Has anyone experienced internal vibrations?

Hello All,

Your comments are very helpful and I'm glad to have found this forum. I hope that my story will help you as yours have encouraged me. My internal vibrations are more like buzzing and began 13 years ago inside my inner right calf. Initially they were intermittent and not very often. Now they are 24/7, and are in my entire body, including my lips, which is unnerving, no pun intended. 😉 I don't experience that "relaxed" feeling any more and many autonomic problems have developed including electrical conduction problems that involve my heart (Midodrine was a game changer!). I can feel the physical toll this condition has caused my body and anxiety was ruled out through tests. Because of the timing of the onset of my symptoms in correlation with the city in which I live, first using insecticides and pesticides to control the mosquito population, I think there is a connection between organophosphate poisoning and my internal buzzing and autonomic dysfunctions. Spending years trying to figure out why this is happening and trying to eliminate the buzzing and return to a peaceful relaxed state of body, I started using select amino acids and neurotranmitter supplements. A neurologist suggested that I eat 3 eggs a day and when I asked why, she stated that "I needed the choline". Since eating 3 eggs a day wasn't realistic for me, I began using the supplements I mentioned and my journey for relief continued. Recently I was tested for acetylcholine receptor dysfunction because of the "choline" recommendation and I noticed that a couple of the meds I've been using affect the muscarinic receptors which are part of the cholinergic receptors system. To learn more about this important system, I appreciated Osmosis.org's explaination of Cholinergic receptors. I think there is a correlation between the Cholinergic system and our vibrating/buzzing sensations. My acetylcholine receptor antibody tests were negative for dysfunction and my Movement Disorder Neurologist prescribed Baclofen. Low and behold, Baclofen reduced my buzzing/vibrations YEA, but it exacerbated my autonomic dysfunctions and I had to discontinue it. To date, I've received the most relief from using the supplements L-Tryptophan and pure California Poppy tincture. A word of caution, all supplements are not created equally and can impact health and medications, so please check with your doctor before trying them. In closing, I suspect that genetic mutations may be a component of this physical experience. Have any of you been tested for the genetic COMT mutation? Having the genetic COMT mutation can affect how the body utilizes certain meds that some of you in this forum have mentioned using. I'm interested in hearing from you and may you receive answers and relief!

Hello @spirit4ever and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You have certainly had quite the journey with progressive symptoms. After reading your post, I am curious if you've ever tried massage therapy to supplement the other methods/supplements you are using to see if you are able to achieve additional relaxation, even if intermittently?

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Has anyone had vibrations inside their bodies? Sometimes has an electrical current flowing feeling.

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What have u taken for these vibrations

Welcome Avash, Since you were talking in your post about internal shaking, I moved your post here to this discussion on internal vibrations so you could talk with others who have had similar experiences. Please meet @jager5210 @asquires @redladyjoni @2016dodge and others, who may recognize the vibrations you are talking about as well as the "electrical current flowing feeling.

I'm not sure if you know the underlying cause yet. You may be interested in these related discussions:
- Internal vibration with "nerve firing" https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/internal-vibration-with-nerve-firing/
- Internal Body Tremors and Tinnitus https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/internal-body-tremors-and-tinnitus/
- GI Disorder and Internal Shaking https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gi-disorder-and-internal-shaking/

Have you been to see a neurologist about this issue? What do the suspect to be the cause?

@avash Hello and welcome. Thank you for joining the conversation about internal vibrations, they are annoying, that's for sure. I hope you've taken time to review others accounts in this conversation, and gained insight. I have experienced vibrations due to Small Fiber Neuropathy. How long have you been experiencing internal vibrations? Where do you feel them? Have you been seen by a neurologist yet?

I have started with tremors in the back of my head. They start at rest and don’t stop. It feels like the occipital area, base of my skull. They are debilitating, and I wake up exhausted, with weak neck muscles. I have been suffering from occipital nerve pain for 6 months and now these tremors have started. I need to do something, I can’t sleep. Has anyone experienced this? Does Botox work? I have been waiting for a reply from a neurologist I saw at Mayo but no one has called me back. I’m basically terrified to go to sleep. Any advice appreciated.

Hi Rachael. I had covid in Jan last yr this is when it began. Under my feet into my arms chest stomach head. Now it's all over internally. Sometimes has like an electric feeling. I did see 3x neurologist who has done bloods, mri, nerve conduction since all was good they didn't do any biopsy though. Which is why I'm confused as the one neurologist says it's anxiety. What meds have helped u? I trier Lyrica and gabapentin, 5 antidepressants

Yes I have this vibration in my head stomach chest all inside my body. Have u gotten and meds to help

@colleenyoung Thank u for adding me. Iv seen an endocrinologist, rheumatologist and 3 x neurologist and all is fine. It began during after covid. I have tried gabapentin and lyrica along with antidepressants but it didn't help.