Does anyone have small involuntary movements while they are trying to fall asleep? For example, while you're lying in bed, one of your legs kicks a little.
Or sometimes I feel like I'm falling for a split second.
2006-11-08 03:48:05 · 12 answers · asked by Sarah T 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Does anyone know what this is?
2006-11-08 03:50:45 · update #1
Yes and yes.
When you actually fall asleep, your body enters a state that effectively paralyzes you so you do not get up and act out your dreams (the same state malfunctions in some people leading to "sleep walking" and other "wakeful" sleep disorders).
Having the "jerk" reaction is caused because the body has not reached the phase of sleep where you are unable to move but you may have already "drifted" and started to dream, so for example, if you dream you are falling, you will instinctively move, but because you are so relaxed, you do not jump right out of bed. You just sort of kick out or twitch instead.
I hate it when that happens because it wakes me up and takes forever to fall asleep again!
2006-11-08 04:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by jeshzisd 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is nothing wrong with you, it's normal. It's caused by one of two things: 1. Nerves, a nervous quirk, is there any stress in your life?, or 2. Involuntary movement in muscle tissue, you probably do this all day long and don't take notice until you are quiet and still in bed.
No worries, you are just fine.
2006-11-08 03:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by rabbit0102030 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah this happens to me too. ALOT. I think this is because we are falling asleep and we sort of dream of something which makes us twitch voluntarily. For example: You begin to dream of someone hitting you. You're not entirely asleep, so your body's natural reaction tries to dodge teh hit...and since you are half awake you wake up by a movement performed by you which is similar to what you dreamt of. It's like two different worlds where your actions there take place here whereas your thoughts linger there.
2006-11-08 03:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by msjamalan 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you have the ficitonal Restless Leg Syndrom. What you need is some Requip (ropinirol HCI), which was originally made for Parkinson's patients but had to be remarketed because there weren't enough people with Parkinson's to buy it. Throw some Lunesta into the mix for good measure and you won't have to worry about anything but your dependence on useless perscription drugs.
2006-11-08 04:41:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes its a thing that happens when you are half asleep and half awake,mine is walking along the street and one leg trips into or down the kerb causing a falling over sensation! and jump-starting me fully awake again. lol,sort of like when they put a heart starter on somebody in hospital.lol
2006-11-08 03:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the leg movement is a muscle spasm. I hate the falling feeling too, but I'm not sure what it is.
2006-11-08 03:56:26 · answer #6 · answered by Kitikat 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its a deep sleep reaction, a slpit second where your dreams just get closed off reality. Occurs with me too.
2006-11-08 03:56:27 · answer #7 · answered by ~ask~answer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think everyone experiences this. It happens to me just as I'm drifting off to sleep.
2006-11-08 03:55:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I have got that same issue, maybe its because we're in REM sleep
2006-11-08 03:56:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes..I think certian medications can make this worse, but I think it is normal and really not a big problem.
2006-11-08 03:50:31 · answer #10 · answered by kmoc123 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋