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What is causing my sudden muscle jerks?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

For the last one week, my body is having involuntary movement. The body continuously moves in simple harmonic motion (mildly) it gave me a false feeling that by a building is in simple harmonic motion and usually I afraid that it is an earthquake.

Kindly assist.

Thank you.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I have read you query and can understand your concern.

Have you taken any new medicines or alcohol? Any stressful event happened in the last week? Any history of fever or sore throat? If not then it is seems acute panic attack of anxiety.

You take following medicine for five days and follow up with me after five days.

Tablet Zapiz 0.5 mg (Clonazepam) at bed time for five days, and tablet Provanol (Propranolol) 20 mg one tablet in the morning after breakfast for five days.

I hope I have answered your queries.

Revert in case you have any doubts.

Thank you.

Patient's Query

Thank you, doctor,

No, I have not taken any new medicines or alcohol. No stressful event in the past. No history of fever or sore throat. If not, then it seems an acute panic attack of anxiety. I did not have any panic attacks. For the last two months (May and June), I have been waking up all night for office work, and then for the last two weeks, I have been having proper sleep.

Kindly assist.

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I have read your queries.

It is a transient event, which will improve after a short course of the above-mentioned medicines. If it does not improve, then we have to go for some more testings like an MRI of the brain, and so on.

I hope this answers your query.

Please let me know if I can assist you further.

Thank you.

Medically reviewed byDr. Vinodhini J.

Published At July 25, 2020
Reviewed AtMarch 24, 2026

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