I have had problems with a certain twitch for the last few years. It hasn't really bothered me for a couple years, and it is not too frequent nowadays unless I get stressed or am tired or something. However, also if I am stressed or tired, I have (over the last couple years) developed a quick shake. It is more like a quick jolt through my body, but since I have come overseas for this semester (so, for about the last 2 months), these shakes have gone from quick jolts to full body shaking. Like, my arms and head and everything will just start shaking. And like, I will not be able to stop it for a few seconds at least. Over the last couple of days, it has been worse than ever. It has made me concerned that maybe I have some early stages of epilepsy showing, because I don't know what other conditions involve full body shaking. I am 21. Is it possible to only start seeing symptoms of epilepsy at 21? Or should I look down other paths to figure out what this could be?
Also, I am signed up to go SCUBA diving in a couple weeks. They asked if I had had problems with convulsions, and I said no. Would these classify? Plus, I am taking malaria pills at the moment. Do you think those could possibly have a hand in intensifying these shakes?
I know that's a lot of questions, but I am a little worried, and my good friend is practically begging me to go see a doctor, because she has noticed them escalating since she's known me.