It happens when the person is almost asleep. The convulsion is in the entire body and is hard enough to jar them and the other person in the bed awake. It happens once every few months with no warning and the person feels normal afterwards. The person is an adult but has experienced this for about twelve years (since about the age of ten). May be unrelated, but this person's hand will also jerk uncontrollably once every few months. It only jerks once and then is fine. If anyone has an idea of what is wrong or other symptoms to watch for, it is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
2007-01-08 08:07:32 · 3 answers · asked by rebekkah hot as the sun 7 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Don't worry about it. If it's a one-off thing, occurs one and off, and just as you're about to drift off, it's totally benign.
They're called myoclonic jerks/hypnic jerks and are actually much more common that people think. Just as you're falling asleep, motor parts of your brain spontaneously become excited, and this is what leads to the 'convulsing'.
Don't worry about it, it's benign and common phenomenon. If it occurs when awake, it's also called myoclonus, and is again benign. Sometimes it even runs in families.
Hope this helps.
2007-01-08 08:16:44 · answer #1 · answered by Aye 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I also tend to convulse before falling asleep, its just a way of your body relaxing. The hand jerks, they might allude to something more severe.
2007-01-08 16:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by Angela. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, that is a totally normal part of the sleep cycle.
2007-01-08 16:14:40 · answer #3 · answered by Haiti Cherie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋