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Originally Posted by anna342
Basically I touched the inside of a plug (the back had fallen off) by accident that was plugged into the wall and turned on. I had a huge shock and my body shook. Once I calmed down I felt ok so didn't seek any medical help.
Since then I've had some tingling in that finger that touched it, only like once or twice in a couple of days but more noticably I've had pain down one side of my neck into my shoulderblade and occasional body twitching.
Thing is, I have fibro, so pain isn't something new to me and I wonder if it's just that. I also sometimes have phases where I twitch more than others too.
Does anyone know if these could be related to the shock or if it could have triggered these symptoms that aren't all that weird in themselves?
Edited to add: I don't have any external burns so I figured I should be ok, is that right?
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I strongly encourage you to get checked out by a doctor, as soon as possible. You want to make sure your heart and everything else is doing okay.
Pain can be a symptom after electric shock.
Some things to look over:
http://ecmweb.com/images/906ecmCStable1.jpg
http://ecmweb.com/ops_maintenance/el...auma-20090601/
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/electric-shock
Symptoms commonly exhibited within the first few weeks to months after the electrical incident:
- Pain in extremities, CRPS.
- Anxiety, agitation, phobia, irritability, loss of recent memory, depression, insomnia, and fatigue.
- Cardiac arrhythmias, high blood pressure, chest pain.
Symptoms commonly exhibited more than six months after the electrical incident:
- Vertigo and tinnitus.
- Severe depression, anxiety, phobia, memory loss.
- Seizures.
- Impotence, abdominal cramps, and chronic tremors.