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.

[Andy31doyle]

I get an electric shooting jolt up my right arm to my temple. I have not been to see the doctor as yet and only just started looking in to this. They seem to come more often when I am exhausted and need to take a break. Does anyone know if they are harmful as the one I had today was very painful
Thanks

[misspatt]

I has a neck fusion in 2001. I have 4 plates and 8 screws.  About a year ago I started have neck pain, just thought it was like a crick in my neck.  Then about 3 months ago an electrical shock started to develop on the right side my neck and has extended to my left shoulder. These shocks have increased from a few seconds to a few minutes where I can not do anything till they stop. On my right hand there are 3 fingers that continuously tingle and the upper side of my right arm.  My doctor has prescribed all the way from ibuprofen 800mg to Vicodin 10/625mg, but to no real relieve.  I went to a new doctor,  she took an x-ray, but everything looked ok.  She stopped all medication and started me on MS drugs. It seems to calm my other injuries but not this.  I'm at my wits end.  I think I need a ct scan, but even this new doctor is avoiding the symptoms. I'm wondering how long does it take for this to turn into a permanent nerve damage.

[Irene5353]

I got these down my back since I was about 8 years old.  They came infrequently but were strange.  My mom, a nurse didn't react.  Later when I was dx'd with MS I got them but infrequently.  I have the nerve pain/shocks all the time in legs, feet, hands which has become more painful.  The extremity pain started out as spidery like sensations and is now sharp.  I am 27 years on with this disease which I believe began in kidhood.

[shockedintexas]

I don't know whether to be relieved or frightened.  I've had these "electric shock sensations" in my head previously, but they were very mild and short-lived.  I experienced one the other night that was severe, and then started shivering violently.  I've since continued to have more "shocks", but they seem to worsen with head movement or moving my eyes.  I have recently been having what I assumed was Restless Leg Syndrome, but it has progressed to include myoclonic jerks when wide awake.  These are becoming more severe.  Also, I've been having memory problems, but I attribute this to the beginning of menopause, lol.  Also, prior to all of this, I have had spells of complete weakness in my arms, especially when lifted over my head, but sometimes while gripping something (such as washing dishes).  One other thing... I had two back-to-back Grand Mal seizures approximately 9 months ago that I assumed were caused by alcohol withdrawal medication I was on.  No history with these either in myself or family.  I didn't have any while in detox, but two days after I had gone home.  Any help here is appreciated.

[SnowWa]

Had similar problems.  I had two heniated discs in my neck and didn't even know I had them.  I had no neck pain.  But I had a lot of symptoms over all of my body that worsened over a several-year period.  I did have electric shocks in my arms and hands - plus feet and legs as well as all sorts of other symptoms.    My herniated discs were pushing against my spinal cord - and this was what was causing all my symptoms.  Regular neck x-rays did not show any problems, but an MRI showed exactly what was going on and I did require surgery.  The surgery was very successful.  I still have some few symptoms, but am 99% better.  No complaints here.  And, I should add - cervical spine surgery isn't that bad.  I had the sorest throat in the world for a few days and then needed a few pain pills and some muscle relaxants for a while.  I rested my neck and enjoyed my time off work for a month.  My neck ached some and got tired, but I had no real pain following surgery.  

[miss_latip]

Hey. could I say that I'm glad that I'm not the only one feeling it? I'm 22, and have had this symptoms since I was 12. Not sure whether it's totally the same but the electric shock that I felt causing me to have head jerking as if I was cold n shivering but in excessive level. Sometimes my hand would jerked together, causing me to clap my hand. I didn't realize it until my friends started to feel weird about it and sometimes feel fearful about it. I don't think my quality of life is affected because of it so I don't really care to find out the cause for it. Moreover, after the jerking and the electric shock passes, it somehow feel relieving.  If I noticed that the electric shock is coming but it doesn't pass through my neck and no jerking whatsoever happening, it feels like you feel like sneazing but it just stuck at your nose and couldn't sneaze. Regardless of that, I'm still hoping that I know what's wrong with me. Not for myself, but to explain it to those who saw me jerking because of that. It annoying that people keep on asking why you do stuffs, eventhough they are completely involuntary and you don't have answer for that.