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Body vibrations when falling asleep or waking?
After many google searches for the reason I feel vibration in my head, shoulder and arm just before falling asleep and waking, I found nothing that satisfactorily explained it. Of course anxiety seems to be a common explanation but there was nothing specific enough to help me. I am currently reading Incognito by David Eagleman. It discusses the functioning of the brain as an organ. This morning, going through my routine to get ready for work, I thought of a way to understand the vibrations. Similar to the hypnic jerks we experience occasionally just before we fall asleep, I think the vibrations are intended to arouse me to stay vigilant. Which is the fight or flight mechanism in action. So there is the anxiety connection. Originating in the amygdala. I was thinking Parkinson's or MS but my symptoms don't indicate those conditions, thankfully. It seems counterintuitive to be anxious and sleeping at the same time but the brain can do that. The cerebral cortex sleeps but the life support systems of the brain must stay online, obviously. If you thought you were in danger, sleeping would put you at risk but at some point sleep becomes absolutely necessary. I think the vibrations I have been experiencing are caused by my sympathetic nervous system and not a neurologic disease. Thankfully !
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I have fibromyalgia, and as I’ve aged, waking up is very hard and unpleasant. I have shocks when I wake, like being tazed, but I never had that done to me, so I’m guessing. Now recently, several months, I wake with internal vibrations all over my body, and they don’t stop until I’ve gotten active and don’t feel it. This is very unpleasant, in no way do I have ability to stop it when I’m having a fibro flare up, or otherwise.
Look into cervical vertigo. My neck has disc issues which is basically arthritis in my neck. I am only 48 so it is not always and older age issue that one might assume. It has been for me very life interfering. Strange vibration when trying to fall asleep at night is just creepy. The daily lightheadedness interferes with many things. WebMD has a very thorough explanation for this. I have been going through this for years and it's effected my life considerably. Get an MRI of your neck. 3 docs I spoke to about my hypothesis had not heard of it yet. You'll need to be your own best advocate. Physical therapy helps if the therapist knows and believes what is going on.
Lightheadedness is putting it mildly.
I've had vertigo for 40 years. I also have issues with discs in neck and back, since 2000. I've had vibrations since 2019.
Hello, what is the probability of finding a description very similar to my situation.
I also had my father-in-law's death recently from Covid (medical conclusion/report)
and i started to feel strange symptoms even before his death he went to the hospital and was diagnosed with Covid and he died within a few days, the day before going to the hospital he was shaking a lot which doesn't seem like a symptom of Covid to me.
The truth is that everyone in my family started to develop neurological symptoms, my oldest daughter trembles a lot in her hands, one night in the beginning she said her legs were shaking/vibrating a lot and she couldn't stop her legs i thought of Restless legs syndrome!!
My youngest daughter suddenly developed epilepsy .
Me myself (44 years old) started to develop intense tinnitus and dizziness, lack of appetite with weight loss, tremors/vibrations especially in the arms and chest just recently,
also some lack of coordination that comes on suddenly (I thought of MS!!), a total mess.
I went to several doctors from different specialties and nothing was detected... they just detected high ferritin values but the doctor said it was unrelated.
I went to Psychiatrist, neurologist, gastroenterologist and finally otolaryngologist and nothing.
I am not vaccinated only my wife (she developed some vibrations in the armas recently).
I do believe we were all exposed to a neurological agent or it was due to the covid virus.
I also have GERD, and sometimes my throat burns.
I really don't know what's going on and it seems to me that nobody has the solution/idea...
Do you have any news regarding vibrations?
Do you also have ringing in your ears and dizziness?
Have you ever heard of the havana syndrome?
I wish you well.
If you have any news, please reply.
I’ve been experiencing the same. The internal vibrations started shortly after my first and only Covid booster in January of 2022. In April of 2021 I began experiencing severe anxiety shortly after receiving my first vaccination, and when I got a very mild case of Covid 4 months later the anxiety worsened. As I mentioned the vibrations started about a week after I was boosted in January of 22. I believe the internal vibrations I experience are related to anxiety induced by the vaccine and having had Covid. I have not been boosted in about 16 months and the vibrations are very mild when I do experience them. Ive noticed that they’re more intense a certain times during my cycle and less intense when I am well hydrated. I have a strong meditation practice, I exercise regularly, and eat a balanced diet.
I have tinnitus but have had it for years. I have vertigo, had it for years. I have acid reflux but take omeprizole for that. It works wonders. I did wake the other night with throat burning so bad I used chloraseptic spray to numb it. It was fine in a little bit. I did not have the covid shot nor did I have covid. I've not had vibrations for 9 nights straight now, I use nasal cpap 4 hours before I go to sleep. When I have very bad tinnitus, I use the debrox ear wax removal and once got a good bit from left ear. Doctor checked ears and said they looked clear but I was still having tinnitus. Now I have started to put a couple drops of alcohol into each ear and surprisingly that helps some. I've had vibrations since 2019 and I honestly believe mine are from injury to phrenic nerve caused by swallowing a big gulp of air while taking meds one morning. There are many, many people with internal vibrations and in varying parts of body. Mine are in torso area mostly but will move to pelvic area too. I hope somewhere there is someone willing to take on this strange phenomenon. There has to be a common factor.
My vibrations started 2019. Had no covid shot nor did I have covid.