work done.
Nothing seems to help it when it hits me. Has anyone else experienced this? It's difficult to walk at times in the sense that I can loose my balance temporarily.
What I am experiencing is different than what the other descriptions provide. I've had this for years but it comes and goes away but it's driving me crazy.
What I feel is a wave of electricity inside my entire head especially when I move my head to look in another direction. The whole room moves in jolts in the direction that I am moving my head.
It's very disturbing, no pain, but prevents me from remaining calm and getting work done.
Nothing seems to help it when it hits me. Has anyone else experienced this? It's difficult to walk at times in the sense that I can loose my balance temporarily.
Re: electrical shock in head?
Submitted by kathylewiss on Tue, 2008-11-18 - 02:23
I have almost constant electrical shock feeling sin my head. I have multiple Gran Mauls just diagnosed. I wanted to try a really great Epitologist and Nuero maybe at Cedars since I go there for blood clot disorder. Any Input, how common is the contant shock feelings?