Electric Shock sensations

[mschvusangel]

Does anyone ever have electric shock sensations?  It feels as though someone is zapping me with electricity in the back of my head.  The feeling starts at the base of my skull and travels down the back of my neck.  The sensation only lasts a few seconds, but sometimes it does it over and over for several minutes.  I have had these before, but it was very few and it very infrequent, but they have returned and now are happening every day.  

I have googled this and all I can find is withdrawal from antidepressants, or something related to MS.  I have never taken antidepressants, and I haven't been on anything else recently either.

[midwifey]

I too have the electric shock sensation with headaches, dizziness and light-headedness and now with tingling /numbness of my lower lip . I dont normally suffer from headaches but recently i have had headaches almost all day. i had a CT brain today results on friday...Will update you

[Momiof2too]

Also being diagnosed with Fibro for the past 3 years I have these shocking sensations. Mine go up my right shoulder blade to my brain... They hurt so bad I cant help but YELL OWWEE and gettingstrange looks ( i try to now but its uncontrollable) with tears people just stare. They hurt bad I never know when they will come and how long! I didnt know they were fibro related untill I read your post.. Thanks :( makes me sad tho i was hoping there was something that could be done!

[redviolins]

I have had the horrible electrical shots of pain (feels like lightning) running through mainly my left limb. Sometimes other parts of my body, but mainly my limbs. For those of you who are experiencing something like this and still have not found a solution, stretch your hamstrings. I don't mean stretch just one time, but stretch your hamstrings religiously. Stretch them while you watch TV.

I am a licensed massage therapist and still have not been able to find a doctor who can identify what is causing these shocks of pain (which seem to come out of no where).

If you search on YouTube for Hamstring stretches you will find some great how to videos. I stretch my hamstring many different ways. Using a towel works miracles (YouTube it), as well as the butterfly stretch.

Stretch your calf muscles as well.

[12355]

help I keep getting bad shocks in my left leg near my hip

[bacopa]

I know how you feel, I have suffered with debilitating electric shocks down to my left heel, left side of left foot or back of left knee for 12 years since nerve damage to my L5/S1 from a failed partial discectomy operation. It starts with the odd shock and builds up to 5 shocks in one minute before subsiding again, the whole thing takes 9 hours before I'm back to normal - pretty horrible.  Most doctors have never heard of it and one neurologist tried to tell me I had epilepsy of the lower spine (hooey).  I haven't found any drugs that help and am not someone who likes to rely on pharmaceuticals anyway.  Sorry I have no better news for you.

[colourwolf99]

hi everyone, i'm glad i'm not facing this matter alone.  I too experienced these strange feelings like electric starting from my head then going down thru neck to the whole body.  i can't remember when it starts but then i somehow can control it when to 'appear' and how long i wan it to be as long as i concentrate... sounds weird right? but it is...  and i just felt its 'gently' moving thru the body, no pain.