Suddenly my whole body convulsed in the middle of the night

If a person suddenly experiences whole-body convulsions in the middle of the night, this will definitely cause the person to worry extremely about whether there is a problem with a nerve in the body. The condition of whole body convulsions in the middle of the night must also attract everyone's attention, because if it is a neurological problem, it may become difficult to treat if not treated in time. What exactly could cause a person to suddenly convulse all over his body in the middle of the night?

Causes of sleep twitching

1. When a person is under great mental stress, the nerves in the brain are in a tense state, which may cause convulsions.

2. The human body loses a large amount of calcium, and calcium deficiency causes convulsions.

3. Lack of exercise and poor physical fitness are also causes of convulsions.

4. Some people have latent epilepsy, which is relatively obvious when they are unconscious.

5. Muscle tension caused by exercise or some other reason before going to bed, and the muscles beginning to relax after falling asleep, can also cause convulsions.

6. Possible diseases

(1) Periodic limb movement disorder: may be accompanied by symptoms such as toe flexion contracture, involuntary movements, and motor dysfunction.

(2) Hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia: may be accompanied by symptoms such as delirium, muscle fiber tremors, and bilateral choreoathetosis.

What to do if you have twitching while sleeping

If the convulsions occur multiple times, calcium deficiency cannot be ruled out. If they only occur 1-2 times, you have to see if you have caught a cold. Many young people experience leg convulsions, especially at night when they sleep. In order to meet the increased calcium needs, you should pay attention to eating more calcium-rich foods, such as drinking milk every morning and evening, eating coarse grains, ribs, fish, eggs, bone soup, fish, shrimp, etc.; you also need to take calcium supplements and vitamin D appropriately to promote intestinal calcium absorption rate. Vitamin D is the most commonly used calcium absorption promoter. Vitamin D can regulate calcium and phosphorus metabolism in the body and promote the absorption and utilization of calcium; engage in appropriate outdoor activities and receive sunlight exposure; as long as there is no lack of calcium in the body, you can prevent sleep twitching.

How to prevent sleep twitching

1. Massage your muscles every day

People's muscles will gradually become stiff in their daily work, life and study. If you fall asleep with stiff muscles, it is easy to cause sudden convulsions while sleeping. Therefore, relaxing the muscles is a good choice.

Massage your muscles before going to bed every day to make them more relaxed, especially the muscles in the calves and thighs, which should be the areas we focus on massaging. Relaxing the muscles in the body can help us greatly reduce the chance of convulsions during sleep.

2. Stretching

People often say "If the tendons grow an inch longer, your life will lengthen by a year." Tendons are very important tissues inside the human body, and stretching the tendons can help us relax our bodies better, increase the toughness and elasticity of the tendons, and relax the whole body, so it can help us reduce twitching during sleep.

3. Take a bath or soak your feet

Taking a bath or soaking your feet can speed up the blood circulation in the body and relax the nerves. In addition, due to the rapid blood circulation after taking a bath, the muscles can get a lot of oxygen to nourish them. It can not only help us avoid convulsions during sleep, but also promote our sleep. It can be said to be a two-birds-with-one-stone thing.

4. Ensure sufficient oxygen

Make sure there is enough oxygen in the room when you sleep, and regulate your sleeping posture so that you will not suffer from hypoxia due to your sleeping posture. What is the relationship between sufficient yang energy during sleep and sudden convulsions during sleep?

This is because, when a person is severely lacking in oxygen, the brain will gradually become blurred and may even judge that the person is about to die. At this time, it will send out a pulse to activate the sleeping body, and the manifestation is convulsion. Of course, if the brain does not send a pulse to stimulate the body, the person may die in his sleep. Therefore, it is important to ensure sufficient oxygen and a good sleeping posture.

5. Avoid Injury

Sudden convulsions during sleep may also be caused by injuries. When some more serious wounds slowly grow and heal, some subtle sensations from the wound will cause people to have convulsions. Some friends may wonder why they don’t have this feeling when awake. In fact, this is because people’s perception of their own bodies is magnified during sleep.

Therefore, avoiding some serious injuries and avoiding major wounds on the body can help us avoid convulsions during sleep.

Summary: There is actually another phenomenon of twitching while sleeping. The person often dreams of stepping on empty air or even jumping off a building. He or she may be frightened for a moment and may also twitch while sleeping. If you insist on exercising in your life and have a strong physique, this situation will not occur.