electric shock

[jeanbean4227]

i have, almost daily, a very pain full electric shock sensation that travels from the right side of my head down my neck to my right shoulder. it last only 5-10 seconds. it is so painful that it causes me to curl into a ball on the floor until it stops.

Could this be from my MS?

[kwarendorf]

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[dterry753]

It came so hard and so fast, it made me yell out loud.  It was frightening and terrible and far more than annoying.  I grew up on a farm and know the quick unwanted jolt of accidently touching an electric fence.  This was far worse because I couldn't "let go."  It started in weeks past as quick zings but progressed last night to traveling through my hand, up my arm and into my left breast area.  I cried and cried afterward because it felt like torture.
I, too,have "zing spots" that seem to bring it on. One is in my left palm below my 4th & 5th fingers. The other, on the back side of my left arm.  It tends to hit at night when I'm unaware these areas are swiping the blankets.  Weird I know. But when i intentionally touch something, it doesn't seem to trigger. But it does if  I accidently "swipe' something. Wondering if there is ANYTHING to take for this.   Yes, I have MS.

[jeanbean4227]

you are right, my fatigue is so bad when i have it that when i have any energy i use it to try and get
i have never talked to anyone else who has MS before. i guess i was always hopeing that it would just go away.

[grannyhotwheels]

At least a couple times a week... Sometimes more and sometimes less... Like I said it mainly depends on how tired I am... I'm learning to just stop and rest regardless of what needs to be done... I think that's the hardest thing for all of us to do but we really need to listen to our bodies because it will tell us when it's time to stop...

I'll be praying,
Carol

[jeanbean4227]

thank you for your comments and your prayers.

yes the pain is very excruciating and it happens while i am driving or shopping or just standing still. the pain makes me feel very sick. i see my Dr. very soon and will be sure to talk to her about. i do take pills for seizurs and for the constant pain but they don't seem to help any more.

how often do you get your shock? that is so awful to have had it for 3hrs straight how do you manage.

take care
jean

[grannyhotwheels]

Yes this could be from MS and it could be from something else... I have PPMS and I get these electrical shocks all the time... Mine run down my spine then all the way down my right leg coming out on my pinky toe... They are excruciating...

Mine seem to come on when I'm overly tired... If I don't get enough sleep or if I don't get rest during the day they hit me hard at night... Sometimes it will last up to a full minute with a few minutes in between... I've had it for 3 hours straight before too... All I could do was cry...

I'm so sorry you are experiencing these shocks because I know the pain you are in... Make sure you tell your doctor about it so they can get it into your chart as soon as possible... When they get really bad I have to take pain pills to get it settled down...

I'll be praying,
Carol