Electric Shock sensations

[mschvusangel]

Does anyone ever have electric shock sensations?  It feels as though someone is zapping me with electricity in the back of my head.  The feeling starts at the base of my skull and travels down the back of my neck.  The sensation only lasts a few seconds, but sometimes it does it over and over for several minutes.  I have had these before, but it was very few and it very infrequent, but they have returned and now are happening every day.  

I have googled this and all I can find is withdrawal from antidepressants, or something related to MS.  I have never taken antidepressants, and I haven't been on anything else recently either.

[howgoit]

I HAVE THIS FEELING IN MY NECK LIKE CRUNCHING FRICTION WHEN I BEND MY NECK FORWARD.THEN I LISTEN TO IT WITH MY EARS IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS RUBBING THE SPINAL CORD AND WHEN IT DOES THAT IT FEELS WEIRD LIKE ITS SHOCKING ME.I ALSO STARTED HAVING TINGLING IN FACE ARMS HANDS AND LEGS AND FEET AND NUMBNESS. I GO FOR A CERVICAL MRI ON FRIDAY AND A LUMBAR SPINE AS I HAVE SOME NERVES BEING PINCHED THEY SAY BUT THEY WANT A BETTER LOOK WITH THE SPINE CLINIC DOCTOR. I ALSO GO TO THE NUEROLOGIST FOR A SENSORY NERVE TEST IN OCTOBER WHICH IS A WAYS A WAY. THERE IS ONLY ONE GUY DOING THE TEST AT kAISER.ANY I HOPE I CAN GET SOME ANSWERS. Marj

[zapstruck]

My "zapping sensation" happens mostly when I go to a specific place - the grocery store!  It's not painful, but uncomfortable and lasts a split second.  

[Nerve_Wrecked]

Electric Shock sensations have been the one consistent symptom I have had for almost 3 years now. It's actually where all my symptoms started.

Mine started in my left calf, and now happen wherever, whenever. No where is safe, even had them in the privates, fingers, and through the head coming out the eye.

Christine
(un-dx)

[Nerve_Wrecked]

My shocks take on a sporatic pattern, they kind of go "zap, zap, pause, zap, pause, zap, zap, zap, zap, pause"...and electric shock is exactly how I have described it from the first time it happened. I find I usually can't move the body part it's happening in while it's zapping. Like if it's in my finger, I am unable to move my finger while it's actually zapping.

My first neurologist told me he thought it was muscle spasms. I don't know. I know Neurontin helped, when I could take it. I also find there are periods where it's more intense, and periods where it only happens once or twice a day.

[Quixotic1]

Reading on the forum I am struck by how common these zaps and zings are.  Start a thread with a complaint of one and instantly there are more people commiserating.  Yet, neurologist don't seem to know about them.  Are we not telling our doctors?  Does it seem too weird that we don't mention it?

NW - Maybe yours are sending you some kind of Morse Code message?

Quix

[monotreme]

Craig told the NYU neuro about his electric shocks he gets going down his arms.  His neuro agreed that they do happen in MS.  he thinks it is part of the disease.

Elaine