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I often shake a lot, but when it happens it feels as if my body has gone into shock, the shake feels as if it went on forever , really only 4 seconds?

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Dr. Victor Bonuel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Go see ur Dr and: Get checked for possible neurologic, endocrine, musculoskeletal or psychosomatic condition. Take care and god bless u! http://www.Medicinenet.Com/script/main/mobileart.Asp?Articlekey=504, http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003192.Htm.

Answered 5/10/2014

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