[auratodd27]

I also have this same issue – jerked awake with a little shot of adrenaline every time I am finally dozing off.

Same here, twice my heart started racing last night.

[Martin Reed]

As I hope you have discovered from reading the posts in this topic, @auratodd27, these jerks are quite normal and are nothing to be concerned about. They are a sign that sleep is happening!

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[nzorzi]

Second time posting in this thread. I wanted to share an update in case it might help someone else.

If you’re like me, you may have an upset stomach along with your sleep anxiety. As a long time anxiety sufferer, this was never surprising to me as an upset stomach is a common side effect of anxiety.

A few weeks ago I was struggling with insomnia and adrenaline jolts (not hypnic jerks), and even Xanax was not helping. I realized I felt pretty relaxed but my stomach was still upset which was preventing me from sleeping. So I decided to take a Pepcid anti-acid, and I was able to sleep.

A few days later I decided to take Pepcid preemptively before sleep. That was the first night I was able to fall asleep normally in many weeks. I then started a 2 week course of Prilosec and I was able to establish a somewhat normal sleep pattern.

Unfortunately the course ended and my stomach is actually feeling nauseated and burning all the time now, not just at night. So it’s back to sleeplessness. Tonight I am trying Pepcid again which will hopefully help.

My hypothesis is that all the insomnia and anxiety I’ve had recently has damaged my stomach. And I think at some point the stomach upset shifted from being a side effect to a cause of the insomnia and anxiety. I am going to see a gastroenterologist soon to check if I have an ulcer or something.

Hope that helps someone.

[Martin Reed]

There’s no evidence to suggest that insomnia can damage the stomach and since chronic insomnia is perpetuated by our thoughts and behaviors rather than things like an upset stomach, addressing these thoughts and behaviors is usually far more constructive when it comes to improving sleep for the long term.

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[Kingdawson]

Hi guys

So I’ve suffered from insomnia since early 2017. Well actually i’ve suffered from health anxiety since 2016 properly and the insomnia would come during bouts of when i feared I was suffering from an illness and would go away when I was given the all clear.
Anyway late 2017 I finally overcame a health anxiety bout that lasted approximately 3 months but my sleep didnt return to normal like it usually does. A few days later of little to no sleep I experienced my first hypnic jerk. Mine were slight twitches to random body parts not usually accompanied by a dream.
I came to learn these twitches are a ‘normal’ thing that a lot of people get and in time they kind of improved but like insomnia they becoming bothersome in bouts. It’s the frequency that’s bothersome not the intensity as they are usually small jerks.
So i would go a while without them or 1 or 2 before sleep onset but when I’m in a rough patch they happen a lot more.
How can I beat the insomnia and fear of the jerks? Every day when it gets to night time I fear that I wont sleep…I kind of exam my body and think “why have I not fallen asleep”..I start worrying about jerks. It’s just really annoying.
Any tips would be very much appreciated.

[Martin Reed]

I’ve moved your post to this larger discussion topic on hypnic jerks, @kingdawson. I hope you find this helpful!

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