I haven't posted here in a few weeks - I was doing much better (after 4 months of tetra). In the past few days (after starting a new part-time job), I have had this new symptom.
It feels like I have a short, electric type "zap" in the sides of my head, as well as upper body - side of shoulders and chest. It lasts for less than 1 second but it is quite scary. It leaves me quite worries after it comes (and it does several times a day)
Does anyone have this - is this a common lyme thing? What makes it go away?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!
NewDurham
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I've had the sharp zaps in my head. It was nerve pain. Not sure about your shoulders and chest, though. Sounds like you'd better check with your LLMD.
hope it stops SOON!!! What meds are you on now?
Posted by just don (Member # 1129) on :
Once in awhile, doesnt 'everybody' have them??
I always have, I think even before I was sick.
Or maybe I was always sick. I dunno. I dunno nuttin!cuz I B--just don--
Posted by psano (Member # 7785) on :
I used to get those a lot before I started treatment. I think I mistook the zaps in the upper body as possible cardiac problems and had a number of EKGs, etc as a result that were always negative.
The zaps in my head were often like electric currents buzzing my head...horrible. What a bad memory. I feel so blessed to have improved to where that's not a significant symptom any more.
I've been feeling much better now for almost a full month, after being on abx for about 6 months. I still have symptoms, but just much more reduced than before.
Stay the course. This too shall pass.
Posted by newdurham77 (Member # 7815) on :
thank you everybody for your replies! It helps a bit to see I'm not the only one getting these.
Any idea what helps? How do you know it is nerve pain, Lymetoo?
Thank you!
Posted by Littlesprout (Member # 7406) on :
I used to get the zapps in my legs/thighs. Dr Shoemaker talks about this in his Desperation Medicine book. He says it it from neurotoxins. He says to use Questran for this.
Posted by BJG (Member # 4723) on :
Hi, Yes I have had the electrical zaps. I defined it as "My body became an electrical circuit gone haywire. I take mag for the twitching. It helps with the elcetrical stuff too. I also use Vit B 12. It helps. I encourage you to avoid caffeine and be careful of sugar.
Skin burning is not better.
My primary symptom is skin burning, so the electrical stuff and burning is probably what Shoemaker is adressing. Have you tried the questran or Chitosan and charcoal?
Hope this helps.
peace, BJG
Posted by firecop1066 (Member # 6920) on :
I went to the ER with this symptom pre-diagnosis/however heavily symptomatic...they told me it was trigmental neuralgia (inflammation of the trigmental nerve which runs like behind the ear through the head or something like that)
I was terrified...ER Doc sent me away with 600 or 800 mg. ibprophen it actually worked but of course never looked into the cause of the zaps (which were by the way very quick, very painful, and very scary)....never had them as a symptom again
they were one of my had em symptoms that just came and went within a week...good luck...the ER doc said not to worry but he was just another DUCK! Jill
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