sometimes whenIm laying down my body jerks kinda like and I dont understand it and sometimes when Im sleep I wake up and i jerk only a little like something jumped on me or something but nothings around. Is it something unhealthy about me or what. I dont understand it
2006-07-21 07:30:59 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
also sometimes when im sitting down likes little jerks every couple seconds and its kinda scaring me like im just going to fall out and have a sezuire or something.
2006-07-21 07:33:18 · update #1
Go and see your local doc
2006-07-21 07:32:04 · answer #1 · answered by Angel Mass 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscle spasms I don't know why you are getting them unless you've been in an accident.
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2006-07-21 07:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People often have involuntary "jerks". I know when I'm falling asleep, I get them too.
If it's really bothering you, go talk to you doctor. There's a condition called "benign fasciculations", that might be what you have. There are other conditions as well that have treatments that might help.
But it does sound like a very common phenomenon where the body just does these involuntary jerks around the sleep cycle. Nothing to worry about if that's it.
2006-07-21 07:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by lily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever have "whiplash"? Try sleeping in a different position (and not on your back!) A chiropractor might be able to help you. Ask a friend for a recommendation. Not all of them are the same. Try to find one who has a lot of old people, kids and pregnant ladies as patients.
OK I just saw your addition. Please go to your doctor and get a referral for a neurologist, as it could be a form of epilepsy, restless leg syndrome (RLS), or something else.
2006-07-21 07:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kinda wierd isn't it..... I actually spoke to my doctor about this once because i would twitch just before i went to sleep still do actually thats how my man knows i will soon be out for the count. Anyways I was told it was just my body relaxing we are women you know and normally always on the go its the body's way of saying alright now stop and go to sleep
2006-07-21 07:33:49 · answer #5 · answered by jennbabe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a medical term for this, basically as you are laying down relaxing you breathe slower your blood pressure goes down. Your body thinks your literally dying and makes the electrical nodes of your heart give an extra large jolt. It happens to me as i am falling asleep. Please bear in mind that i am not a doctor. A myoplasmic jerk i think its called.
2006-07-21 07:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could just be muscle spasms or restless leg syndrome kind of thing, but it wouldn't hurt to go to the doctor. My cousin had symptoms of muscles jerking or getting the shakes and when she went to the doctor she found out it was early signs of MS.
2006-07-21 07:48:02 · answer #7 · answered by coldplay_baby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happens to me all the time. Ususally just before I fall asleep. Don't think it is a bad thing. It is like my body is so extremely relaxed that it just wanted to jerk to make sure everything still works.
2006-07-21 07:32:57 · answer #8 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get that sometimes, but it's usually because I'm physically reacting to something I was dreaming. Like sometimes I dream that I'm about to trip, and I wake up trying to catch myself.
2006-07-21 07:33:12 · answer #9 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be you just have trouble totally relaxing, letting go and falling asleep. Or it could be RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome), if you get a type of "crawling" feeling in your legs.
2006-07-21 07:33:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be your nightmares.
Or you might be worried about something, that is why you jerk a little.
Hope this helps.
Good luck
2006-07-21 07:33:02 · answer #11 · answered by Ddiamond 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋