restless sleep

my problem is not the fact that i dont get enough sleep my problem is i find it hard to wake up.i find it very easy to fall to sleep at nights but apparently im very restless when im asleep to the exstent that my partner ends up having to get up in the middle of the night and goes to sleep downstairs as i tend to kick him out off bed while i am asleep  or he ends up right on the edge of the bed .we both start of on our own side off the bed and by morning im lying diagonal. apparently i end up with my knees in his back ive caught him with my arm in his face several times whilst ive been asleep he has tried to wake me several times when im really figity and even trys to move me back to my side off the bed but he says once im asleep im impossible to move or even wake up .also sometimes my legs decide to jerk on there own this can happen while im awake to and i know when its going to happen because i get an almost dull feeling in my legs. can you tell me why i do this and if there is anyway i can stop doing this in my sleep.

[Gregg D Jacobs, Ph.D.]

You may have a sleep disorder called periodic limb movements or even REM behavior disorder in which you move while you dream. You should ask your doctor for a referral to a sleep clinic for an evaluation.

Dr. Jacobs