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Hello @john02445 - It sounds like you are describing hypnic jerks. Here's some more information including...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1645416/
It sounds like you are describing hypnic ... jerks. ... www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/hypnic-jerks ... search=hypnic%20jerks.
I couldn't tolerate gabapentin or Lyrica, but I have done well with amitriptyline if I don't...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/661757/
If I take it daily, it can cause hypnic ... jerks or accelerated heart rate.
I get these hypnic Jerks trying to sleep. I read that stress or insomnia cause it....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156239/
I get these hypnic Jerks trying to sleep
Regarding your hypnic jerks, they are quite common and usually not a cause for concern. However,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/855534/
Regarding your hypnic jerks, they are
HI @jayrob624 -- I just had that happen again last night. It's jarring. Hypnic jerks, also...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859100/
Hypnic jerks, also called sleep starts ... contractions that make your legs and/or body jerk
Lots of long haulers report myoclonic jerks (sudden involuntary muscle twitches), hypnic jerks upon falling asleep,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1614559/
Lots of long haulers report myoclonic jerks ... sudden involuntary muscle twitches), hypnic ... jerks upon falling asleep, and severe
By any chance did you have a head or spinal cord injury before these started? I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067300/
my neck lifting weights, and I had hypnic ... jerks every night when drifting off
Seroquel was a great drug for reg depression, however I’ve tapered down from 150mg to 25...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/204404/
old turkey, but I got brain zaps and hypnic ... jerks at night.
Hi Debbie, what you're describing when going to sleep sounds like a hypnic jerk (google it)...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/847129/
when going to sleep sounds like a hypnic ... jerk (google it) that is a very common ... are painful and don't make me jerk ... so much like the sudden jerk when going ... The online suggestion to avoid hypnic
I'm a 30-year-old male who has been taking the beta blocker metoprolol for approximately 3-4 years....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1197765/
to "sleep starts" or "hypnic ... jerks." I started taking metoprolol ... hypersensitive, and can also cause hypnic ... jerks and insomnia.
Hi, thank you for your reply. Yes, I have had one in-lab sleep study, and one...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/670834/
Simpler movements, arms, facial ticks, hypnic ... jerks etc... ... Last night I had one major "jerk
@roch Hi Laurie, thank you for the response. Sorry about the username, I didn't even think...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1538198/
falling asleep I believe I was having hypnic ... jerks.
I know your fear. I was convinced I had ALS 2 years ago at 55 years...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490817/
took away all of my normal body pain, hypnic ... jerks, night sweats, weakness, extreme
Mike I had all of the same symptoms you have about 1 year ago. I had...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1222622/
for 6 weeks, muscle cramping, and hypnic ... jerks when trying to sleep.
sleep journal: I took 0.5mg melatonin at 10pm, went to bed around 11pm. Early on, a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1541735/
Early on, a few myoclonus (including hypnic ... jerks, although didn't notice the
After new events, wrote a more comprehensive post: SUBJECT: Recent constant wakeups during sleep transition with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1541508/
Initially I thought it was just sleep
(hypnic ... jerks, etc) -- typically movements ... I've woken to hypnic jerks in the
@gynosaur42 I suspected an incident in 2025 may have played a part, but I'm not sure,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1556175/
before early March besides the rare hypnic ... jerk.
Harrison 1775 , Hi . I wondered what this was (Hypnic jerk). I get them as...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965867/
I wondered what this was (Hypnic jerk
I have seen multiple doctors regarding this problem. Many jump straight to a diagnosis of Restless...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/611870/
moderate electrical jolt and my leg will jerk ... was told that my arms and legs would jerk ... , it seems that my limbs no longer jerk ... does not drop far enough to cause the Hypnic ... Jerk.
I’m so sorry to hear that. Have you found any sleep aids to help you sleep?...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1293042/
a cannot get to sleep without the hypnic ... jerk and tingling in the extremities
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