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Suggest Treatment For Severe Muscle Spasms

Posted on Thu, 16 Feb 2017

Question: Hi, Doctor I am XXXXXXX Hansen 61 yrs. old everyday and more worse in the evenings my body starts jerking bad . It can literly make my upper part of my body turn back and forth. My whole body starts jerking and I have no control. I am on several medications my DR. at the pain clinic say my potassium may be low and it's not. My primary care DR. said it could be from my gabapentin, but when I take it seems to calm down a little. It's affecting my whole body I was wondering what you think and what I should do? Also I get the chills really bad that goes thru my whole body.

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
these are muscle spasms.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to health care magic, these are muscle spasms.
Here's what I think---
They could be due to deficiency of calcium, magnesium, potassium.
They could also be due to nerve irritation.
Maybe one of the injections to the back that you regularly take hit a nerve?
Have you had an x-ray/MRI of cervical spine?
Please revert back so that I can sum up my advise.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Geeta Sundar (2 hours later)

This is just to tell you that I am getting blood work done on Thursday maybe something will show up. I am not sure that it is muscle spasms because I failed to tell you it's very painful most of the time. I just had one in the back of my thigh and it was very painful.

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hi lets wait for the reports and hope for the best

Detailed Answer:
Hi lets wait for the reports and hope for the best--regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana