Mild electrical shock across neck??? - Anxiety Message Board

LonelyTraveler · 07-23-2005, 02:58 PM

Hi

A few nights ago I was laying there in bed trying to get to sleep when suddenly I got this mild electrical shock sensation that went completely across the front of my neck from one end to the other. I also get weird twitches where my muscles will jump around and do strange things. I have a few bad vertabrae in my neck but I have also suffered from anxiety/panic for a long time. I am on Lorazepam and Atarax. Can/does anxiety cause these electical/twitchy sensations?. Also, I have periods of time where I feel very weak, fatigued and tired (like a limp dish rag) or my stomach will feel very sensitive.

Thank's - Lonely Traveler

mudhound · 07-23-2005, 03:05 PM

This is a new one on me. Electric shock or feelings? WOW

LonelyTraveler · 07-23-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mudhound

This is a new one on me. Electric shock or feelings? WOW

Muscle spasms, twitches, etc seem to affect a lot of people with anxiety, panic and stress disorders so I was just wondering if anyone here could relate to what I described in my above post. Anxiety sure can play with your mind it seems

Jugi · 07-23-2005, 05:33 PM

You're right, muscle spasms, twitches, etc. are common to many anxiety suffers. Everyone has different symptoms, though.

I experience something similar to the neck thing. It's not incredibly frequent, but recurring - maybe a couple of times a month. It happens on one side of my neck, I think it's always the right side, but not sure. It's like a volt of electricity shoots up it. It's brief, but more powerful than just a little static electricity shock or a muscle twitch. Sometimes my neck is a little sore after that. It's really wierd.

I'll also sometimes get little muscle twitches when I'm especially stressed out.

hry33 · 07-23-2005, 07:59 PM

the electric shocks or zaps are fairly common for anxiety sufferers and not to be worried about