Body Jerks, But Awake

[ashezbryan]

My wife has (from what I've researched) hypnic jerks while falling asleep and while sleeping. We've been told this is normal. What isn't normal (in our opinion) is that she has these when she is awake. She might be reading, walking, writing, talking, or pretty much any activity. Some days she'll have quite of few of them and other days she won't. But she does seem to have more when she is tired or stressed. She's had an MRI and an EEG but the doctors told us they didn't see enything abnormal. I think they gave her Clenazopam (only if I remember right) but after awhile it stopped working. Has anyone else experienced this?

[brooke1117]

i get it too.
not a lot but when i do its so scary, today i was sitting looking at my computer then all of a sudden felt like my brain fell out for a split second then recover, i also have depression an server anxiety disorder.. maybe has somthing to do with that, but really gets me scared when it happens.

[brooke1117]

i get it too.
not a lot but when i do its so scary, today i was sitting looking at my computer then all of a sudden felt like my brain fell out for a split second then recover, i also have depression an server anxiety disorder.. maybe has somthing to do with that, but really gets me scared when it happens.

[gizmo03]

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myoclonus/detail_myoclonus.htm try this link i found that it helped me understand

[ljcollins]

I am 47. When I get over tired from work ( I stand for usually 7 to 9 hrs) or from long days of activities, I often start twitching or jerking after I sit or lay down and start to relax.  The twitch is usually full body, not just arms or legs; sometimes I jerk into an almost fetal position.  They range from mild to very strong.  They do not cause pain but make me uncomfortable.

Is this a condition I should be concerned enough about to contact my PCP?

[Roughedup]

Those spots are called trigger points. Press lightly for 90 seconds, release again after several minutes should soreness remain.
I have had multiple spinal surgeries and nerve injuries, resulting in more and more of these trigger points throughout the body.
Have found trigger point release and yoga stretch with deep paradoxical breathing including manual release to be best.

[Tee0682]

What are you thanking him for? He forgot to put Lyme disease or like the other person said parasites.. Which is most likely the answer.