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Q: Epileptics - Twitching While Going to Sleep?
asked by: postfetalphase on November 29th, 2007
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I have an epileptic friend and he twitches a lot while he is going to sleep. I mean I'll ocassionally twitch while I'm drifting off, but he... he'll be still for maybe a minute or so but then he'll twitch somewhere every 10 seconds or so.

I was wondering if this is a result of epilepsy?
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caz2007
replied on January 6th, 2008
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I Am Epileptics
hi there. i am caroline call me caz i have epilepsy and i twitche when i am feeling to sleep too but i dont now if this is becouse of my Epilepsy so hope somebody can tell us the right anster.

thanks
caroline
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Amanda4
replied on January 9th, 2008
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hi there. my husband has epilepsy and he twitches at night to. his doctor told us is was because of his epilepsy. it could be from you muscles trying to relax. i don't know if that helps you, but you might talk to you doctor about it.
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-k-el-c
replied on January 27th, 2008
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i get twitches, but they arent generaly from epilepsy...i think. i had drifted off last night and had a very large twitch resulting in me leaping out of bed, then i realsied i had dreamed i fell down the stairs haha. i do however get mild ones during the stress of the day or during lack of sleep.
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Tbaby123
replied on April 14th, 2009
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I tend to twitch every once in a while especially if I am sleepy. Of course my seizures are caused from lack of sleep so if I am tired they get worse. My doctor told me that they are small seizures. Like I might twitch and drop my drink sometimes or lose my grip on what I am holding, but if I take my medicine regularly they don't bother me as much.
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