Restless legs syndrome is different to hypnic jerks. I suffer from both. Hypnic jerks happen suddenly and you have no control over them. Restless legs is the uncomfortable feeling in your legs that causes you to have to move your legs to get some relief. It can go on all night and often in the day too. It is completely exhausting and stops you from sleeping.
Both conditions are very unpleasant but restless legs if by far the worst of the two.
To someone who asked if others can see the jerking people make with hypnic jerks the answer is yes, they can.
I thought everybody had hypnic jerks. I assume that everyone also has another sleep phenomena. This is one that when sleeping, one dreams that one is trying to wake and can't. Its like fighting to overcome the paralysis of sleep in order to wake up.
Restless legs syndrome is different to hypnic jerks. I suffer from both. Hypnic jerks happen suddenly and you have no control over them. Restless legs is the uncomfortable feeling in your legs that causes you to have to move your legs to get some relief. It can go on all night and often in the day too. It is completely exhausting and stops you from sleeping.
Both conditions are very unpleasant but restless legs if by far the worst of the two.
To someone who asked if others can see the jerking people make with hypnic jerks the answer is yes, they can.
Indeed you can. I have seen it happen with infants too so that suggests something innate.
it`s not my legs, it`s most often my arms, i have been known to fling what i`m holding at the time it`s like a big violent twitch.
Jeeze, I had that the other day whilst moving a cup of coffee, and my arm jerked out and coffee went all over the place! I have some shakes now and again, but the way the arm jerked out was something new!
Indeed you can. I have seen it happen with infants too so that suggests something innate.
I would bet that it is an ancient evolutionary survival mechanism - either to make sure we did not fall out of the trees or perhaps something to do with predator detection before we had truly fallen asleep.
Everyone has experienced them at one time or another.
Jeeze, I had that the other day whilst moving a cup of coffee, and my arm jerked out and coffee went all over the place! I have some shakes now and again, but the way the arm jerked out was something new!
i`m just glad i live alone else i`d probably fetch someone`s eye out with plate or something.
Yes, I have had them before, mainly when my kids were new babies and I was more tired than usual. Although I didn't know what it was called up until now. Also got sleep paralysis most nights from late teens to mid 20s, now that was horrible and I hope I never get that again, but will probably happen tonight now Iv said it lol.
I've had this for as long as I remember and it's not nice. Always such a shock every time, and comes out of nowhere. Doesn't seem to be anything possible to prevent it or see it coming.
I've been getting them quite often lately. A few times in a couple of hours earlier on yesterday. strange feeling, especially when you are exhaused but still stuggle to get to sleep.
Yep. Not nice. I have exaggerrated reflexes and get painful twitches sometimes, although they're not quite the same thing. Not had any while falling asleep lately *touches wood*.
I have heard them referred to as mini deaths. A bit scary but nobody has died from them! If I have been having trouble sleeping and laying awake for ages, if I drift off I often do one of these, but I see them as a sign of being in the sleep zone and will be fast asleep soon.
I have heard them referred to as mini deaths. A bit scary but nobody has died from them! If I have been having trouble sleeping and laying awake for ages, if I drift off I often do one of these, but I see them as a sign of being in the sleep zone and will be fast asleep soon.
The problem is sometimes when they wake you up you decide to goto the toilet and gets you out of the feeling of falling asleep.
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Restless legs syndrome is different to hypnic jerks. I suffer from both. Hypnic jerks happen suddenly and you have no control over them. Restless legs is the uncomfortable feeling in your legs that causes you to have to move your legs to get some relief. It can go on all night and often in the day too. It is completely exhausting and stops you from sleeping.
Both conditions are very unpleasant but restless legs if by far the worst of the two.
To someone who asked if others can see the jerking people make with hypnic jerks the answer is yes, they can.
Indeed you can. I have seen it happen with infants too so that suggests something innate.
I often used to see a cat we had jerking in her sleep too.
I would bet that it is an ancient evolutionary survival mechanism - either to make sure we did not fall out of the trees or perhaps something to do with predator detection before we had truly fallen asleep.
Everyone has experienced them at one time or another.
me too sometimes..dogs barking and door bell ringing as well
me too sometimes..dogs barking and door bell ringing as well ..oh you said that door bell rings
i`m just glad i live alone else i`d probably fetch someone`s eye out with plate or something.
Its a missed heart beat
They don't bother me.
I didn't even realise I had started to fall asleep and was convinced I was wide awake when it happened.
Very odd and confusing.