Body vibrations when falling asleep or waking?

@pro123: Internal Vibrations are a mystery to me as well! Just this morning I awake with my entire abdomen vibrating. First I thought it was my heart rhythm beating fast, but pulse is normal and regular. I really feel BAD and wonder if I am dying. I would love to know what causes these episodes, so please let me know what you discover. Thanks!

Scientific literature links them to vitamin B or D deficiency, long Covid, menopause/premenopause, anxiety, or cortisol abnormalities. You can start to decipher there; none of these are confirmed causes for me. Per a prior post, it can be a flight or fright response from the sympathetic nervous system. Again, I don’t feel validated personally without a more definitive diagnosis—which I’m starting to believe may or may not come.

check also Cortisol awakening response
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol_awakening_response
there should be a test to measure individual Cortisol levels over the day
can you just collect saliva at awakening and send it to a lab ?

Thanks, did that early on with PCP order. I was a "20" when "22" is the low end of abnormal, so of course (evidence based medicine), my primary care said I was "normal." I tried to get an ENDO appointment; one declined my case for never hearing of internal vibrations and the other gave me an appointment in May.... : (

I too also experience body vibrations while sleeping or near sleep but they don't happen all the time. I guess it's possible that it is a long covid symptom, although I never had a bad case of covid and no other long covid symptoms? I'm still thinking mine has to do with stopping Klonopin after 7 months cold turkey due to the side effects it was causing me, which included daytime body buzzing/vibrations which were very noticeable internally. Stopping the Klonopin (especially cold turkey) can also cause protracted withdrawal symptoms for months/years. I've been off for 19 months and still notice the vibrations, although significantly less than before. Doctors are clueless when it comes to this stuff, I know! BTW, I used Chatgpt to ask if Klonopin withdrawal can cause these symptoms and it came back as a definite yes, it can cause for extended periods of time. Just my experience. Best of luck to all, its very frustrating.

Hi everyone. Just a quick response to say I’m on the same page as @cricketlips. I developed tinnitus over four months ago and suspected the nasal steroids I’d been using to try to help were causing my upper body night/sleep tremors. The steroid treatment is too localized and the dosage too low to cause a systemic reaction, however, and after much creative problem solving, I think that the tinnitus is caused by complications from TMJ disorder and that my stress levels are so high that I’m grinding my teeth worse than ever. I had no idea how much tension I was holding in both my jaw and upper body until I became able with concerted effort to stop the tremors through active relaxation. I think my amygdala has been running the show in an attempt to keep me safe after unearthing some childhood trauma earlier this year. Time to quell my fight or flight with a lot of yoga, affirmation, cranio sacral treatments and quiet time.

I have been searching for others with symptoms like this. I have a fluttering or vibrating sensation that occurs nightly, some more nights than others and varying in intensity. The frequency is always the same at around 6-8 Hz. It is preventing me from getting good sleep. I have tried muscle relaxers and anti anxiety meds and, aside from maybe making me sleep through the symptoms, nothing helps. It’s infuriating. I am in a stressful time of life so that might be it. I’ve been seen by a PCP and a neurologist and they have no clue what it is. Labs all normal. My chiropractor thinks it is deep neurological retracing but I’m doubting it. I really hope someone can provide more information on how to treat this. Would love to hear if some homeopathic method.

I too have had this strange and frightening sensation for about a month now. Healthy 40 year old male.

It is most prevalent around 5:30 am but can really come at any time while I am laying down, but especially as I am totally relaxed and drifting to sleep. It is a very fast pulsing and vibrating that will wake me up out of a deep sleep.

I’m trying to figure out what I have done differently, as it came on suddenly. I did have Covid roughly 3 months ago, was sick with a fever and in bed for about a week. I also switched my Zoloft from nighttime (taken with magnesium as well) to am hours because of too many dreams. I am thinking this could also be a potential cause. Also recently stopped taking L-theanine which I know can mess with Gabba levels in the brain.

I also have very poor posture and neck/shoulder pain, along with on/off dizziness for the past year. Similar to vertigo but more a “floating” sensation. No BPPV, no nystagmus. Had a brain CT in ER last year that was normal.

I went to an ortho doc last week hoping for an MRI, but my insurance won’t pay for one unless I receive PT for 6 weeks. Neurologist consult can’t get me in until April.

It seems to me to be related to a pinched nerve, but I am very anxious it could be MS or Parkinson’s. This thread has helped ease those worries a bit. This also seems to be a common issue amount covid “long haulers” of which I’ve seen similar discussions on Reddit.

I’ll keep everyone updated if I find any more info!

Did you get an MRI?

No. Neither my PCP or Neurologist brought it up. What would an MRI show or rule out?