Internal tremors especially in my head

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Internal vibration sensation - caused by stress??

Posted 2 years ago

I've found several forums where there have been posts from people experiencing this disconcerting feeling of an internal quivering or vibration but none of them are current, so I wanted to see if anyone else out there is having the same experience and can share an insight into what might be causing it.

I started to get this feeling of internal vibration when I was mainly lying in bed and then occasionally if I shifted position it might last for 30 seconds or so before disappearing. That was about 8 months ago. Now I feel it every night and during the day as well quite often. The other day after a short walk of a few hundred yards followed by a period of standing still it felt like the ground was vibrating because it was in my feet. It seems to move around to different areas of the body - sometimes I feel it in my legs, an arm, torso - it's quite random but often felt when I've shifted position in bed. At first I thought it was circulatory but now I think it's probably neurological. I thought I was having palpitations but an ECG showed nothing abnormal. I've also had a full spine & brain MRI as I've been having other strange symptoms of occasional numbness and sensations of burning and cold areas of my arms/hands and legs/feet and a sore tongue which comes and goes and often feels like I've just cleaned my teeth with menthol toothpaste when I haven't. I thought I had all the signs of MS, but it hasn't been diagnosed. I've also had a number of blood tests for immune issues, evoked potentials and nerve conductivity tests. Nothing! The MRI does show a lot of wear to my cervical vertebrae and two anterior spondylolisthesis - one cervical, one lumbar, so I wonder if my spinal issues could be the cause. My neurologist was doubtful. He also couldn't explain the vibration sensation except to say that it can be caused by a migraine, which I certainly haven't had.

I just don't know where to go with this now. My GP isn't interested and puts everything down to stress which I AM under it's certainly true to say, but I don't think she's right. I've had to pay for all my neuro investigations as a result because she won't refer me or do any more blood tests etc. I'm trying homeopathy, osteopathy and acupuncture as I want to find something that will relieve these weird symptoms and prefer to avoid drugs if I can.

I'm 58, eat reasonably heathily, no alcohol, only 1 cup of coffee a day and my weight is normal. I broke my wrist badly at the end of August last year which is when my problems all seemed to start. i

I also wonder if the metal plate that was used to fix the fracture could be causing some kind of strange reaction.

If anyone else is having these symptoms please let me know if you've been able to identify the cause and how to deal with it.

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?1 lizzie777 Sally4Edgar

24 minutes ago

Hi there

Ive experienced internal tremors, buzzing, zaps for over six years. Its much worse just after waking up in the morning where it feels like my head is in a vice. I dont know whats causing them however they started after i received several vaccines to work in the hospital.

Ive been to many visits to the gp who in the end put me on Anti convulsants which helped me sleep but didnt stop them. I am now weening off them as

I have recently found two things which have stopped them.

I found that removing gluten from my diet elieviated the intensity of them

But the best remedy was found by complete accident, and thats nutmeg.

Not much is needed.. I sprinkle it in everything and in a hot drink of milk and tea/hot chocolate/decaf before bed.

It works for me every time..the doctor cant belive it..from such a humble spice.. Less is more with nutmeg though as its psyco active in large doses..

I highly recomend trying this.

All the best everyone.. X

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Thank you for starting this thread. My wife is experiencing symptoms that started as tingling in her hands and feet, that progressed to "internal vibrations", and now to visible trembling. When she is having an episode she shakes so hard that she can't hardly stand. Her GP ran blood work tests and urinalysis tests which all came back normal. All organs appear to be functioning correctly. The next step was a Rhumatologist, and all results came back normal. Then the nuerologist started testing with an MRI and EEG; all results were normal. Since all of the western medical experts can't find a problem, we have begun seeing eastern medical specialists. Accupuncture seemed to have some affect on the trembling, but she does still have episodes that make her break down in tears.

Hi, i have the same feeling and it started on 2013 and it went away for a while but now in 2018 it came back with a vengeance. It is horrible i feel it like tremors althought it is not notice outside just inside my head and all my brain. Had an MRI and an MRA and nothing was find only in the MRI some white matter but the neurologist said it was not too worry about. I have Hashimoto's Hypothiroidism but i do not take any medicine for it or any medicine for anything just supplements and vitamins and i excersice, MTB every day, don't drink or smoke, eat only fish no sodas or junk or processed food, no dairies, gluten, i follow the Auto Immune Paleo Diet which is very strict and it was what helped me a lot at the beggining of my condition. Las night i had a terrible pain in my mouth but not for a specific teeth it was like burning and pain, i had crowns on my front teeth and i think that is what it caused it, maybe allergic to the glue or something. Well this is my story hope it helps but i have not find anything to cure it or minimized it. If you find anything let me know although i don't take FDA medicines they are almost all toxic. Thanks

I know its been a few months since the post was posted but anyways....

I have Chiari (key-are-ee) Malformation type 1. It's a birth defect that can go a whole lifetime without symptoms or can start in the late 20's or 30's. Mine was "awoken" after a bad concussion. Chiari is something that not many people see or know how to properly manage. Basically the brain is slipping out of the skull and putting pressure on the spinal cord where it attaches the spine to the skull. We get the internal vibrations at the back of the head, headaches, migraines, neck pain, dizziness, insomnia, nerve tingles in the shoulder blades the arms and the hands, we can have memory problems, speech issues (forgetting words) and an increase in ear ringing. Just thought I would throw this out there.

hi ,

i am also having same symptoms, did you get any answers about this?

Hi there

I feel your pain - and confusion & can totally relate.

My advice is, go and have a Doppler scan and SPECT examination and see if the blood is getting to all parts of your brain.

Let us know the results if you can 😉

Louise

Oh PS, do you suffer from sinus issues too - just by curiosity, and had you had any operations prior to this happening? Have you had your estrogen levels tested also?

I hope to hear back from you 😊

please I'm having the same thing.. I'm having vibration and movement inside my head/brain since last 3weeks..it comes with severe headache too, sometimes i feel pressure in my face around my nose area and my teeth..i went to a hospital foe test ,they said i have typhoid but i cant see how this is related to typhoid..i would have loved to go for more test in another hospital but it will cost me much which i don't have the money... sometimes the vibration goes round my body and sometimes just in the head and neck.. sometimes i also have pain in my foot once it starts... please what could this be..i already feel that im loosing my life..im just 19