Bed shaking after falling asleep!

Hi there, I have been experiencing almost exactly what you described for the past few weeks (maybe 2 months) and I am not having any luck finding out anything about it on the internet, either. I have found some forum posts from people saying they can get similar things to this when going through periods of major stress or anxiety, but I do not feel that is the case in my situation. I get it even when I am totally relaxed, like if I fall asleep while getting an acupuncture treatment (relaxing!) or while nursing my 8 month old (also relaxing!). I mentioned it to my doctor a while back when it first started but she did not seem too concerned, though she did say I could get my heart tested because at the time I had trouble telling if it was heart palpatations or this sort of "internal tremor". I didn't follow up because at the time it didn't seem that bad/frequent but now it is to the point where it is becoming rather worrisome and very regular, and I think it even wakes my baby up when she is sleeping next to me. A few things I tracked down through my own research which you may want to read more about, mention to your doc or get tested for (I plan to bring this up again): nervous system disorders (like seizures), heart arrythmias, sleep apnea (where you stop breathing during sleep), or maybe anxiety. If you find out anything please do post, and I'll try to do the same! Best wishes for peaceful sleep!

I've been waking up thinking that the bed is shaking for a very long time (years). At first I thought my husband must be shaking it but it happens when he's not in the bed too so it can't be him.

Recently it's more frequent, nearly every night now. Also this month I've been feeling like it's shaking when I'm just lying down and haven't gone to sleep yet but when I raise my head to look, nothings moving.

I've not been able to find any other posts but you two here. Please post here if you find any links to information of any condition that might cause this sensation.

Thanks

Hey I've been having the same type of shaking issues, only I know its ME who is shaking, not the bed or couch. This only seems to happen when I lie down for a short nap; it's not like I awake abruptly that I know of, it just does it even if I wake calmly. It has happened to me months ago then suddenly stopped. I don't feel stressed out or feel anxiety creeping up on me either. I'm not doing anything different in my lifestyle habits except about a month ago, I had a tubal ligation, got off birth control pills, and now sleep more heavily than I have in over a year. I don't know if any of this should be associated with that?

Also, when I lie down for the day [I work 3rd shift] I will get on the brink of sleeping and this feeling of adrenaline rushes over me and causes me to be conscious again. Its very annoying!!

did you ever find what causes the shaking after a nap?

Actually, I found out its caused by nerves. It will get worse because I spoke with my dad who has a long history of anxiety type disorders and he said that it got worse on him as time went by, but it stopped when they put him on Valium daily.

It is as if once your are in an anxiety state, you can't get out of it. How the body reacts alone from it is scary. Thank you for letting me know.

ok ok guys!! please write me if I have a real problem! I also have been telling people what is going on .. i have thoughts of ghosts maybe shaking my bed, but this only accurs around 4 in the morning but last for over an hour!! it is like my nerves are shaking by i stand up feel myself and do not feel anything in my body moving!! I will lay back down and within 10 seconds it is back!! I am soo tired I tired everything, laying on a body pillow and it seems not as shakey but it is still there!! yes it stops for a week or so at a time and back again for days... What can we do about this??
I have asked others in the house if they feel it.. they all say I am crazy!!

i am 15 and i have the same problem
I ask my bro if has the same problem and he said thats never happened to him.
I feel the same way as MGidney

This happened to me twice. I believe it has something to do with your nerves and you are shaking, not the bed. It happens when I''m creeped out or scared to be in the bedroom by myself. My bed feels like it is shaking top to bottom or like my cat is running under the covers, but she''s not in the room. I was dreaming a black ghost was above me, woke up screaming AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS and the bed started shaking. I never screamed before from a nightmare. I don''t usually drink and I had a drink and was super tired. That was probably why.MGidney- you may have sleep paralysis. This happens to my boyfriend- he wakes up but can''t move and makes scared noises so loudly I wake up and shake him and it knocks him out of it.

Just a quick poll.

Do you sleep on your back? When you wake up are you on your back? Are the people who are experiencing this overweight? Does the person you share a bed with say that you snore?

It would be interesting to hear your answers.

Reading through the comments and based on personal experience, I would suspect that you are prodromal for sleep apnea. Your body is waking you up to help you increase the O2 flow.

This has been happening to me for about 2 months now. I cannot control it and there is more going on but not going to say anything now. I have prayers going on around the world for what is happening. Also whoever is sleeping with you may also be affected as with me. Think about this while you are laying down anywhere, do you feel something coming up from farther away to where you are laying and is anything being done to you.

This happens to me too only when I have been working on nights and I am soo tired. I seem to fall asleep then wake shaking all over but it only lasts a few seconds and I try to sit up to make sure I am awake, its a horrible feeling but think its just something to do with sleep deprivation as its when I am really, really tired. I am 49yr old female and apparently night shifts can seriously damage your health at my age

Sometimes I wake up with the center of my chest vibrating.. its a very dull vibrating... weird. I have heard of Silent Reflux which I think is just like bubbles or a muscle thing, i usually take a deep break and everything is fine.. and go back to sleep.

Hello Everyone,

For all of you who are experiencing movement, as that of a small earthquake (the uncontrolling movement), Pleae have a MRI or brain scan done to rule out a brain seizure. Somethimes, unless you are experiencing the movement at the moment, the scan may or maynot pick it up, therefore, the test can appear negative. It would be a good idea to have someone sleep with you to monitor you or have a sleep study done so they can monitor you.

Good Luck,

Faded Rose

So.. I've checked earthquakes..nothing. I know it's not my body because the first time it happened it was the shaking was so strong I thought that my 2 yr old had crawled in bed with me and was moving and rolling all around. I awoke and actually stood up in the bed on my knees and felt around for him (as it was dark in there) but then... no one was in the bed with me. I was up on my knees and the bed was STILL shaking. It hasn't been to this extreme since then, but it has not stopped either. Most the time it is a vibration either at the end of the bed or in the center of the bed. Usually when I'm by myself (my husband and I have different sleep patterns). Once when i called him into the room when it was occuring and his explanation was that he thought it was the springs in the mattress or something. But the second time he felt it he was actually in the bed and agreed that there was a definate, unexplainable vibration in the bed. It occurss often. Probably 3 times a week or so. We live in an apartment and the ground level with no adjoining walls near our bed. So i've had a hard time coming up with a logical explanation for it. Pipes maybe? I've rulled out earthquake. I know it's not my body shaking..so what then? We live on a side street, so there's no large trucks driving by.. the train tracks are so far away u can just barely hear the train whistle sometimes and there's a huge hill/mountain between us and the train tracks. So I'm really at a loss...and I JUST WANT IT TO STOP. It wakes me up and also prevents me from falling alseep because I'm so nervous it's going to happen again. Or I wake easily becuase I'm nervous about it. I just don't know...

So.. I've checked earthquakes..nothing. I know it's not my body because the first time it happened it was the shaking was so strong I thought that my 2 yr old had crawled in bed with me and was moving and rolling all around. I awoke and actually stood up in the bed on my knees and felt around for him (as it was dark in there) but then... no one was in the bed with me. I was up on my knees and the bed was STILL shaking. It hasn't been to this extreme since then, but it has not stopped either. Most the time it is a vibration either at the end of the bed or in the center of the bed. Usually when I'm by myself (my husband and I have different sleep patterns). Once when i called him into the room when it was occuring and his explanation was that he thought it was the springs in the mattress or something. But the second time he felt it he was actually in the bed and agreed that there was a definate, unexplainable vibration in the bed. It occurss often. Probably 3 times a week or so. We live in an apartment and the ground level with no adjoining walls near our bed. So i've had a hard time coming up with a logical explanation for it. Pipes maybe? I've rulled out earthquake. I know it's not my body shaking..so what then? We live on a side street, so there's no large trucks driving by.. the train tracks are so far away u can just barely hear the train whistle sometimes and there's a huge hill/mountain between us and the train tracks. So I'm really at a loss...and I JUST WANT IT TO STOP. It wakes me up and also prevents me from falling alseep because I'm so nervous it's going to happen again. Or I wake easily becuase I'm nervous about it. I just don't know...

Its 1:00 AM and I'm awake becouse it just happened to me again. Off and on for over a year. Also trips to the ER and every thing from a cat scan to a heart cathader and they say I'm perfectly healthy. I'm almost certain at this point it is anxiety related. Anxiety does wierd things and you dont have to feel stessed to have anxiety attacks and they can happen in your sleep. I was asleep 45 minutes woke up with the bed shaking and freeked out like always and got up and it went away after a few minutes. Im going to try to sleep again...

This happens to me often and I agree that it is only at times of complete exhaustion. I am a really bad sleeper and often have days when i'm completely exhausted. I'll lay down to take a nap, knowing I won't actually fall asleep. However, after a while of lying there completely relaxed (about 10 minutes) I'll enter this state where it feels like my bed is shaking. Clearly, it is not the bed, but some sort of muscular or neurological thing happening within my body. The strangest this is, that after this happens, I feel very rested and refueled for a few more hours.

While I would be interested in knowing what it is exactly, I honestly don't think that there is any need to be concerned for your health or for paranormal activity.

Have you guys ever considered that it is not your bed that is shaking, that it is you? Check out sleep paralysis and then check out astral projection. Sleep paralysis is a stage when your body falls to sleep, but your mind is half awake. This is what the dr's say. It is accompanied by shaking. Astral projection can be achieved during this stage. check out my other post "For anyone who has sleep paralysis"