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Body vibrations when falling asleep or waking?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Jun 14 6:52pm | Replies (402)

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@clkehn

I am a 59 yo female, significantly overweight. I have had internal vibrations now for over a decade. Prior to perimenopause beginning in my early 40's I slept like a rock, 8+ hours a night. Once my hormones started fluctuating I began having trouble sleeping, and my coping mechanisms for stress vanished. My alcohol intake increased, and I finally went on prozac to cope with stress at work, and gained massive amounts of weight. I've gone on a CPAP to deal with the subsequent sleep apnea from the weight gain. The vibrations started around the time I began taking prozac, but I do not precisely recall when they started. I stopped taking prozac after reducing my life stresses significantly by retiring early, but the vibrations continue to this day. I fall asleep relatively easily most nights, but wake up after 4-5 hours, usually vibrating, and have a horrible time falling back to sleep, if I can at all. I have reduced my alcohol intake significantly (in addition to vibrations I would have heart palpations if I overindulged). I am quadruple vaccinated, and have had covid. The vibrations preceded Covid and associated vaccines by a decade, they neither increase nor decreased after covid. I had only minor reactions to the vaccines, nothing like actual covid itself, which made my entire body feel like it was shutting down while I was still alive. My biggest problem after covid is how my sense of taste has been significantly altered so everyting i eat tastes oversalted. I have not bothered to discuss these issues with my primary care physician, when I have asked questions regarding other related medical issues he indicates my problems are due to 'normal aging' and recommends the mediterranean diet as a cure all. I am actively seeking a new PCP. I am so glad to find this group, I've been trying to figure out this vibration issue for years on my own. I do take multivitamins and am on blood pressue and cholesterol medications. I try to exercise but the lack of a good nights sleep makes it very difficult to have the energy.

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Welcome @clkehn, I know it's a daily struggle when you don't get enough sleep. Hopefully you can find a new PCP soon and figure out what may be causing the internal vibrations. Here is some information that may be helpful:
--- What’s Causing My Internal Vibrations?: https://www.healthline.com/health/internal-vibrations.

Also, wondering if this might be helpful for your sense of taste due to COVID. This site talks about the problem and things that might help:
--- Long COVID: Loss of smell or taste: https://www.nhsinform.scot/long-term-effects-of-covid-19-long-covid/signs-and-symptoms/long-covid-loss-of-smell-or-taste