"convulsed with" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is most often used to express strong emotion. For example, "She was convulsed with laughter at his joke."
Washington is convulsed with who-knew-what-when questions.
Both are set in offices convulsed with layoffs.
The egg-seller was convulsed with laughter, gold-capped teeth twinkling.
NATIONS, like individuals, can react in unpredictable ways when they are convulsed with grief and anger.
The day before, Moscow was convulsed with violence as riot police clashed with opposition protesters.
I took a sip of the gently steaming broth and literally convulsed with pleasure.
Skrillex convulsed with the dubstep beat and leaped in the air, stabbing a finger skyward.
Protests shut Shopian down for 47 days, and the valley was convulsed with anger for months.
The crowd was convulsed with laughter and cheering by that point.
(I'll pause here for the benefit of AOL members who are convulsed with laughter).
For months afterward, the planet convulsed with earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes.
