Unexpected Neurological Symptoms Connection

[hCapitalize]

I have symptoms of all sorts, and all sorts on there own, but today I had a remarkable co-incidence of symptoms, that is to say a twitch that was simultaneous with and of the same duration as the shower of sparks in my vision.Now either that is a very rare co-incidence or I have at last discovered a connection between two things neurological.I am willing to place my bets on the latter.

 

[edadoStar]

you must confess, that would be hard to explain. yet interesting.

 

[Krackersones]

I think it is Highpriority that found that she had a mild sort of seizure disorder that may explain her twitching. So few of us have been tested for seizure activity and I wonder if some of the twitching could be related. Your thoughts?

 

[bridge9]

What's interesting here, is that gabapentin seems to help some of us, including me. Known as a mood-stabilizer/seizure controller/neuropathic pain reliever, gabapentin (neurontin) really seems to help some of us.It has to make you wonder whether a mild seizure issue is related. I'm 24, and I've never had a seizure, thank God, but I do wonder if the twitches are related to seizure-activity. I do have frequent sleep starts, and I've always wondered what these are caused by... maybe there's a correlation to be had.-Ant

 

[hCapitalize]

Well the shower of sparks, is just one of those forms which a migraine aura can take, it is something annoying but which I am used to and not scared of, to have that synchronise with a twitch makes me think that the twitches could be migraine related phenomena too.I wouldn't say always but when I think about it I go through bouts when I twitch more than at other times and if I think way back to my teens, that was when I really noted some of the light show stuff. I can recall feeling twitches as I lay in my bed as well seeing waves of colour in the dark.

 

[AllGoodHere]

Cap H - I asked my opthamologist about this type of stuff - I was seeing flashes sort of like a reflection off water- and he said that as we mature (he's such a gentleman) the inside of the eye dries out a bit and small detachments take place causing this. I'm sorry I'm not remembering the medical terminology. He asked when it happened and I said mostly when I've been reading a lot, at the computer, or straining my eyes - he said that was usually the case - any kind of eye strain. So maybe, in your case, some twitching or tenseness about the eyes could bring it on. A rest for the eyes, not keeping them fixed within a narrow range, & warm cloths over them, should help.

 

[hCapitalize]

No floaters are one thing, and flashes another, they are quite distinct from each other. I guess I experience a whole panoply of visual phenomena, just as I do twitching of various kinds.I am a person who cannot experience absolute blackness any more than I can experience absolute silence. I actually have very good vision at very low light levels, though it becomes extremely noisy. I am not sure whether I can or cannot see to some extent in the ultra violet spectrum (some people can) because I seem to be able to pick up things marked with "invisible" markers, but then that may just be subtle differences in surface texture (that is to say the ability to detect surface anomaly and reflective difference) rather than genuine flourescence, but what I can see in very low light conditions is a lot of flourescence. I know that all might sound very extraordinary, but there is a fair amount of evidence that people with my condition do have extraordinary sensory sensitivities. My opthalmologist is more likely to ask me about things these days.What was interesting to me was that my flashes coincided with the frequency of twitching and for the first time I considered the possibility of a direct connection.

 

[AllGoodHere]

No,floaters are little floating dots - you can get those early - in your 40's. I didn't mean floaters - I meant flashes like a reflection off a chrome bumper or sunlight off still water only there is no source for it. A little spooky but I was reassured that it is not unusual and is worse when the muscles are stressed. My doc is very well-known in his circles, works at a teaching hospital, and is actively involved in research so I tend to trust him. You could try de-stressing your eyes and see if it helps, unless it doesn't bother you.