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Body vibrations when falling asleep or waking?

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How did your MRI turn out?

Incidentally I think I stumbled upon the source of my internal vibrations and am currently experimenting to see if I'm correct. A number of months ago my wife started using nicotine pouches and lozenges to quit vaping. I started using them as well just for fun, because I like nicotine although I haven't smoked in close to 15 years. My use of the lozenges has become quite liberal. A few weeks ago I thought that my wakefulness was being caused by nicotine stimulating my nervous system. That didn't seem to be the issue as the problems continued. Last night I was awakened at 11:15 p.m. with these vibrations and then again at 2 a.m. Both times I took a half a lozenge and my body quieted down very rapidly after finishing them. I did some research and nicotine withdrawals can cause nerve twitching and sensitivity during the withdrawal process. So as of 2 a.m. this morning, I'm no longer using them. As I sit here I can feel my forehead, neck, and face lightly twitching and vibrating. Just thought I'd let you know!

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It seems to me any medication or in your case the nicotine patch that affects ones central neervous system can possibly cause these vibrations/tremors. I for one had tremors develop while on a benzo (klonopin) and continued to have them for over a year after stopping cold turkey. They can screw you up!

So, the MRI was clean as I expected. Thanks for following up. There's nothing there to explain the vibrations that only happen during the seconds as I awaken and then stop. It's gotta be a "brain" / sleep thing. There are no true experts in the field of internal vibrations; even NEUROs are limited in their knowledge. I'm going to review the scientific literature one more time...I'm not expecting at this point for a doctor to be able to answer this for me, maybe a scientist....