I have been having tremors, pain near spinal cord and head stiffness. Please advise.

Hello doctor,

For the past few years, I have been having the following symptoms:

1) Tremors.

2) Pain near the spinal cord.

3) Head stiffness.

4) Getting stuck when thinking or solving things.

Please advise.

Hi doctor,

Thanks for the quick reply. I am 25 years old. No one in my family has diabetes. Yes, I do have slight hypertension as much tension or worries are there in my mind. I did not have any tuberculosis. But I had jaundice in my childhood.

A quick background of what happened to me:

1. Before 14 years, I noticed tremors in my hands.

2. Before 12 years, I fell unconscious and had some sensation near the spinal cord or neck for a fraction of a second, and I fell.

3. Before 10-12 years, I had tremors in most of the parts of my body.

4. Before 8-10 years, I had depression.

I always have recurring muscle spasms and breaking sounds in my neck/spinal cord, even when I breathe. I can hear the sound as something is being pulled and made straight along with slight pain. My speech was affected. I had difficulty with numbers and a lot of confusion in my career. I also notice that I misplace things and yell at someone (on rare occasions). I have heaviness in the head when I get up in the morning. I also have an acidity problem and hemorrhoids (piles) and am under homeopathy medication. However, the worst symptom is getting stuck when I am thinking or solving assignments as I feel something is being pressed on either side of my forehead, and at the same time, I can sense some nerve inside my head is being pulled from the spinal cord. So, I will have a headache and not do the work, and I will go off to bed. Due to the above problems, many decisions have been delayed in my life in terms of my career, studies, etc. But people do report that I have become slow.

I did complete blood checkups, CT scan-brain, ECG, EEG, Cerebro-copper content test, thyroid test, vitamin B12, and every test report came as 'normal.' But they could not give me a proper solution. I did consult neurologists or neuropsychiatrists in famous hospitals. They gave tablet Inderal 10 mg daily.

I am trying hard to focus on my studies, career, life activities effectively, but I do not see any results due to the above symptoms. Hence, I kindly request your valuable opinion as it has taken three years of my life.