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Myoclonus refers to a sudden involuntary jerking of the muscles. These jerks cannot be controlled by the people suffering from it. Either one muscle or a group of muscles can be involved. Homeopathic medicines for myoclonus are only recommended in cases where the symptoms fall in the mild to moderate category. 
It may develop itself or from some of the underlying medical conditions. Few examples include epilepsy, stroke (a medical condition resulting in cell death from poor blood flow to the brain) and tumour of the brain or the spinal cord. Next causes linked with it are hypoxia (conditions that arise when tissue of the body or a region of the body does not get adequate oxygen), trauma to the head or the spine, some type of infections, kidney failure or liver failure. It can also occur as a part of some sort of autoimmune diseases. Its some examples are multiple sclerosis (disorder that arise from damage to the cover of nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord) , celiac disease (an autoimmune disorder in which eating gluten which is a protein found in the wheat, barley and rye damages the lining of the small intestine). Other than these it can arise from side effects of some drugs and chemicals. Next metabolic disorders and lipid storage disease (a group of inherited metabolic disorders in which fats or lipids accumulate in some cells or tissues of the body) is associated with it. Lastly it can be a symptom part of some of the neurological disorders like parkinson’s disease (nervous system disorder affecting movement that usually begin as tremor in just one hand), encephalitis (inflammation that occurs in the brain), alzheimer’s disease (a disorder in which the brain cells degenerate and causes decline in the memory, thinking, behavioural and social skills of the sufferer ), coma, Creutzfeldt – Jakob disease ( a rare degenerative e brain disorder that leads to memory loss and, ultimately, death), Huntington’s disease (an inherited disease that causes degeneration of nerve cells in the brain) and certain dementia (eg frontotemporal dementia and lewy body dementia). Genetics also seems to play a role in it as it is also seen to run in families.
Types
It is of various types as given below:
- Primary Myoclonus
It occurs on its own without any other symptoms. It may affect many body parts like legs, soft palate. Some reasons behind it includes poisoning, injury.
- Secondary/Symptomatic Myoclonus
It is a symptom of some of the underlying medical issue like Restless leg syndrome (RLS), Parkinson’s disease, lipid storage disease, prolonged oxygen deprivation. It may appear with other symptoms. It is a common form.
- Action Myoclonus
This type may affect the arms, legs and the face. In this the jerks worsen from trying to do voluntary movements. It is the most severe form among all the types
- Essential Myoclonus
The cause behind this type is unknown. No underlying condition is present behind it. No other symptoms are there apart from muscle jerks in it. It can run in the families and it does not have a tendency to get worse over a period of time.
- Sleep Myoclonus
This type occurs when a person falls asleep. It doesn’t require any treatment. Sometimes it may be a symptom of restless leg syndrome.
- Stimulus Sensitive Myoclonus
It occurs as a reaction of external stimuli like light, noise and movement
- Cortical Reflex Myoclonus
It begins in the outer layer of the brain tissue. It may affect a few muscles or various muscles of the body all over. It may get worse when trying to make a specific movement.
- Reticular Reflex Myoclonus
It is a type of epilepsy originating in the brain stem. The muscles jerks/ spasms affect the whole body. These may get triggered from external stimulus like changes in light, noise and also from voluntary movement
- Palatal Myoclonus
This type affects the muscles of the roof of the mouth. In this these muscles contract in a regular and a rhythmic way. Sometimes muscles of the face, throat and the tongue may be affected too. The jerks may lead to discomfort or pain.
- Physiological Myoclonus
This type occurs in people who are otherwise healthy. Some of the examples of this type are hiccups, spasm from anxiety , exertion and sleep starts. It usually needs no treatment.
- Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy
This type can have worsening of symptoms as time goes and can be fatal. This type causes myoclonus, epileptic seizures, difficulty speaking, and difficult movement.
Symptoms
People with it feel jerking, shaking of muscle or a shock like sensation in muscle. These are unpredictable that occur suddenly and without control of them. They remain for a brief duration. The jerks can be localized to one body part or widespread to the whole body. These symptoms can be of mild to severe intensity. Its frequency also varies from case to case. They may occur frequently or less often. Trembling or twitching sensation may attend the jerks. In case of severe intensity they may interfere with speech, eating or walking
Homeopathic Medicines for Myoclonus
Homeopathic medicines help to manage these cases quite effectively. These help to reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms of myoclonus. These medicines work by targeting the root cause behind it and offer good help in these cases. The homeopathic medicine which is needed for a given case depends on the symptom of the person in every case. One should take any homeopathic medicine under supervision of a homeopathic physician. But in case the symptoms are intense or serious one must take help from conventional mode of treatment.
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Zincum Met – Top Grade Medicine
It is good medicine for treating a number of nervous complaints, including muscle jerking and twitching. Person needing it can have jerks in various muscles of the body. They may have jerking through the whole body that occurs specifically during sleep. They may sometimes cry out and get awake with fear from sleep along with jerking of the body.
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Agaricus – For Trembling and Twitching of Muscles
This medicine is highly recommended for managing cases of trembling and twitchings of the muscles. In persons needing it the twitching can be present in the limbs or the face. There is restlessness, trembling and shaking in the limbs. In most cases needing it the muscle twitches worsen when an attempt of voluntary motion is made. The twitchings are better at night where this medicine is required.Its use is also indicated when there is trembling in the whole body. The trembling may be attended with weakness.
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Stramonium – For Twitching of Hands and Feet
It is a natural medicine prepared from a plant known as thorn-apple. This plant belongs to family solanaceae. It is well indicated when there is twitching of hands and feet. It is also indicated for twitching of limbs during sleep. Next it is used for trembling of lips, limbs or of the whole body.
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Cuprum Met – For Twitching and Difficulty in Speech
This is a very prominent medicine for twitching and speech difficulty.
For using it the twitching is marked in fingers. Twitching may extend to extending into hands, arms and upper body. These are triggered by talking or any exciting emotion. There is also jerking in arms, legs and hands. It is also indicated for twitching in toes. Trembling of tongue and speech difficulty is present with above symptoms.
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Cicuta – For Trembling of the Upper and Lower Limbs
This medicine is prepared from the fresh root of a plant Cicuta Virosa commonly known as water Hemlock. It belongs to the family umbelliferae. It is a valuable medicine for helping cases in which there is trembling of upper and lower limbs. Next twitching and jerking of arms also calls for its use. Sudden shocking and jerking in head, arms and legs is yet another indicative feature for using it. In addition to above there may be weakness in arms and legs after slight exertion.
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Tarentula Hispanica – With Marked Trembling of Body
It is a valuable medicine for cases in which there is marked trembling of the body. With this great restlessness is present. The person needing it, is unable to be quiet in any position. He feels like moving all the time. Sometimes speech difficulty is there along with above symptoms.
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Merc Sol – For Jerking in the Limbs
This medicine is considered when there is jerking in the limbs. The arms, fingers and legs twitch where it is required. The limbs may also feel weak. Trembling of hands may also occur.
8. Opium – For Twitching of Head, Arms and Hands
This medicine works well when there is twitching in head, arms and hands. Next indication to use it is convulsive movements of the arm to and fro. Spasms occurring from fright, anger are also characteristic symptoms for using it.
I have this condition with long covid.
What is the best remedy.
Thanks
Hi doctor Sharma I recently had a case of west nileo virus 3 months ago and it was moderate to severe. Was in the hospital for 10 days I healed but one of the side effects is that I have myoclonus. At night when I sleep, I wake up and my jaw, tongue, my pallet Have involuntary tremors quite frequently and getting worse. Sometimes lasting 2 hrs. I Wanted to see any homeopathic recommendations you would have specifically for this?
My husband has myoclonus most likely as a result of Lyme disease which he has had for 8 years. It happens in the evening after a day of physical exertion. It’s also accompanied by a loss of balance. He has been treated by a homeopathic doc, but hasn’t been able to overcome the myoclonus which causes a tension throughout his body as well as the muscle twitching.
I have been noticing multiple head jerks occurring throughout the day, in my niece. No other area appears to be affected. She is also displaying reactions related to photophobia, sound & close objects (jerking).
So sorry…Laflora’s Disease is what is suspected
Hello Dr,
I’m having chronic epilepsy since 35 years. Fits occurs when I don’t sleep, miss my medicine, overwork on laptop, stress.
Now at the age of 47 I have started facing sudden jerks in my sleep sometimes with the sounds sometimes in the absence of sound and lights, I face a rapid heart beat, I wake up n then not able to sleep again.Feels as if a sudden high BP, little pain in heart region sometimes What exactly it is. I went for cardio stress tests. All went alright. What is it?and what to do
Hi doctor
I recently facing jerking issue while on sleep.
It’s happening every day while on sleep.
I don’t know what’s happening, reports seem to very normal.
Can we get connected pls
Hello sir myclonus problem jarking hands leg Nick and body please help me my all reports is normal thanks
Dear sir,
I am seeing many good message from you related to health in YouTube and other media and my son is 8 year old he is good in studies and play. During this jan -2022 he was infected covid by me and recently from past 2 months during sleep he is jerking his arm, leg, body, sometime neck like sleep myoclonus. We have done MRI and sleep and awake EEG all are normal except ferritin and less iron in body. He is having breathing problem bcz of adenoids We are worried about his sleep myoclonus. Is it curable in ayurveda and if I get your phone number i can share all reports and video.
Kindly help me sir
Regards
Shreekanth j Koulagudda
Madam my body jerks while falling asleep.
I am worried. Pls suggest
Hey there
I have issues with twitches everywhere in my body but they get particularly bad when it comes to sleep time..every time I’m about to fall asleep they jolt me awake or they wake me around 0200 onwards every morning..i have tried a host of things but they still persist, can you help please?
Thank you
Hello sir,
My son of age 12 is suffering from myoclonic seizures, from his childhood.. we’ve tried almost all allopathy drugs to control his seizures, but still he is not under control.. he has developmental delay with mild MR… Please guide us , as it would be of great help..
Thanks and regards
Janane
Hello Doctor….I suffer from sleep myoclonus and went to neurologist and told me is from sleep myoclonus, I am 31 years old and Wight 60 kg. When I go to sleep, I can’t sleep, I feel helpless, every time I try to sleep parts of my body jerks and wake me up. Please help, I need your valuable prescription.
Dr. sb. salam my child is suffer myoclonic epileptic fits during sleep. his age is 9.6 years . he is slow learning students. we give him epival syp.
please suggest the homopathy medicine
my daughter is age 13 years .she is suffering myoclonic fits during sleep and when she awake.she is not speak .we give her larace
syrup and tapero tablet treatment for epilepsy.please suggest homeopathy medicine
Hi
My baby sufer of convulsion from the age of six month . he does not drink brest milk from born time to till . My baby was suffering of fever long 15 days .He was not given any vitamins during fever . After cureing his fever by homio treatment next day my baby fell in convulsion 3/4 times in a day . many homio medicin tried ,but finaly Absinthium 30 & Cicuta 30 is running and some vitamins . A sudden jerk of head is present now . What is the medicine is appropriate?
Hello Dr,
My son now aged 7.7 years old, having jerks from last one and half year, in start feb 2020 started with jerks in one arm, we took him to Neorologist and after EEG it was diagnosed with myoclonic jerks, they started with epival and learace, later rivotril drops added but jerks got even worst day by day his body functions got disturbed, first his walking got disturbed, his speech also disturbed and finally he started getting difficulty swallowing things, now currently he is on bed can’t talk can’t walk and having food through tube!
Please suggest something which can help bringing him to life!
Hello doctor.. for some days, A big jerk/spasm occurs when my father just fall in asleep and he weak up.. and he feels uncomfortable in his throat… please recomend something medicine ..
Hello dr. Hope you are fine my younger brother he is facing myoclonus, jerking awaking and sleeping he doest know but we realize so kindly suggest the medi many thanks
I suffer from sleep myoclonus and went to neurologist and told me is from PTSD, I can’t sleep, I feel helpless, every time I try to sleep parts of my body jerks and wake me up. Please help, I don’t want to take prescription meds
Hello Doctor….I suffer from sleep myoclonus and went to neurologist and told me is from sleep myoclonus, I am 31 years old and Wight 60 kg. When I go to sleep, I can’t sleep, I feel helpless, every time I try to sleep parts of my body jerks and wake me up. Please help, I need your valuable prescription.
my 3 year baby have progressive myoclonic epilepsy since 2 year, his on bed right now, not walking not talking not sitting , nothing is doing liquid food taking unable to take hard food.
pls confirm which medicine is best for him..as homyopathy medicine already going on since 5 month but no improvement. pls confirm the same thanks.
regards,
Drupendra Gautam
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Sir my 11 month baby is suffering from generalize seizure disorder. Alopathy treatment (Valparin) is going on since last 4 month but no improvement. Please suggest, can I opt for homeopathy treatment? If yes, then how could I reach the best treatment.
Regards.
I have a strange sudden clamping down my teeth, often biting my tongue or lip, always at night, and while asleep or falling asleep. I thought it was due to parasitic infection, which I am being treated for, but I’m not sure. What can you recommend?
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