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Hello @john02445 - It sounds like you are describing hypnic jerks. Here's some more information including...
It sounds like you are describing hypnic ... jerks. ... www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/hypnic-jerks ... search=hypnic%20jerks.
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: 1 day ago
HI @jayrob624 -- I just had that happen again last night. It's jarring. Hypnic jerks, also...
Hypnic jerks, also called sleep starts ... contractions that make your legs and/or body jerk
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: May 13, 2023
Lots of long haulers report myoclonic jerks (sudden involuntary muscle twitches), hypnic jerks upon falling asleep,...
Lots of long haulers report myoclonic jerks ... sudden involuntary muscle twitches), hypnic ... jerks upon falling asleep, and severe
Posted: Jul 7 7:18am
By any chance did you have a head or spinal cord injury before these started? I...
my neck lifting weights, and I had hypnic ... jerks every night when drifting off
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: May 13, 2024
Hi Debbie, what you're describing when going to sleep sounds like a hypnic jerk (google it)...
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
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 21, 2023
I'm a 30-year-old male who has been taking the beta blocker metoprolol for approximately 3-4 years....
to "sleep starts" or "hypnic ... jerks." I started taking metoprolol ... hypersensitive, and can also cause hypnic ... jerks and insomnia.
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Dec 27, 2024
I know your fear. I was convinced I had ALS 2 years ago at 55 years...
took away all of my normal body pain, hypnic ... jerks, night sweats, weakness, extreme
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Jan 26 8:07am
I have seen multiple doctors regarding this problem. Many jump straight to a diagnosis of Restless...
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.
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: Jun 26, 2021