My body shakes when I'm about to fall asleep

Many people report that their bodies suddenly shake when they are about to fall asleep. Don't worry too much, this is a very normal physiological phenomenon. Due to excessive fatigue from working or studying during the day, calcium deficiency, etc., the body's muscles will twitch, which is a common escalation condition. This article introduces several reasons that induce this upgraded state. Let’s take a look together.

This is a normal physiological manifestation, such as hiccups, muscle twitches during sleep, or muscle twitches that occur when you are nervous or tired. It is normal to have a sudden twitch while sleeping occasionally, and it happens to everyone. This occasional jittering occurs when a person is in the "rapid eye movement" sleep stage. It is a normal physiological phenomenon that occurs when a person falls asleep during the "rapid eye movement" period.

Why does muscle twitching occur?

1. Overwork

Due to reasons such as high work pressure, long hours of overtime, and poor sleep quality, one is bound to be in a bad mood and overly nervous.

2. Calcium deficiency

Low blood calcium leads to hyperexcitability of muscles and nerves, which in turn causes spasms and convulsions.

3. Liver and kidney deficiency

The muscle twitching phenomenon is not very severe, but it occurs frequently. It may be caused by liver and kidney deficiency and insufficient qi and blood.

4. Symptomatic muscle twitching

If accompanied by headache, dizziness and other symptoms, a brain CT or MRI examination is required to determine whether this muscle twitching is a symptom caused by brain disease.

Causes include: degenerative diseases of the brain, sequelae of cerebral hypoxia, sequelae of brain trauma, basal ganglia lesions, encephalitis, metabolic diseases of brain cells, etc.

In other words, if your body shakes suddenly and frequently while you sleep, it may be your brain sending you a distress signal, telling you that your health is starting to show red lights and you should see a doctor.

These methods can reduce hypnic jerks

1. Stretch your muscles more

You can stretch your gastrocnemius and foot muscles before going to bed, which can help prevent cramps. Stretch the same way you would stretch your gastrocnemius and foot muscles when you have a leg cramp.

2. Drink water appropriately

Proper hydration before going to bed is good for your health, and there will be no adverse consequences as long as the amount is maintained appropriately. Drinking plenty of fluids helps dilute the sodium level in your blood.

3. Regular work and rest

We should also pay attention to timely adjustments in our daily routine. Pay attention to strengthening physical exercise during the day, and get up on time even if you didn’t sleep well at night. If you persist for several days, your condition will gradually get better.

If you frequently experience body shaking while sleeping, you should pay attention to it. If you have any health problems, you should go to a regular medical institution in time for treatment and early prevention. Pay more attention to physical exercise and arrange your work and rest schedule properly.