Cervical dystonia diagnosis in doubt
Hello everyone, i have been getting treated by my neurologist for cervical dystonia for over a year now via botox shots every 12 weeks. I am a little in doubt of my diagnosis. I went to a neuro after a year of neck pain, having seen doctors ranging from orthopedic to ENT.
My neuro diagnosed me with cervical dystonia within less than a minute of meeting me. I came in complaining of constant left side neck+jaw, bone popping at the base of my skull and often a feeling of congestion in the left side of my neck paired with a stuffy nose on only the left side. I also complain of this “crackling” or “static tv” feeling whenever i move my neck
What I DONT experience is uncontrollable movement, muscle jerking or twitches. I do sometimes feel my muscles spasming at the base of my skull but never have any “jerking moments”. I guess i am a little in doubt of my diagnosis and I often feel like im just being sold botox shots (that dont really provide relief). Im curious to know everyones thoughts on this. Thanks in advance for any feedback!