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Body vibrations when falling asleep or waking?
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Has anyone on this thread seen their sleep tremors disappear? If so, what did you do to stop them (other than stopping Klonopin)? There are many people whose sleep tremors stopped on two Facebook groups, "Internal Vibrations/Sleep Tremors" and "Internal Tremors," but they generally don't know why their symptoms have stopped happening. I am still looking for clues, so please share. The cause of my own sleep tremors is not covid or any of the covid vaccines.
Also, why are the body vibrations or tremors tied uniquely to sleep? We all feel them whenever we are waking up, but then they suddenly stop. My doctors have no idea what this condition is. This is different from other sleep movement disorders. With so many more cases popping up due to covid and vaccine side-effects, maybe doctors will finally start to know what this condition actually is. Has anyone's doctor here actually diagnosed sleep tremors as tied to some other medical condition?
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I have had internal tremors for a year now. Exactly as described here - only when falling asleep (they wake me up) and when awaking in the morning. I have had to go on a sleep aid to sleep which I hate but it’s better than no sleep.
From my own research and situation, I am convinced it is a symptom of an overactive sympathetic nervous system/compromised vagus nerve. I believe this because the internal tremors started out a few months after I had multiple traumatic events related to my heart. They started slowly and progressed to every night. I find the intensity is less if I have a trap and neck massage (stimulates vagus nerve) right before going to sleep. I am curious about the breathing component and will work on deep breathing exercises also and see if that helps. I am hopeful that if I work on healing my vagus nerve and deactivating my sympathetic nervous system through holistic means, I will eventually get relief from the internal tremors. I am so grateful to have found this nice to know I am not alone.
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It’s so interesting that we are mostly all experiencing the exact same symptoms but in different parts of the body. This tells me it must be a nervous system thing.
I am scheduling a sleep study soon since my take-home sleep study showed signs of sleep apnea. Although my husband maintains that I absolutely do NOT snore, which is strange.
I had been convinced that mine were related to COVID infection or even having taken Paxil some 20 years back. My vibrations are in the back of my head/upper neck & so I was even thinking they had something to do with hormones or seratonin production.
They now occur with such frequency that I barely notice them. Just turn my head & they stop temporarily. I don’t know if they are happening while I’m fully asleep or not, but when I get up with an alarm, I don’t notice them at all. Maybe because I’m immediately awake, & wakefulness is what seems to stop them.
I had them once recently (while sleeping on my side, which I rarely do) in my hand, as it was laying on top of my cheek. Instead of my hand “falling asleep,” it vibrated along with my head vibrations. That confused me but may provide another piece to the puzzle.
Some on here have said their vibrations disappear after using c-paps or oxygen treatment, so maybe there is something about not getting enough blood/oxygen that is causing these.