Spasms in head????

[popcornn]

I wrote yesterday about headahces. Today, I'm not experiancing any, BUT I'm having constant weird sensations in my head, my like muscles are spasing in my head. I dunno what they are. Has anyone else had these? Is it a responce to aprin or something? They dont hurt...they just feel weird and are annoying. Is this something serious?

[kimberland1111]

I get like little twinging feelings in my head and sort of a weird swish swish swish sound, doesn't really hurt, although i do have a dull headache...does anyone else get the "swish swish swish" sound?

[Manager73]

I have been having these tiny little spasms in my head also, but I remember having them also when I was younger and on a drug called Buspar for my anxiety. I was in my early 20s then and I stopped taking them because of this side effect, but now I am 40 and it's back....Could it be the same thing? It's the same exact sensation as before. I don't like how this feels. I had an aunt who had seizures, maybe it's hereditary?
Someone help.....

[David1042]

My symptoms started with headaches that moved from the back of my neck to my temples.  With a 6 week backlog at the neurology clinic, I self diagnosed "chronic tension related headaches"and sought relief from chiropractic and massage therapy with fairly good results.  During this time I experienced spasms in my upper back and then my head.  Feeling some anxiety, I asked my family physician to prescribe Amitriptyline, a mild antidepressant commonly used for this condition (started with 12 1/2 mg/d, increased to 25 mg/d, half in the am, half at bedtime).  I also added a fairly rigorous multi-vitamin regiment.  The spasms (and headaches) disappeared.  More recently, I did consult with a neurologist, who, at my request, presccribed a mild muscle relaxant.  So far, so good to the point that I am beginning to wean myself off the Amitriptyline.

[Qatada]

Here is an update of my condition:

Since March 2012, I have developed a new symptom. Mostly when I straighten up after bending to pick something up or when getting up suddenly after sitting or lying down for a long time, I have this strange dizziness which is different from vertigo in that there is no feeling of the room spinning around you. It feels as if I'm being "pulled down" from the left side (always the left side), and if I try to walk when I'm having such dizziness, I lose my balance and fall down to the left side. I have this feeling even when I'm sitting down. The only thing that helps is to lie down for some time. Once it was so severe that even when I was holding the sides of the door frame firmly, I fell down towards my left side. Such episodes last for a few seconds only, and they are not accompanied by vertigo, nausea, lightheadedness, or any vision changes. Finally, they are worst when I feel sleepy.

On April 2013, I saw two different neurologists.

The first one diagnosed me with labyrinthitis and prescribed a drug called Betaserc which I took for one month, after which the episodes became considerably less in number and severity. When I told him that I feared these episodes might be TIAs, he  said they could not be TIAs as they cause temporary paralysis on one side of the body.

The second neuro (who didn't know I had already been seen by one) prescribed Nootropil, though I didn't take it as I was taking Betaserc at that time. He also ruled out TIAs.

For now, I am sticking with the diagnosis of labyrinthitis, though I'm not 100% sure on this since I'm not having vertigo or nausea, nor does it explain why I had head pressure and pulsating temporal artery before.

But I'm beginning to believe that I suffer from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, because I hear cracking/popping of joints, have clicking sound in my throat when swallowing, what I believe to be mild subluxations in shoulders and leg joint at hip, bleeding in gums whenever I brush my teeth, crowded teeth, and my sister and her child have mild form of hypermobility (though I don't). I also have symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. Perhaps there is some impingement of nerves which is causing my dizziness episode and symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome.

As long as it is not TIAs, then I don't think it is much to worry about as long as it is not so debilitating.

[Scidoc]

I have exactly the same symptoms. Have had them daily for 5 years with different levels of severity. I believe it is TMJ. I recommend seeing a good oromuscular dentist.

[route19er]

I get these too, almost feels like lighting. Last week I had a big one in my head that I am worried may have been a TIA (mini stroke) as it felt more like pressure than a release and then I got vertigo and felt dizzy. Lasted about 10 minutes and I have big time anxiety ever since. I have a Doctor appointment tomorrow about it.

[adambates81]

I am 32 years old and i am a male.
I have been having these same brain spasms for about 5 years. been going to the dr and have had numerous ct scans, MRI, EEG, blood tests and nothing has shown up. Along with the Spasms i also have almost constant dizziness/ light headedness. I have been put on anti-seizure meds and it only seems to make it worse. I have had times also of loosing track of where i am. Alot of loss of train of thought. On top of all that I also have spasms in my lower back on my spine as well. On very rare occasions i have also had a shock sensation go from the base of my spine all the way up to my brain.
All of this started one day under extreme stress and i actually lost complete control of my left leg. It was moving on its own. Just like how a horse paws at the ground that's what my leg was doing. After alot of pure will it finally stopped after about 10 minutes. my leg wouldnt work right for the next 4 days. Ever since i have had spouts of what i can only describe as a kink in the spine in my lower back causing my left leg to not work properly. The brain spasms started just 3 years ago. usually in times of stress or lack of sleep but also just out of the blue as well. It has caused me not to be able to work since 2010. All these symptoms combined are crippling me and i cant do anything hardly anymore.
I do have one filling. No i don't grind my teeth at night. I do have spouts of insomnia as well. also i get numbness in my left leg and sometimes also in my left arm. the spasms I have found are usually deep in the middle of my brain up to the top of the brain.
I think that this needs to be alot more widely researched rather then being blown off as something its not just because they cant figure out what it is.