Body vibrations when falling asleep or waking?

hi all. I too have this vibration. Had it since 2018. told dr about it and had me wear a heart monitor, which ruled out it was heart. I notice it at night right before falling asleep. I will also notice it when I wake up for a few minutes in the morning. I am a 71yo, woman, i rarely drink, diet is keto, and i think I am fairly active by playing pickleball 3x/wk. I do have graves, but it showed in one eye. I take selenium to keep my t3 and t4 in check. I can't say if having covid made it worst dr would not test me for antibodies, even though my husband had it and found out because his dr tested him for the antibodies. I won't rule out covid or the vaccine has made it worse after hearing the spike protein could attach itself to different of the body. at night i take amitriptylin to get to sleep. It doesn't relieve the vibs, just helps me get some sleep. i couln't find anything on it 5 years ago i am happy i am not alone and not totally crazy.

I've had inside body vibrations since I was in my mid - fifties. Around time of menopause. I shared it with my P.C. doctor. And over past 20 years with other doctors but they have no clue. I shared with my cardiologist thinking my early morning vibrations was due to heart fluttering or maybe it was stable angina like my grandmother had. I was even placed on a 30 day heart monitor and it showed nothing. Lately it hasn't been happening. I thought I was internlly shivering of chills. I still don't understand it. It happens in summertime and winter.

I am a 66 year old male and started experiencing this vibrating phenomena about 3 months ago, usually in that semi-conscious state before waking up fully. It never feels life threatening but did cause me to think I was experiencing some sort of pre-Parkinsons symptom that I hadn't heard of before. This morning I experienced something new in the the intensity of the peaks (I estimate about 5 to 10 hertz). At the peaks of the cycles I also experienced auditory artifacts, like a speaker distorting... like a crackling. I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in experiencing this phenomenon. Interesting that all this thread started in 2022 after the roll out of the COVID vaccines. It would be interesting to collate all data and do some further research. I understand that correlation is not causation but it would be interesting to know if this experience has been reported in the medical community in the past, and if so under what set of circumstances. Just another mystery to be solved.

Hi there!
I think i have similar symptoms above but with other symptoms as well,
Well i’ve had an injury 8 months ago in my neck and i been having nerve pain in my back that and pain in my elbow and two fingers in my hand, all of this was in my right side, also minimal pain in neck and stiffness. I stayed like 4 months without going to the doctor but it kept healing and then i would injure myself and then back to square one. So i went to a neurologist did a radio and it showed minimal stifness, so he gave me an anti inflammatory and for a about a 2 months i was getting better until i went back from travel and the shooting pain came back and also i had the worst fever i have ever had in my whole life ( maybe covid ) , spent 5 or 6 days and went back to my neurologist and that was the worst decision. He prescribed a strong anti inflammatory ( cox 2 ) i took the first pill slept that day woke up i almost fainted and like i was dehydrated, i felt like my mind and body are so slow numbness in my throat , hand and dizzy, i did not think much of it and by night it all cleared out, so i took another that day after 3 hours my head started ringing like whistling and my inner ears started popping. I went back to the neuro and he treated me badly so i went to an ear specialist and he thought it was an allergic reaction gave me some meds and it just made the tinnitus worse and gave me serious headaches but fast forward a month and i started to feel a weird vibration coupled with the tinnitus exactly like people described above, i heard it first time i was standing and awake but it progressed after just a few days to my sleep and feeling the vibrations in my head and chest ( upper chest ) and i started to have shaky hands, now my other side that was intact also feels weird, i can feel it through the day but at night it’s so intense i feel it and hear it when i lay down it wakes me up just after sleeping like minutes after sleeping thats when i feel the shaking in my chest the most but not in the morning i just hear my tinnitus.
I don’t know if it’s the neck , the meds, the fever or anxiety.
Please someone help me with this. I think the explanation of the guy that it’s the fight or flight is what reasoned with me the most.

Same thing here, i had a neck injury everything was related to neck 6 months with normal pain and neck injury symptoms without doctors until i took anti inflammatory ( cox 2 ) induced strong tinnitus and vibrations in my head and chest also my hand twitches, brain fog which i had nothing before and suddenly all of this occurred the same day i started the meds . Same thing doctors keep telling me its anxiety but i am 100% sure it’s the opposite, it’s the worst year in my life and also had renal problems before but it’s nothing compared to this, still don’t know what happened
I am just 25 years and i was working on my business and now i feel like my life is done.
I felt your comment like i am the one who wrote it and i wish you heal from this as soon as possible your comment made me feel safe and kind of happy that you ruled out ms because i am from a third world country no tests done i was about to go crazy thinking its only me until i found this forum .
Thank you and wish you the best .

It is so comforting to hear that I’m not the only one experiencing this! I’ve been scouring the Internet using search terms like “internal head vibrations while sleeping.” But I’ve not found anything that sounds like what I’m having besides what you & an few others are describing on this thread! I am a 43 yo female & this began about 18 months ago. It happened once, was very frightening, and then didn’t happen again for several months. I have not received a single COVID vaccination but I had the DELTA variant. I got very sick but was not hospitalized. I have since learned I am Vitamin D deficient but am otherwise healthy. I did receive the antibody infusion which I believe saved my life. I have found things online that make we wonder if this is a Long-COVID symptom but it literally ONLY happens while I’m in sleeping position—either falling asleep, in a very light stage of sleep in the night, or upon waking up. It came back with increased frequency about 4-6 months ago & is now happening most nights & every morning without exception. I saw a sleep specialist to discuss this tremor along with insufficient deep sleep (per my Apple Watch, which I began wearing to look for patterns during these vibrations). Nothing showed as abnormal during the times I noticed the vibrations but they always stop when I come out of that lightest phase of sleep to check the time. Just as you mentioned, I have never once (thankfully) experienced this feeling while being fully awake or even upright. Mine originates in the base of my skull so I start to feel it in my jaw & lips first. Changing head position stops it temporarily. I’m no longer frightened as I seem to be okay when I’m awake but the sleep specialist seemed completely stymied & that didn’t make me feel great. I did an at-home sleep study which showed some signs of minor sleep apnea & snoring (my husband says I don’t). But maybe it’s too quiet to hear & is causing this tremor somehow. He’s ordered me an on-site sleep study for more info. Perhaps something will be found there.

I have sleep apnea and have used a C-PAP unit every night to sleep with for the last 20 years. Only in the last 8 months have I noticed this "vibration", and only as I am coming out of sleep. And not every day either; maybe once or twice a week. Very curious. I was infected with COVID last August for 12 days and suffered very little... like a bad cold or mild flu.

Can we substitute the word, "vibrations" with "fluttering" and see if it fits our descriptions of the sensations we are experiencing?? Read this article:
Heart palpitations: anxiety or something else?
If you’ve ever felt fluttering in your chest or like your heart is pounding, you know it can be a little shocking or scary. “When your heart beats rapidly or irregularly for a few seconds, you might feel this odd sensation in your chest, neck or throat,” says Dr. Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, cardiac electrophysiologist and director of cardiac electrophysiology at Geisinger Northeast.
This fleeting feeling like your heart is fluttering is a called a heart palpitation, and most of the time it’s not cause for concern.
Heart palpitations can be caused by anxiety, dehydration, a hard workout or if you’ve consumed caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, or even some cold and cough medications. Women who are pregnant also commonly experience heart palpitations.
“If you experience heart palpitations that are linked with anxiety, you may feel other symptoms like an upset stomach or sweaty palms,” says Dr. Vijayaraman. You can likely attribute this anxiety to a life event like stress at work or home, or a job interview.
But if heart palpitations last more than a few seconds at a time, increase in frequency over time, or if you know you have an existing heart condition, this fluttering may be something more than just anxiety. It might be atrial fibrillation, or AFib.
“During atrial fibrillation, blood pools in the upper atria and the heart flutters, or fibrillates, as it tries harder to pump out this blood to other chambers of the heart and through the body,” explains Dr. Vijayaraman.
Other symptoms of AFib include dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness or general fatigue and chest pain.

For some people, AFib lasts a few days at a time and their heartbeat returns to normal. For others, AFib can last longer or become chronic. Whether the flutters are short-lived or become permanent, AFib increases the risk of stroke and heart failure.
“Any time your blood isn’t pumping consistently through your body, you could be at risk for a stroke,” says Dr. Vijayaraman. “Patients with AFib are five times more likely to have a stroke than those without it.”
It’s important to see a doctor if you notice that your heart palpitations are occurring regularly or increasing in frequency.
“A doctor may monitor your heartbeat and conduct tests to determine if you have AFib,” said Dr. Vijayaraman. “Understanding your family health history and any current health issues can also help your doctor accurately diagnose your irregular heartbeat.”
It’s also important to note that some people who have AFib don’t experience heart flutters or other symptoms at all.
“Occasionally, a patient will be diagnosed with AFib during a routine checkup,” notes Dr. Vijayaraman. “That’s why it’s so important to see your doctor regularly, especially as you age.”
To make an appointment with Dr. Vijayaraman or another heart rhythm specialist at Geisinger, visit Geisinger.org or call 800-275-6401.

I suspect most people here are NOT having AFib but have vibrations during sleep or just entering or coming out of sleep. I am one of them and I can guarantee, it's NOT Afib. What you wrote above is quite accurate but not what's going on for most of these posters. It seems to be one of three things, covid related/long hauler symptom, sleep disorder, or anxiety related. No I am not a health care worker but I know enough to assume it's probably one of these reasons. Not to say some may not have AFib but that condition does not cause these forms of vibrations for extended periods of time, unless someone enlightens me otherwise! I brought this issue up with two physicians and neither thought I should be checked for AFib or even mentioned it but everyone should discuss with their own physician.

I have PVC’s and they are absolutely not at all like the vibrations that happen in the base of my skull/back of neck. Only when they are strong do I feel them extend down into my upper chest region, but then it also extends further up my head, also. Usually, mine are very mild & stay around my jawline. It feels like I have a vibrating cell phone inside me, whereas PVC’s/palpitations feel like a light & airy fluttering.