My husband has sleep apnoea and I turn him over several times in a night for snoring or to get him to breathe again (sometimes he stops for around a minute). It is worse when he has had any alchohol. Well last night he had a about 8 drinks for New year and he was very tired. We went to bed about 11.00pm. At 2.00am I awoke suddenly because he appeared to be having some sort of fit. He was making strange grunting noises and his feet were jerking - but it seemed to be semi-rhythmic, not random like in a dream and I couldn't wake him straight away. It lasted about a minute and really frightened me. I havnt told him yet as He is attending a training school week for his Horse riding and it is very important to him and I dont want to upset him in case its nothing (he is a bit of a worrier). Could this have been a seizure brought about through lack of oxygen or does it mean something more sinister? He has never done this before - asleep or awake. He had a bad bout of shingles a couple of months ago that lasted for about 2 months. Apart from the normal aches, pains and a little anxiety, he is healthy.