It happens to me too quite a lot, I wouldnt worry about it too much!

I think it must have something to do with the electrical impulses in the brain.

Yeah? I hope those impulses aren't an indicator to something malevolent. Anyone else had this type of experience?


Btw thanks for the reply

Any info or experiences would be appreciated!!

I too experience this and am various curious as to what it is. It does not seem to be listed as a disorder anywhere, and my doctor doesn't seem to think it is anything to be concerned about it. What is strangest is not knowing if it is really happening as it is in that falling to sleep stage that it happens to me. It tends to wake me up completely, but then I have no problem falling back to sleep. Very strange--does anyone know more about it?

Myclonus or hypnic jerking is the closest I could find (google is great)
nothing serious that I could find.. My shaking doesn't seem to wake me up though..

I have also had this issue for a couple of years. My doc says its nothing and I am healthy otherwise. Tonight I had an extreme attack and believe I might have gotten a strong clue about its origin. I have had a bout with the flu the last few days and therefore my stomach is gurgling alot from swallowed mucus and little food intake. Tonight I awoke with an extreme twitching just below the sternum. I believe it might have been my stomach muscles gurgling, but vibrating intensely to get rid of the extra mucus. Other nights it rarely wakes me as I am drifting off though I thought it was my heart beating erratically for awhile. This was not the case. The point is I have had constant post nasal drip for the same couple of years and I am wondering if the draining mucus is upsetting the stomach, especially when I am on my back sleeping. Sounds kinda gross, but I am interested in what others' symptoms are. There seems to be no real knowledge of this condition out there. Anyone?

When I was a child I experienced several episodes during a 1 year period of waking to the sensation that my whole bed was shaking ( which convinced me at the time the bogeyman was under my bed shaking it)

a couple of years ago I experienced the same thing, I awoke to the same sensation of the bed shaking, being older and not afraid at all I sat up and looked at my husband and the bed and realized the bed was not shaking but my whole body was vibrating very fast, I don't know what caused it but I am convinced of a link between it and psychic activity of sorts.

That may seem a bit odd to some but the place it happened as a child I was terrorized by nightmares every night, and would not be alone in the basement where I and my siblings slept.

The room I was in as an adult where the shaking occurred is now my daughters and she refuses to sleep in there.

As a child in the place where the nightmares occurred I had a recurring dream which years later came true.

Is there a psychic link, I don't know but thought i'd add my experience.

this happens to me and my girlfreind every now and then... Like we are just drifting off nicely and bang, one of us shakes and is immediatley awake. Bizzarre.... What is this... Why is this happening?

Hello, in the past two years ive felt this experience about 3 or 4 times, not sure. But about two days ago it happened again and I started browsing about bed shaking in google. I found out im no the only one, although ive seen some weird things which i dont believe, i dont think im getting possesed or anything. but i do think its weird, and freaky.

the last time it happened, and every other time before, im sleeping, deep sleeping then suddenly i feel shaking, i feel the bed shaking so i wake up to see if its a dream, or an earthquake, and i find myself concious touching the bed and it is REALLY shaking, then i lean over and touch the floor but its not, at least i cant feel the floor shaking. so i lay back in bed and the shaking continues for about 30 secs then its gone. the shakin is so real i wake entirely up, sit on my bed and start thinking what can it be, lights on and everything. then i sleep again.

its very weird, id love to know what really is.

I know Im crazy late. I had a guy sleep over. He would do that jerking thing when drifting to sleep... like when you fall off the curb in your dream. I believe everyone does it. But later he was shaking. Muscles clenching and releasing. I thought he might have been having a nightmare and running. I layed my head on his chest and his heart rate was normal. I asked him gently "are you ok?" He woke enough to say "yeah. Why?" I said "youre shaking. I thought you might be having a nightmare?" He said no. and went back to sleep. The shaking began a short while after. He was also sweating profusely. But I sweat that way as well under my blankets and I know that some people JUST sweat. Im not sure if they were related in his case...

I have a chiari malformation which is when your cerebral tonsils are shifted causing crowding in the back of the brain. I started to experience this shaking too. I cannot remember when it started but definitely not over 6 or 7 months. When I shake I am completely aware of it and i cannot move. I try to move my legs of open my eyes and i really have to focus. It happened today when I was taking a nap and I woke up with an extreme headache right in the center of my forehead and my pulse was pounding really loud. I was also extremely off balance. The pounding dissipated after a few minutes. I was googling it and I found myoclonus. I am not sure if it is what it is but my next neurologist appt. I am going to ask. If he suggests something else i can put it on here.

It could be a form of Myoclonus. There's bout 9 different types. My head twitches, or my hip or legs will move just when I'm falling asleep. It could also be a form of Restless Leg.

My doctor says its anxiety, and has me filled up with anti-depressants. At least its getting better, but feel its just being covered up.