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What kinds of Involuntary Movements are these?
Hello, I am a 23 year old female who has problems with shaking and tics. At least I think these are tics. I am unable to tell the difference between tics, twitches and spams.
These tics occur in my foot, my face, my fingers, sometimes my legs, and my head. They aren't repetitive or constant for instance they will occur only once or twice a day.
To go into more detail:
-My foot will twitch/tic twice and won't occur again until a day or two later
- In my face my mouth will twitch on one side a few times each day. Some times I can go a few days without these.
-My lower jaw will twitch/jerk/tic to the side or forward once or twice a day, and this will occur each day with a day or two with no kind of involuntary movement.
-Inside of my mouth my tongue with twitch a little, but this happens every so often.
-My head will slightly jerk to the side once a day, there have been times where I went days without these movements.
-My thumb and forefinger on my left hand will have involuntary movements. In certain positions my thumb will tremor , even when I am trying to hold something, such as a fork or something slender.
-Let's not forget my eyebrows will unintentionally raise. This happens once every so often.
-My lower lip will tremor sometimes
-Sometimes, whenever I smile my face will tremble....and I don't understand why.
At night a few of these symptoms get worse. My forefinger will spontaneously start tapping. It'll stop when I move it or start paying attention to it or at least am aware that my finger is tapping or twitching from side to side. At night, my left shoulder will shrug and my diaphragm will spasm, forcing a little air out, causing me to make some sort of noise. My legs will feel funny, and tremble a bit, but I can stand up and move them just fine.
Mind you, none of these symptoms cause any weakness, or cause me any problems with coordination, but it is embarrassing when it happens at work. Especially when I unintentionally raise my eyebrow or something on my face is trembling or twitching. The night symptoms don't occur every night, they occur once in awhile and usually I have to take supplements like Valerian or Chamomile to calm them down.
All these symptoms do stop whenever I move that part of the body that's bothering me, that's if they occur long enough. Sometimes I can feel them coming, like a strange sensation before they even happen, if this even helps.
I do take Methylphenidate 10mg, four times a day. Strangely enough, it helps calm these strange movements down and helps me get through the day without having to deal with some of them. Though it doesn't help my fingers.
If this helps, I have what looks like a ganglion cyst growing above my left wrist. It isn't painful, but it is large enough to be seen and felt.
I take magnesium, Omega 3, and Coenzyme Q 10. They all seem to help after taking them for awhile, but I still am wondering why these are still occurring. I've never had this before not even in high school. I did have problems with occasional tremors, but never anything to this extent. They are unnerving, but they're not severe. I tried looking up what this could be, but I got the worst conditions that you could find on the internet.
I really don't have a doctor, nor do I have the money to get tests. Does anyone here have these symptoms? or any advice?
These tics occur in my foot, my face, my fingers, sometimes my legs, and my head. They aren't repetitive or constant for instance they will occur only once or twice a day.
To go into more detail:
-My foot will twitch/tic twice and won't occur again until a day or two later
- In my face my mouth will twitch on one side a few times each day. Some times I can go a few days without these.
-My lower jaw will twitch/jerk/tic to the side or forward once or twice a day, and this will occur each day with a day or two with no kind of involuntary movement.
-Inside of my mouth my tongue with twitch a little, but this happens every so often.
-My head will slightly jerk to the side once a day, there have been times where I went days without these movements.
-My thumb and forefinger on my left hand will have involuntary movements. In certain positions my thumb will tremor , even when I am trying to hold something, such as a fork or something slender.
-Let's not forget my eyebrows will unintentionally raise. This happens once every so often.
-My lower lip will tremor sometimes
-Sometimes, whenever I smile my face will tremble....and I don't understand why.
At night a few of these symptoms get worse. My forefinger will spontaneously start tapping. It'll stop when I move it or start paying attention to it or at least am aware that my finger is tapping or twitching from side to side. At night, my left shoulder will shrug and my diaphragm will spasm, forcing a little air out, causing me to make some sort of noise. My legs will feel funny, and tremble a bit, but I can stand up and move them just fine.
Mind you, none of these symptoms cause any weakness, or cause me any problems with coordination, but it is embarrassing when it happens at work. Especially when I unintentionally raise my eyebrow or something on my face is trembling or twitching. The night symptoms don't occur every night, they occur once in awhile and usually I have to take supplements like Valerian or Chamomile to calm them down.
All these symptoms do stop whenever I move that part of the body that's bothering me, that's if they occur long enough. Sometimes I can feel them coming, like a strange sensation before they even happen, if this even helps.
I do take Methylphenidate 10mg, four times a day. Strangely enough, it helps calm these strange movements down and helps me get through the day without having to deal with some of them. Though it doesn't help my fingers.
If this helps, I have what looks like a ganglion cyst growing above my left wrist. It isn't painful, but it is large enough to be seen and felt.
I take magnesium, Omega 3, and Coenzyme Q 10. They all seem to help after taking them for awhile, but I still am wondering why these are still occurring. I've never had this before not even in high school. I did have problems with occasional tremors, but never anything to this extent. They are unnerving, but they're not severe. I tried looking up what this could be, but I got the worst conditions that you could find on the internet.
I really don't have a doctor, nor do I have the money to get tests. Does anyone here have these symptoms? or any advice?
Couldn't my symptoms also indicate tics? Like a Chronic tic disorder or Adult Onset Transient Tic Disorder? Since Methylphenidate can also uncover tics as well as mask a Tic Disorder. . .
That and my symptoms wouldn't be improving like they are. All of it started a little before the time when I had a major anxiety attack. The anxiety attack made my symptoms worse...and they're slowly improving the more I take magnesium and exercise.
If it was Tardive Dykinesia, why would any of my tics or tremors get better when I take Omega 3 or Coenzyme Q 10 or respond well to herbs like Valerian and Chamomile. Same with exercise? I have no tics or tremors after exercise and I can move really well.
I don't have facial grimacing, that and my movements aren't constant or repititve. They're simply a sudden jolt or twitch, or a little shaking. If I had it I wouldn't be able to control it...not this easily. I can move my hands and feet normally, I can move my tongue normally and if get a tremor or two I can easily stop it by moving the body part affected. My balance is fine. I have had minor tremors since I was of high school age around....15 or 16.
I wouldn't be able to move so freely if I had Tardive Dyskinesia...at least I thought so. That and I haven't been on Methylphenidate long...that and I don't take a high dosage. Out of the 40mg that i am supposed to take, I take 10. That and I don't take it consistently. Couldn't severe anxiety cause these symptoms as well?
I don't have facial grimacing, that and my movements aren't constant or repititve. They're simply a sudden jolt or twitch, or a little shaking. If I had it I wouldn't be able to control it...not this easily. I can move my hands and feet normally, I can move my tongue normally and if get a tremor or two I can easily stop it by moving the body part affected. My balance is fine. I have had minor tremors since I was of high school age around....15 or 16.
I wouldn't be able to move so freely if I had Tardive Dyskinesia...at least I thought so. That and I haven't been on Methylphenidate long...that and I don't take a high dosage. Out of the 40mg that i am supposed to take, I take 10. That and I don't take it consistently. Couldn't severe anxiety cause these symptoms as well?
Methylphenidate does have the potential to cause tardive dyskinesia
which is a long term movement disorder. Many of the symptoms you are describing sound similar to that. Some medications
that cause tardive can mask the symptoms of it when they are taken. If you had minor tremors before taking any medications they can rule out
other concerns. However only a doctor would understand this in full. What you are describing as a ganglion cyst is a separate concern but a doctor should follow up with that.
There should be clinics that have sliding scale fees if coverage is an issue. Most hospitals have outpatient movement disorders centers.
A neurologist who is a movement disorders specialist
would be able to appropriately diagnose and treat tardive
or other movement disorders.
which is a long term movement disorder. Many of the symptoms you are describing sound similar to that. Some medications
that cause tardive can mask the symptoms of it when they are taken. If you had minor tremors before taking any medications they can rule out
other concerns. However only a doctor would understand this in full. What you are describing as a ganglion cyst is a separate concern but a doctor should follow up with that.
There should be clinics that have sliding scale fees if coverage is an issue. Most hospitals have outpatient movement disorders centers.
A neurologist who is a movement disorders specialist
would be able to appropriately diagnose and treat tardive
or other movement disorders.
Any help? I don't take any neuroleptics, only Methylphenidate for ADHD. Let's not forget to mention that I have a bad case of anxiety that I have been struggling for the past year or so to be treated, much less, diagnosed.
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