Medication?
 

You aren't taking Topamax, are you? That made my face twitch and I had to lower my dosage. Just checking!

Nope, not taking Topamax. I take no drugs besides nutrition supplements, but I have started to think that some of the supplements may have caused the twitching. The twitching started right after I started with that for a little over a week ago.

GFN,

I had the twitching and ballistic movements (the arm just takes off in a ballistic trajectory when all I tried was a small movement). I found that I needed to protect my neck. Minor inflammation would interrupt the nerve functions and strange things would happen. ice your upper neck and relax in a straight posture. No tilting the head forward or to the side.

The inflammation usually take 10 to 20 minutes to start to interrupt nerve signals. I take gabapentin (prescription) before bed to help these problematic nerves from disrupting my attempts to sleep.

Yes, you can take the higher dose of B-12. A 1000 or 2000 mcg dose per day should be OK. Some people do not absorb B-12 well. They need a methylated version of B-12. Methylcobalamin is the preferred version. Check you B Complex to see what kind of B-12 is included.

If you are concerned about the supplements causing your twitching, list the ingredients and dosages. Maybe there is something odd in your supplements. Do you drink coffee or caffeinated beverages ?

Thanks Mark. There are so many ingredients in my supplements, so I have to do that a day I have more energy. However, I have tried to take as "clean" as possible nutrition supplements.

I drink very little coffee. Only less than half a cup in the morning. However, it happens even though I do not drink coffee at all.

My doctor could not say anything about my tremors, but he has sent me to a neurologist - I will probably not get an appointment before about two weeks. I will ask the neurologist if I can get some medication for the tremors.

Mark in Idaho: I've had this for the past two weeks. It happened after I had been crying a night. Now the tremors only gets worse, but the other symptoms are much better. Do you think the tremors are permanent, or is it something that will go away after a while, like the other symptoms normally do? I am really worried about this.

Just an update
 

Now I have almost completely recovered from my little concussion 1 1/2 months ago (I am very sensitive after more serious concussions in 2008). Now I have no symptoms except from muscle twitching. However, the twitching in my head, neck, shoulders and arms are extremely irritating and sometimes they make me get a headache (because my head is sometimes twitching really hard).

I will see a neurologist on Monday. I will ask her to do an EEG (as Concussed Scientist tipsed me about) and some medications. I will tell you all if she has some good tips (that hopefully some others here can benefit from).

Good to hear!
 

GFN,

Glad you are feeling better. That is good news.


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