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Suggest Treatment For Severe Muscle Twitching While Treating Depression

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Posted on Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Question: I have had severe paranormal activity in my home for 8 months and have been praying and casting out demons since September 1st. This is my second battle since September 22, 2014. That one lasted from September, 2014 to XXXXXXX 2015. I did not know I was dealing with demons until I went to the church in April of 2015, and it took 2 months of praying and casting out demon, not knowing what I was doing to get them out of me, until I finally had profuse projectile vommiting and diareha for 4 hours, then it was over. This recent activity began again in April, but like I said, I didn't start praying until September, I was in a severe depression and did not have the energy to fight and my son and I decided to ignore it and that the spirit worlds should not connect, but my depression was severe and looking back I know it was part of the attack on me. My psychiatrist, who I have seen for 15 years, brought in a lady with the gift of healing who had minimal demonic experience, but she instructed me to fight, she told me I couldn't ignore it. So I started fighting. God has brought several people into my life in the last month. One was a man in Asheville, NC, where I visited a few weeks ago, he called me once I got back to my home in XXXXXXX SC and he told me he had to call because he had seen dark spirits around me. He had special gifts and was a Christain and after what I'd been through, I believed him. Then XXXXXXX XXXXXXX came into my life, a demonologist with 40 plus years experience. He told me based on the information I gave him, I had demons attached to me. It was terrifying, but made sence. I experienced a deliverance last week that words cannot explain. I know this is hard to believe, even for myself, but I was filled with the Holy Spirit one night a week ago and these things were litterally pulled out of my head. Once it was over, my body laid limp for 20 minutes until I gradually came to, asking myself, "Are things normal," "Things feel normal" Well things are back to normal, the activity in my home has stopped. The belt that was wrapped around my son's head is gone. My son is also a devout Christain who has spent days fasting and praying for me. I am Bipolar and I take my illness seriously and have had the same psychiatrist for 15 years. He is a Christain. I begged him to tell me I was psychotic or had psychitzoaffective disorder, but he wouldn't do it because I was not psychotic. What I've experienced was real over the last 2 years has been real.

What I am experiencing now are what I call twitches in my body that started in mid August when I was in a depression and reduced my dose of Lamictal. As of September 1, I have been on Lamictal 120 mgs. The twitches were thought to be withdrawal symptoms. In October, I was still having twitches, so I started 200 mgs Seroquel. I have been on both now since October 1st and a steady dose of Lamictal for 3 months now. It can not be withdrawal. Withdrawal should have subsided within a month and should have definitely stabilized when compensated with the additional antipsychicotic. It has not.

I would describe my twitches as electrical surges that can progress to a full contaction, like if it went to my hand, my hand would shake 3 times. I had one experience where a full wave of what felt like a mild electricity passed through my whole body 10 -12 times. It happened 4 times in bed about 30 seconds apart and I got up and sat at the table, freaking out, about what happened, but I knew I had taken my nighttime meds and would be going to sleep, so I went back to bed. Then the same thing happened another 6 - 8 times. At the time, it literally felt like I had spirits going through me. I have only had this happen one other time. I do however, have waves that shoot through my entire torso. My twitches are regular and happen every single time I am resting in bed or going to sleep in bed with the waves through my torso happening randomly. It only happens when I'm at rest, never when upright or sitting.

My psychiatrist and PCP still say withdrawal even though it's been 3 months. Web MD, said to consider mild tardive dysconesia or anxiety and to persue nerve testing, but no one can tell me why it only happens while I am at rest in my bed.

My demonic attack which I now call it and which I believe 100% that that is what it was as it is the 2nd one I've had in 2 years and occurred the very next day, after I attended church for the 1st time in 10 years and a lady said the Holy Spirit spoke to her and told her I was going to be born again. Well, I have been born again, and I have cast demons out of myself twice, the Holy Spirit also made a storm cloud disappear when I prayed as well as other very strange and quick answers to prayer. I am changing. I know all of this sounds pretty crazy, believe me, it's more than crazy, it's supernatural. I have experienced things that only Mr. XXXXXXX the demonologist seems to understand completely. Dr. Robbins and Mr. XXXXXXX both believe that God has allowed me to go through these things for a reason and that he has a plan. Right now, I'm just concerned about the twitches.

I have however had a thought recently, one of the scriptures I read that I was lead to read was, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may know the will of God, that which is perfect and acceptable." My mind is my brain. It is where the demon was pulled out of. It is where he attacks me, other than physically. Is it possible these twitches, which are originating in my brain are God transforming my mind? I know it's an obserd thought, but I have to get to the bottom of it. The twitching is quite disturbing to me and I would also like the opinion of a neurologist. When I emailed Web MD, they did not send me to the neurologist like I requested, but rather to a psychiatrist probably because of the multi medications I was on. I hope you can help me.

I reached out to a psychiatrist but did not go into my spiritual experience except to say I had paranormal activity. He could not explain why it only happened when I was at rest, but because I said paranormal, he sent me to you. Hopefully, you can help. I don't really have the money, but when I had the full body surges it felt like spirits going through me. Well now the demon has been detached from me. That is a fact, but I am still having twitches and the fact that they are only happinging while I sleep, is the question. Even Mr. XXXXXXX the demonologist blamed my medicine, he had never heard of it.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Several neurological disorders may cause twitching.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.

I have read your question and understand your concerns.

Muscles twitching is mainly a symptom of neurological disorders, but also may be caused by drugs such side effects.

Neurological conditions that may be linked to twitching include multiple sclerosis, serotonin toxicity, dystonia, some forms of epilepsy, anxiety, dyskinesia etc.

These disorders should be considered when twitching becomes a prominent and widespread symptom.

Twitching caused by drugs use as a side effect usually doesn't last more than one month or two after the drug responsible for this is stopped and improves gradually.

All these conditions can cause twitching in different parts of the day and are not affected by body position.

Twitching when laying down before sleep and that happens occasionally is not necessarily related to any neurological disorders, it may happen in normal people and is known as hypnagogic (hypnic) jerks.

Another condition that may be linked to twitching when laying down is abnormal changes of the intracranial pressure in different body positions.

So, there are different possible neurological disorders that may cause twitching and need to be addressed.

I don't have any experience with spiritual cases of twitching.

Hope you found the answer helpful.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (45 hours later)
Well I haven't changed my serotonin levels and I saw dystonia and dyskinesia, what are those. Also what would cause changes in the intercranial pressure of my brain. I would think other disorders you mentioned like epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, I would not have twitching just when I was lying down or is that possible. I also have noticed I have tremors in my hands at times. Would this help link my condition to something. You say to follow up. Who do I need to go see?

My PCP wants to do a nerve test, should I start there, what is a nerve test?

What causes change in you intercranial pressure? Is that a condition?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Tests are necessary to achieve a correct diagnosis.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again and thanks for being on follow up.

Tremors also indicate central nervous system involvement, so, conditions mentioned in our previous conversation should be taken into consideration.

Both, check up and follow up with a Neurologist is necessary.

A nerve conduction study evaluates nerve functionality and excludes or confirms conditions that may be suspected before imaging.

That is a good start about understanding better your condition.

Intracranial pressure is the pressure inside the skull and spinal cord.

Significant changes of this pressure may result in several symptoms including yours.

So there's a need to get yourself evaluated by a Neurologist.

Hope I helped you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (39 hours later)
Well DR. Spaho, you may have encountered your first spiritual experience, day before yesterday, I made my athiest/former Christain daughter hold up a cross to her chest and say I love you Jesus, that night, she spent 3 hrs committing and having diarrhea, exactly what I experienced when I dealt with this spiritual battle in 2014-2015, after I got sick, everything went back to normal, well the other thing that happened yesterday I found out, she and the room mate were the ones stealing my medicine for months, I kicked them out, yeast ready and last night I waited for a twitch and nothing happened, they have cimpletely dissappeared, it was demonic influance that caused my twitches and when she expelled hers they went away combined with her leaving I think, which is what the demonologists with40 plus years experience had told me to do, get them out of my house, to further dusts sister this, my son has felt like he had a belt wrapped around his head for mints, not a headache, but a very disturbing pressure around his whole head that had no etiology after extensive work up, after my experience this last Saturday where my body was filled with an unbelievable joyful power and I felt things come out of my head, my sons feeling around his head completely disappeared, what I felt on Saturday night, now, I truely believe was god taking the demons out of me, as they do affect the people around you, that is what the demonologists said, I can't tell you how greatful they are gone and I believe 100% that it was influenced by what was attached to my daughter, I would never have believed any of this myself, I am an RN with W20 plus years experience in psychiatry, I also have a BS in chemistry, and psychology, the question between spiritual influance and chemical influance I have had for 30 years, now I know, as hopefully you may, that when there is no etiology, start asking some questions about God and Jesus, ther is a spiritual battle going on and I'm living proof as is my son, thank you for your time and advice, but I'm cured


The experience of Saturday night, in the bible is called XXXXXXX indescribable, and it was, I wanted to stay there forever, it was the Holy Spirit, gods bless
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (17 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Follow up.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again.

I'm glad to hear you have no more symptoms.

Believing is an important part in healing.

Kind regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. REMY KOSHY
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Muscle Twitching While Treating Depression

Brief Answer: Several neurological disorders may cause twitching. Detailed Answer: Hello and thanks for using HCM. I have read your question and understand your concerns. Muscles twitching is mainly a symptom of neurological disorders, but also may be caused by drugs such side effects. Neurological conditions that may be linked to twitching include multiple sclerosis, serotonin toxicity, dystonia, some forms of epilepsy, anxiety, dyskinesia etc. These disorders should be considered when twitching becomes a prominent and widespread symptom. Twitching caused by drugs use as a side effect usually doesn't last more than one month or two after the drug responsible for this is stopped and improves gradually. All these conditions can cause twitching in different parts of the day and are not affected by body position. Twitching when laying down before sleep and that happens occasionally is not necessarily related to any neurological disorders, it may happen in normal people and is known as hypnagogic (hypnic) jerks. Another condition that may be linked to twitching when laying down is abnormal changes of the intracranial pressure in different body positions. So, there are different possible neurological disorders that may cause twitching and need to be addressed. I don't have any experience with spiritual cases of twitching. Hope you found the answer helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further. Kind regards.