Involuntary rapid vocalizations when tired

[LRae91]

I make involuntary rapid blurting out of nonsensical sounds over and over every night. I am awake or starting to relax when these start. Not sure if I do this when I am asleep. For yrs I never get enough sleep therefore I am often overtired during the day. So, even if I am intently watching a show I will make these sounds if my body feels tired. This has been happening for almost 2 yrs! If I am jolted by my Myoclonus the arm or leg will shoot up along with the lips episodes.. Over and over. I can get no answers from the internet or from my ENT and Neurologist. My Neuro thought it may be a side affect of high doses of Gabapentin so switched me to Lyrica....nothing changed. Has anyone heard of this? I am worried about my health and also so afraid it will happen in public! Believe me people will move away from what they see as a crazy lady, lol. I do use a CPAP for Apnea. Thank you for any help with this.

[LRae91]

Thank you for your reply. I have had the sleep studies and I am setting up a home EEG asap. At least my Neuro will be able to see what happens and at the same time note electrical activity in the brain. Hopefully we will get to the bottom of this. As far as psychological, I am sure that is not it. I wonder if it is some sort of Dystonia.or Myoclonus.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
I am sorry to hear about your medical problems. The symptoms could be due to an imbalance between the rapid eye movement and the non-rapid eye movement during sleep. So, since you have sleep apnea, please ask your sleep specialist regarding this. You may need sleep studies to look into this.
If your sleep apnea is not controlled properly, then it can cause low oxygen to brain. This can have a negative psychological and neurological impact.
Also, certain psychological disorders can precipitate this involuntary talking. Hence, it is important to get a complete neuro-psychiatric assessment. Take care!

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