Sudden body jerking.....seizures?

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Hey, I am not sure what has been going on with me. But sometimes I will get sudden jerks in different parts of my body...sometimes even my whole body like a quick electric shock. I am conscious throughout but they startle me when I get them. The other day I had a very strange jerking reaction of the muscles in my stomach and arms and legs (pretty much shot through my entire body). It only lasted a second but it felt like a surge of electricity ...is the best way I can describe it. Could they be seizures or something else?

Thanks

The same thing happens to me too. I have no idea what it is. (Good timing with your post by the way. I was going to start a thread asking the same question )

For me, the jerks happen when I get overwhelmed like from sensory overload. I never get just one twitch. They can go on for a long time with a jerk every minute or so, and sometimes I have several jerks right in a row. I also sometimes get the feeling of and electric jolt in my head sometimes.

I mentioned it to my doctor and she said that it was just a side effect of one of my meds, until I mentioned that it only happens when I'm overwhelmed, and then she just said " so it's not a side effect then." She really didn't seem at all concerned though and she is a very good doctor, so I have no idea what to think. I want to bring it up with her again because they twitches are really uncomfortable. I even had to leave class once because of how bad they were.

Another thing that really confuses me is that sometimes I almost feel like I feel one coming, but at other times, the jerk is really sudden and completely unexpected. Do you feel yours coming at all?

Mine usually come randomly and I don't expect them...which makes it shocking for me. I read online about how it's normal for people to have body jerks while falling asleep but mine happen while I'm wide awake...so like you I'm seeking answers. I hope you are able to find out what it is.

What does it feel like for you when you can feel one coming on?

It's hard to explain. I guess it is more that the jerk does not feel so sudden. You know how when you move around consciously, you don't always think "now I will move my left are 3 centimeters down." You just move your arm, it is under your control, but you don't think about it. But even though you aren't thinking about it, you know somewhere in your brain that your arm is going to move and so you are not at all surprised when it moves.

It's that sort of feeling that I sometimes have when I get a muscle jerk, except that I'm not moving on purpose. These jerks are in every other way identical to the jerks that I don't feel like I knew they were going to happen, and both types of jerks are mixed in with each other as to when they occur. It's really strange.

I get it too. It feels like a more elaborate jerk than my facial tics. I do get seizures too but I'm not sure if they're related. I would think of them more as a spasm.

I'll have to monitor myself closely the next time they happen.

I am not a doctor by any means, but it could by some form of myoclonus.

I looked up myoclonus and the description seems to fit the jerks that I get. But I also read that myoclonic jerks are just a symptom of some other conditions... But a symptom of what? Could I be getting myoclonic jerks just when I'm overloaded? Another thing is that I have severe generalized anxiety disorder, and one of the medications I'm on for that is also an anticonvulsant. Can anticonvulsants even treat myoclonus? Could sensory overload combined with anxiety be the cause of myoclonus?

(Sorry for so many questions.)

One good thing though is that, although the jerks are very uncomfortable, they are almost always so slight that they are barely noticeable to the casual observer.

I have a tremor disorder that causes me to shake when anxious & doing things with fine motor-skills & it also makes me more sensitive to extrapyramidal side-effects of psych meds & those are movement disorders that can be jerky, slow, shaky, involuntary & such. Lots of psych meds can cause jerkiness & similar type things. I'm NOT saying that it is medication related but it's a cause that should be investigated if your on any meds. There's other things that can cause that jerkiness & things too. The treatment kind of depends on the cause but they may include medication changes, benzodieaepeines like Klonopin, seizure meds, & muscle relaxers. Talking to a general practitioner about it is a a good place to start & he/she may have you get some test or refer you to a neurologist.

Ok, Thanks!

I have a tic where my arms jerk and I get frequent body shudders. Could this count as well?

I think I get too, like sometimes, my leg would just kick something, usually when sitting down, but it's rare.