Extreme muscle twitching after quitting smoking

[jovo]

I have been experiencing aggressive muscle twitching since I quit smoking a few days ago. It is much worse at night than in the morning. I have searched for "side effects of quitting smoking" and none of the websites I have come across list this issue. The twitching is mostly but not exclusively in my legs. The sharpest/most violent twitch has been in my arm. It is scaring me.

[blake34]

My arm use to twitch or convulse on one quit. Now i find my neck wants to turn my whole head sideways. i just had a big cup of coffee though. ive quit for 4 months. Butteflies will be in my stomach too. Im going to sip on some water. I take ibuprofene if head hurts.

[Benny66]

Does this still happen to you?

[Butters81]

Your the first person after looking all over online or that I've met that has experiened the same symptoms has me.  I quit 2 days ago, and it only happens when I'm going to sleep and it scares the **** out of me.  I know it's been 2 years for you, but I hope you succeeded.  Third times a chram for me.

[Seanna_Thomas]

It's been about a few months actually from when I smoked, which was in October. I stopped and when I got high, I ripped from a bong like 3-4 times (milking it). I got so high I was hallucinating my v life "glitching" and I felt like I knew the reason for everything. Few days felt alright. And then I've been a anxious for no reasons at times and it was scary.i felt detached from my body, and it freaked me out I've been haveing really vivid dreams. I get this creepy deja vu sometimes hard to deal with. Now chug l violent. And I can't sleep. I'm confused, I felt like I had a nightmare so bad I thought it was real, and it felt like I woke up only 30 minutes later after all the trouble. My vision is flickery, my heart is beating super fast and my muscles are super tight. I need advice :(

[Darksoul090185]

That sound like u r having a panic attack combined with anxiety I've been dealing with anxiety/panic disorder for 18 years it seems like that's what it having just calm down and put something on ur mind can focus on anxiety can mimic almost anything ur mind or body can come up with

[Jonasbrother710]

I stopped smoking cannabis about 9 days ago. The muscles in my legs arms and sometimes my entire body twitch randomly but mostly when I sit down to relax. I have bad anxiety which I am guessing contributes to it but I'm not a doctor. My anxiety meds help with the twitching.

[prasadsubramanian88]

Yes, me too its been 3 days since i quit and there is considerable muscle twitching in my left triceps area and it is disturbing me.

[jovo]

I figured as much, I just wasn't sure as it never seems to be listed as a common symptom of quitting smoking. I will wait it out for awhile. It's only been five days, and it seems to be subsiding somewhat. Thank you.

[Caliber2005]

Hi Jovo,
After going through your history, it appears to me, that you are having withdrawal symptoms (after quitting smoking). Also you might be having anxiety disorder. You can consult a neurologist.