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What Causes Feeling Of Electric Shock Running From Fingertips To Heart?
I have occasional feelings like an electric shock that run from my fingertips and up my arm towards my heart. It always happens at night while I am sleeping and I wake screaming and shaking, hitting my arm to make it stop, afraid that I am about to die (if it gets to my heart). This has been happening for about four years (every few months).Could this be related to B-12 deficiency? I am a Raw foodist and I have low B-12 and low iron and vitamin D. I did read something recently that said B-12 deficiency can cause nervous system problems (which this would appear to be), so I ate meat for the first time in many years, but I have stopped as i am not comfortable eating meat, and it seems b12 supplements have more b12 than meat anyway, but now this has happened again and very badly, so I am again uncertain...
Mon, 2 Jun 2014
Hello,
Sharp shooting pain which travel fast and on and off, comes and goes are usually related to multivitamin deficiency.
You should go for proper treatment- vit D supplement: 60K/ week *4 weeks ; then calcium with vit.D tablets daily for 4-6 months.
for B12- injectable given i/m alternate days - six to eighy injections suffice.
You should also start proper iron folic acid with zinc tablets daily - for iron deficiency management
Hope the reply is useful
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
Sharp shooting pain which travel fast and on and off, comes and goes are usually related to multivitamin deficiency.
You should go for proper treatment- vit D supplement: 60K/ week *4 weeks ; then calcium with vit.D tablets daily for 4-6 months.
for B12- injectable given i/m alternate days - six to eighy injections suffice.
You should also start proper iron folic acid with zinc tablets daily - for iron deficiency management
Hope the reply is useful
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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