when I lay down to sleep my body will suddenly twitch violently! Does that happen to anyone?

I now t hink its fluctuating blood pressure and pulse but cant figure out  what it is, should I see a neuro, maybe it will pass?My thyroid is fine by now

Ditto almost everyone's comments, I have the same experiences.  Judy, what decreased my 'fast heart rate wake up' (for lack of better wording) was getting my sugar levels in check.  My endo said there is a good test called IGBFP-1.  I've been told it is more accurate of a test than a glucose tolerance test (and much easier, just one blood test). 

I too, had the twitching early on.  However, it would come and go (now it is there every night, AND in the morning when I wake up and relax in bed).  Does anyone struggle with this in the morning as well?

I think you are right minerals, about the nervous system being agitated.  It seems that my night twitching is worse when I have some allergic sensitivity or exposure.

I keep wondering why these symtoms (hyper-reflexia or startle reflex), the myoclonic jerking, and the parch waking that I have, all happen at nighttime.

Judy, I'm curious as to when you would take the advil?

Thats interesting, re: Saturdays and you having diabetes.  Do you have a glucometer?  I suppose that is a way you could figure out if the vibrations correlate with some hypoglycemia.  I think I'm going to get one.  Though I'm not diagnosed with diabetes, insulin resistance is 'pre-diabetes'. 

I think that I have been having bad experiences of hypoglycemia lately, and just thought it was lack of sleep. 

Does the vibration happen during the day?

Do you treat the diabetes with glucophage?

-T

Hi Tallison,

When shaking from hypoglycemia, my whole body shakes, what I am currently feeling is a tremor on my left chest, back and legs, I just stopped Metformin because I lost weight and was going hypo on the metformin, I am on a very low carb diet, eat only one slice of WW bread for breakfast, the rest is protein and vegies. Are you hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic

Deejvu,

Thanks for the response, article you sent a link was exactly what I needed, I didnt take magneisium because I was scared and wasnt sure how much to take, How is Kathy doing?

Hi Judy,

I am hypoglycemic.  I wish I understood this sugar thing more.  I need to research it, but so tired!  Not sure if the glucophage is doing it or the yeast medicine is.  I think I need a glucometer...

I always like reading that antibiotics took away this symptom for people.  It didn't do that for me, but not sure if I was on the right ones and the right amount, for long enough.

28 days of Rocephin IV and about 6 months of orals (a bit spread out).  Mostly doxy, mino and cipro.

Looks like my magnesium (titer and intracellular) levels are ok.

So validating to read of others with these symptoms.

Finally found an endocrinologist willing to work with me and eager to help figure things out!

I learned by watching Mystery Diagnosis, that there were practitioners such as 'Metabolic Endocrinologists' and 'Metabolic Geneticists'.  Made an appt with both of them.  They have already read through my paperwork and know one another, have spoken and seem like they are looking forward to helping figure out the sugar issue. 

I hope that I can figure out why hypoglycemia should be treated by glucophage, and if getting my sugar in check will reduce the twitching. 

I had my first experience of full body twitching in the past few nights.  Usually it's an arm or a leg or a foot or something.  This time, the bottom half of my body goes one way, the other goes another.  Crazy!

Anyone else have any updates on the twitching?

I am also doing NAET (allergy elimination treatment).  I know that I twitch more when I use the plastic (oxygen tubing).  Also if I keep my cellphone near me.  So odd.  So I think it is heightened sensitivity.  Well, of course infection plus heightened sensitivity.

Hoping people are doing better with this .... please update

Thanks! Tracy