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Body vibrations when falling asleep or waking?

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Any resolution?

I am 59 year old male, and for past 2 months have had internal vibrations when going calm and about to drift off to sleep. It happens every night and seems to be getting worse. I am having trouble sleeping as it wakes me up what seems like every 15 minutes. Gabapentin helped initially but not so much now.
I have Moderna Covid shot, no booster years ago and contracted Covid years ago without any issues. I felt cruddy for maybe 1 day and worked (from home) the next day. I have neurology appointment soon but not confident I will get a diagnosis. I have been blessed with incredible health my entire life, no meds, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease. Just had annual physical- everything fine. PCP doesn’t think it’s MS or PD, because no other other symptoms.

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Interestingly, my vibrations have almost completely ceased. They had faded in severity over time & I haven’t noticed any in months, with the exception of my right hand. I am right-hand dominant, in case that matters—but I have not even the slightest hint of a tremor in my waking life with that hand. Also, I only notice it when I bend it to put it underneath my pillow. I can be sleeping on my side or my back & experience this tremor in my bent arm, either way. So, I’m happy that it’s now limited only to that part of my body & only in that position. I have gone months without these tremors (elsewhere in my body—mostly my neck & head) before they came back, nightly. But, as of now, I am almost completely sleep-tremor-free. I will note that I stopped drinking alcohol since last October-ish, and hadn’t thought about the connection with the tenors stopping, but maybe there’s something there.