Published on 12, July, 2020
So I was just looking for advice and to see if anyone knows anything about this. I keep getting involuntary movements and spasms when lying in bed trying to sleep. When I’m lying down my whole body will jerk like a shot of electricity has gone through it. I’m also very jumpy and get startled easily. Don’t know if it’s anxiety but I’m on antidepressants and they don’t stop it. So I was maybe thinking it’s a physical problem. Interestingly when I consume alcohol it goes away for a while.
If it happens as you are falling asleep it is probably a hypnic jerk. It is postulated that the sensation of falling asleep is mistaken for the sensation of physically falling, hence the reaction in the form of a spasm of the skeletal muscles.