Muscle twitches after COVID vaccine anyone?

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I got COVID vaccine Jam 3rd and started having body wide twitches on Jan 17th. This has given me a ton of anxiety. Anyone have this experience?

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    I did not get the vaccine, but i did have an anomaly event when having covid. IT started w muscle spasms after the 5th day and they became so severe I ended up in the ER (looked like I had Epilepsy). THey ran 38 tests MRi, ekg,eeg.. you name it they ran it.THey found nothing. In the end they gave me high doses of liquid Valium to arrest the spasms and they have never returned. First dose was so big, I passed out for 15 minutes. IT was like a nervous system reset. NO issues since. I know how horrible the spasms can be. Hopefully this info might help someone going thru this.

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    Yes, to the twitching. I had my last booster in November 2021 and currently have leg twitching all during the day. It is so bad that sometimes it feels like something is crawling on my legs. I also have very painful cramps in my legs at night, as well as during the day.

    I suffer from osteo arthritis and for the past 4-5 months I have developed extreme pain in the upper part of my left leg, which sometimes makes it very painful to walk. My doctor took x-rays and an ultrasound to check for a Baker's cyst or a possible blood clot. Both tests came out negative. He couldn't find anything wrong! I'm convinced that these new and worsened symptoms are caused by the vaccine.

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    I am having to the same situation.

    How many people on this site are still having symptoms months later?

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      I came here just researching to see if others were having this same issue.

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    100% happened to me about 3 weeks or so after getting the Moderna booster shot. It was awful. Started with eye twitch then went full body, arms, legs even my feet. Went to the hospital and was told to get rest and hydrate. I took it upon myself to go to the gym and exercise with light weights and some cardio. That absolutely helped. The entire experience lasted a few weeks before subsiding and then eventually going away. Seriously doubt I'd get another shot after that. It was a horrible experience.

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    my wife temporarily had pretty severe tremors on the left side of her body maybe 2 weeks after her 2nd Moderna shot.

    she thought someone had slipped something into her drink or something at 1st. disoriented continued to appear more and more intoxicated even though she had not had a drink since hours earlier. eventually came the tremors and shaking. took her to ER. every single person at the hospital when they saw her symptoms asked if she had been vaccinated recently. I'm no conspiracy theorist but, I found it very odd. blood work came back fine. scans clear. they eventually got them under control with Valium and something else. I wish I remembered. possible that taking care of yourself does help prevent this, she is very health conscious, drinking may then aggravate it possibly.

    the next day she was doing much better. they've not returned since luckily.

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    I don't know if it is covid 19 or the vaccine that is causing my muscle twitching.

    I have always played sports all my life, so I'm no stranger to muscle spasm/cramps.

    I'm currently 50 years old, and I only do mild exercises.

    In March 2020, early in the pandemic, I got really ill. However, I did not have the classic covid 19 symptoms. I experienced severe headache and pink eye.

    A year later, I got the Moderna two dose shots with no apparent side effect.

    A few months later, I had sever itching which the allergist attributed to timothy hay. At the same, I felt like small flies were touching my legs. That went away about a month later.

    In late December 2021, I received the Moderna Booster shot. A week later, I was diagnosed with covid.

    By late spring, I was experiencing muscle twitching all over my body, including my face and head. So my primary care referred me to a neurologist.

    I had MRI of the brain and the cervical spine. The brain was normal, but there was a mild bulge in the cervical spine.

    The neurologist determined that the bulge disk was not the issue, so he did and EMG. That also did not reveal any abnormalities.

    He said it was benign, and I we may never find out what is causing it.

    My muscle twitching continues. However, it is much milder.

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    I have had the muscle twitching also.

    Started about two weeks after injection.

    About eleven months so far.

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      19 mnths after my first pfizer im still twitching

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      24 months after my initial series of Pfizer and still twitching all over my body but predominantly bilateral calves. also aching low back pain . leg cramping lasted a year but did resolve. worst 2 years of my life mostly worried about ALS. Testing in the first year (2021) was negative wish i could ignore it but im a physician so its impossible not to think the worst but 2 years with daily twitching and still no weakness wish i could say it resolves and i sure hope it does but i take good days when they come wish i found this forum sooner

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      I got mine in October of 2021 and I'm experiencing these all over. I've also been diagnosed with migraines since which i never had prior. All scans were normal not even the neurologist could explain the twitching.

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    I developed twitching on my right elbow after first dose and the leg after second dose of Pfizer. Nearly two years and it is still there.

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    I got my 3rd and final jab 10/3/21. about 6 months ago I started to have this twitching thing start happening mostly in my arm but something in my should and neck area also. They would last about a minute and sometimes longer and ever couple of days. It started to increase a few months ago but it's back to one or two a week. I just had one today so I decided to search it, that's how I found this place. I never ever thought it could be the jab, but yes it very well could be.

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    Hey there, just wondering how everyone is going on this thread?..Or is the thread still current. I've only just found it after googling my husband's symptoms!

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