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Feeling shaky and hand tremors and unable to do simple tasks..
Query: Hi doctor, I am 31 years old. I am a known diabetic. I have been experiencing perioral movements and tremors in hand. I am on Seroquel for depression. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and need more information to suggest better. How long have you been on Seroquel (Quetiapine) medication? Did you experience hand tremors, involuntary movements of jaw, mouth, etc., before starting this drug? Does the severity of tremor decrea... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 61-year-old and was later diagnosed by a doctor with fibromyalgia. In the last three years during the nighttime, I suffered from aggressive involuntary movements while asleep. Those movements include kicking in the air and arching and bouncing my back and the whole body. At fir... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, these involuntary movements do not sound normal at all. It looks more like chorea or hemiballismus (movement disorder). It can be drug-induced but at the same time considering your age, we should get an MRI scan of the brain done. If any problem there, we w... Read Full »
Why does my baby open and close his hands while stiffening his arms?
Query: Hi doctor, My son is 7 months old. A few weeks ago I have started to notice some odd movement, like opening and closing his hands and mainly on the right hand (just like stimming). And when he was lying on his back sometime he will stiffen his arms and legs and grunts. My partner's aunt's (his mum'... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would like to tell you that the age of seven months is a way too early to even comment about autism. So do not worry. The movements you are describing seem like normal movements of a growing baby to me. Read Full »
I have a problem with involuntary thumb movement. Am I at a risk of developing fits?
Query: Hi doctor, I am taking antiepileptic medicine Selzic 300 for three years now, and I have a problem with involuntary thumb movement. My doctor suggested Clonazepam along with Selzic, to control this thumb movement. From the last three years, I am fits free, and at the age of 5, I had meningitis. Plea... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are saying that you are fits free for last three years. I need more detail. 1. Since when you started to have involuntary thumb movements? 2. Is it on one side or both sides? How long does it last? Were you not able to control it? And how frequent does it happen? ... Read Full »
When I am lying down my foot moves up and down. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, When I am lying down my foot moves. What it means is like my whole foot will move up and down (if this makes sense) sometimes my hips too. I cannot remember when this started to happen but it only happens when I lie down. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to be suffering from hyperkinetic movement disorders. Many people who suffer from mild or moderate PLMS (periodic limb movements during sleep) can successfully manage their condition without medication. People often report that relaxation exercises like yoga... Read Full »
Why is my father having constatnt uneven movement of mouth?
Query: Hi doctor, My father is having constant uneven movement of the mouth for the past three months. He feels like he is chewing which is really irritating him. Kindly help me on that. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This can be the side effects of the pills he is having. So let me know the list of entire medicines he is having. If not, then he will need neurological evaluation. Also, let me know if he is having any other symptoms elsewhere in the body like weight loss or blood i... Read Full »
What can cause involuntary body movements?
Query: Hi 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. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. 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. ... Read Full »