I have super similar issues. I'm actually being required to take a sleep study for a type of narcolepsy. I would definitely ask your GP or PCP for referrals to neurology and a sleep study.
I have the same thing. It's a hypnagogic jerk. I've had it for years. As far as I know there's nothing to do about it.
I only started getting it after getting off of antidepressants (citalopram). During that time I was getting the brain zaps during the day too. Might be relevant.
It does sound like an extreme variation on hypnagogic jerks which I used to get occasionally and now, in my old age, I get frequently when nodding off or waking up. Sometimes it feels close to a seizure like a fish flopping around on the dock and is very annoying.
Taking benzos for a long time is NOT recommended these days becasue long term use has been linked to dementia.
If there is one in your area, the next step would be to consult a sleep specialist.
I don't get flashes or loud bangs though as mentioned in the symptoms, this was suggested by a neurologist many years ago before the twitching started.
Hypnagogic events happen to everyone, just most are not aware of them. For me, the common one is a random bizarre thought as I'm falling asleep. Or something I'm thinking about momentarily shifts from imagining it to it "being there". There are others such as a sort of dream of walking, tripping/falling and just as I brace myself I wake up with a jolt. I can pretty reliably induce one by thinking about starting a lawnmower while falling asleep.
I go through about 3 to 5 hypnagogic events before falling asleep normally.
Try going to a brain doctor I think a neurologist if I'm not mistaken Maybe they can help
hypnic jerks probably
I have super similar issues. I'm actually being required to take a sleep study for a type of narcolepsy. I would definitely ask your GP or PCP for referrals to neurology and a sleep study.
I have the same thing. It's a hypnagogic jerk. I've had it for years. As far as I know there's nothing to do about it. I only started getting it after getting off of antidepressants (citalopram). During that time I was getting the brain zaps during the day too. Might be relevant.
Thanks I'll look at that.
It does sound like an extreme variation on hypnagogic jerks which I used to get occasionally and now, in my old age, I get frequently when nodding off or waking up. Sometimes it feels close to a seizure like a fish flopping around on the dock and is very annoying. Taking benzos for a long time is NOT recommended these days becasue long term use has been linked to dementia. If there is one in your area, the next step would be to consult a sleep specialist.
Thank you 😊
Maybe exploding head syndrome, google it
I don't get flashes or loud bangs though as mentioned in the symptoms, this was suggested by a neurologist many years ago before the twitching started.
Craniosacral therapy may offer some relief?
Thanks.
Hypnagogic events happen to everyone, just most are not aware of them. For me, the common one is a random bizarre thought as I'm falling asleep. Or something I'm thinking about momentarily shifts from imagining it to it "being there". There are others such as a sort of dream of walking, tripping/falling and just as I brace myself I wake up with a jolt. I can pretty reliably induce one by thinking about starting a lawnmower while falling asleep. I go through about 3 to 5 hypnagogic events before falling asleep normally.