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Head Shakes, Lower Back Pain. Taken Salt Bath, Muscle Relaxer, Percocet

I have been having head shakes for the past three days, it started with lower back pain, then it reached my neck now my head wont stop jerking. What do I do, I took a salt bath for relaxation, a muscle relaxer and Percocet for pain, pain is gone but head is still jerking, This does not run in my family at all, I don't have health insurance. Any suggestions YYYY@YYYY
posted on Sun, 3 Nov 2013
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Hi,

Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic!

Involuntary jerking of head can be caused by variety of causes particularly in elderly people- like Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer's disease etc.

However, side effects of certain medicines and severe hypoxia (lack of oxygenation) etc can also cause involuntary jerky movements.

Complete neurological examination is required to arrive at proper diagnosis.
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Head Shakes, Lower Back Pain. Taken Salt Bath, Muscle Relaxer, Percocet

Hi, Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic! Involuntary jerking of head can be caused by variety of causes particularly in elderly people- like Parkinson s disease, Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer s disease etc. However, side effects of certain medicines and severe hypoxia (lack of oxygenation) etc can also cause involuntary jerky movements. Complete neurological examination is required to arrive at proper diagnosis. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have have any clarifications. If you like my answers and wish me to answer in future, bring it to my attention: Dr Vasanth. Url link is as follows: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-vasanth/66057 Wish you good health!