GI Disorder and Internal Shaking

I haven't noticed they get worse at night. I'm wondering if what feels like my tremors and shaking is actually atrial fibrillation or palpitations, but it feels like it is in my lower intestines. However I haven't taken the time to try a pulse oximeter to check out atrial fib.
Sorry to hear that yours interfere with your sleep. Had you heard that melatonin might help? How do you finally get the sleep you need?

Thanks for replying. I tried 2mg of melatonin & it didn’t do anything. I think I’ll try a higher dose tonight. My tremors were so bad that i stayed up till 2:30am and they were strong. Mine were going up to my neck. I have atrial fib and it wasn’t that for me. My gastroenterologist gave me dicyclomine. I really don’t get the sleep i need. …3 1/2 hrs last night. I just hope and pray that I’ll get a better night sleep tonight. I don’t know if i should call my gastroenterologist tomorrow or call a neurologist. I’m tried of feeling this way.

Again, so sorry to hear that you aren't getting your sleep. I feel lucky to get 4 hrs of sleep/night, so 3 1/2 hrs. doesn't sound very bad to me but I know I don't get enough sleep.
When I looked up dicyclomine on Medline Plus Drug Information, I found: "Dicyclomine side effects: fast or slow heartbeats, pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest".
Like you suggested, good to talk to a doctor about it. I know much less about all this than you. Would you sleep as much as you wanted if you didn't have the tremors?
Keep us informed.

Thanks I will. I usually slept about 6 hrs before the temors started. Hopefully the drs don’t pass it off as anxiety like I’ve heard on other comments. Take care.

Hello,

I am dealing with the EXACT same thing after Covid. This has been week number 6, though my symptoms seem to be improving as I am on a beta blocker. I am curious, 2 years later, did you ever receive a formal diagnosis? Thank you so much for sharing your story.

Thanks for replying. I tried 2mg of melatonin & it didn’t do anything. I think I’ll try a higher dose tonight. My tremors were so bad that i stayed up till 2:30am and they were strong. Mine were going up to my neck. I have atrial fib and it wasn’t that for me. My gastroenterologist gave me dicyclomine. I really don’t get the sleep i need. …3 1/2 hrs last night. I just hope and pray that I’ll get a better night sleep tonight. I don’t know if i should call my gastroenterologist tomorrow or call a neurologist. I’m tried of feeling this way.

I’m so sorry you are going thru this too. I also have IBS-D . Recently I’ve been taking Metamucil crackers. It seems to be helping me. I’m also on a anti spasmodic drug to help with the internal tremors form the last 2 weeks. I’m still having the tremors all day and night. I had my gallbladder remove 20 yrs ago. Reading your article sounds like what i go thru.

I experienced internal shaking. I could never determine a correlation to any event like eating or anything else. The worse times were when I was pregnant and attended outdoor baseball games, my babies would shake inside of me as if they were terribly cold. I recently had an Electrophoresis and found that I have a Persistence of Fetal Heme. This makes me wonder if having less oxygen in my blood has anything to do with it. I have tried to donate blood on several occassions and was always told at 10.5 heme that I don't have enough to share. I was recently hospitalized and a brilliant doctor checked my magnesium levels. I'm 65 and to my knowlege no one has ever checked my Mg. It was found to be depleted. I was given a shot which felt like stars of energy going throughout my body and felt immediately better! Apparently, it's an iron and is not usually tested for, even though it's next to potassium, salt and calcium on the chart of elements. Perhaps it's essential because ever since having this shot, I have not experienced a tachycardia which I had experienced nightly for years or internal shaking or what I described as "burning blood." Electrophoresis costs $3-$60 and only takes a couple of days. I believe more people should have this to see if they also have heme that is different. Mine has a Gamma Globulin. I have noticed that Mosquitos don't bite me. Maybe they don't like my heme.
I also feel more energized in high elevations. Maybe this heme is good for that.

Hi @crayola1 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Glad you decided to join the group! You will see that I moved your post to a long standing discussion about GI disorders with internal shaking. There are lots of members talking about this and I think you would really benefit from reading their posts.
Have you consulted with a physician regarding this yet?

Which antispasmodic drug? Is it working?