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.

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).

GFN,

Glad you are feeling better. That is good news.


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