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Q: Body Vibrates When Sleeping
asked by: purplepugsx2 on April 23rd, 2007
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My partner tells me that my body vibrates sometimes when I sleep. It doesn't shake or twitch it vibrates. She woke me at 2:30 in the morning the other night because she was cuddling and it woke her up. She said the whole bed was litterally shaking. I have felt it on occassion when I've been woke up. It seems to center in my abdomen area. It's like my body is a vibrator on low speed. Is it anxiety or what, and why does it seem to center in my abdomen?
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stetlaw77
replied on February 5th, 2008
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Hi there,

Have you had your ANA checked? I am also vibrating at night--sometimes it wakes me up and sometimes it doesn't. I am about to be diagnosed with Lupus, which is an autoimmune disorder. I do not know if it is the cause, but I am going to be seeing my specialist tomorrow and will ask him about it.
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Galaxy
replied on February 5th, 2008
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I do that too - when I am awake, at least. I don't know about asleep. It does feel exactly like a mobile phone on Vibrate. It seems to be my arms and legs that are more affected. I thought it was some sort of problem with my nervous system. I am awaiting a nerve conduction test on my shoulder which has been very painful for months. If I find out anything I will certainly post it on here.
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hogweed
replied on February 15th, 2008
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shonster wrote:
It does feel exactly like a mobile phone on Vibrate.


That's it exactly! I've replied to another post in this topic, so don't want to double-post but please everybody, tell me if you can find a solution...
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thelight
replied on March 7th, 2008
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I have a friend that has experienced body vibrations when she was sleeping too. I am in the medical field and I know these vibrations are not cardiac related nor is it anxiety.
It sounds like it may be caused from a condition called, "Morgellons". I guess People who have morgellons have nano technology in them. This technology vibrates to certain radio frequencies. Do research by looking up Morgellon and body vibrating. Hope this helps.
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murphy
replied on March 28th, 2008
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I get the same thing happening to me. It seems to have started in the last month . I only feel it when im in bed but its like my pulse is going throughout my body so fast that im vibrating. I have felt my pulse when this has happened and under the vibrating i can feel its normal. What is going on ? I am buying my first house at the moment and have been really stressed out. Maybe its something to do with stress?
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Nani
replied on April 27th, 2008
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body vibrates in sleep
did you figure out anything on this. I have the same problem.
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pandamom
replied on June 4th, 2008
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body vibrates while sleeping
I can't tell you how relieved I am to know that other people suffer from this and that I am not going crazy. It only happens during sleep, and I am not a deep sleeper so I notice it alot. I never knew how to describe what I am feeling because my heart rate remains normal while the rest of my body seems to be going a mile a minute. It is the weirdest feeling. A few other things I suffered from in the past are Lyme Disease 15 years ago, Bells Palsy 9 years ago, mitral valve prolapse syndrome, anxiety attacks. I had a feeling this had to do with my nervous system but not sure how. I looked up Mogellons as recommended, but I don't have any "skin" problems, just this one symptom. For other reasons, I was on an anti depressant for a short time and noticed it "went away" during that time, but as soon as I went off it, the symptoms returned. Does anyone have any more info out there? Natural remedies, maybe?
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pandamom
replied on June 4th, 2008
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body vibrates while sleeping
I can't tell you how relieved I am to know that other people suffer from this and that I am not going crazy. It only happens during sleep, and I am not a deep sleeper so I notice it alot. I never knew how to describe what I am feeling because my heart rate remains normal while the rest of my body seems to be going a mile a minute. It is the weirdest feeling. A few other things I suffered from in the past are Lyme Disease 15 years ago, Bells Palsy 9 years ago, mitral valve prolapse syndrome, anxiety attacks. I had a feeling this had to do with my nervous system but not sure how. I looked up Mogellons as recommended, but I don't have any "skin" problems, just this one symptom. For other reasons, I was on an anti depressant for a short time and noticed it "went away" during that time, but as soon as I went off it, the symptoms returned. Does anyone have any more info out there? Natural remedies, maybe?
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rpw3
replied on June 18th, 2008
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i vibrate too
It's pretty weird & I feel that it may be linked to some sort of 6th sense, 3rd eye stuff.l
Really! I have had vibrations in the past just after waking up. It's an odd, very rapid vibration that seems to come from my core, my chest & it flows out into every limb. The first time this happened was in 89. I was having one of those very intense dreams that I could swear was reality. I was dreaming there was an earth quake going on & then woke up vibrating when my Mom said it was dinner time. I immediately looked up to see if the c-fan was moving & it was not. The vibrating stopped after about a min. or so, I sat down at the table, feeling quite light headed, I said to my family that there was going to be a big earth quake. The next day, SF, CA was nailed. After that, many random premonitions started to occur. This went on for many years but in the last 10 yrs., much less. The vibrations probably happen about 3-10 times per year. The last one was during the course of an extremely odd dream that I can remember like yesterday. I also have always had the ability to control certain dreams such as stop, rew, ffd, alter the path of, etc... Hope this doesn't just sound like a bunch of crap to everyone. I wouldn't make this stuff up. Anyone else have something similar going on?
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TheHearingLady
replied on July 9th, 2008
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Body Vibrations Vestibular in origin?
I have experienced these vibrations as well and I don't think it is so abnormal and I doubt it is pathological. I just think that a lot of people don't experience it because they are sleeping through it. Our bodies go through four stages of non-rem sleep before we achieve REM sleep (rapid eye movement). If we happen to wake up during one of those stages or even during REM sleep, we are bound to discover things about ourselves that we weren't aware of. Has anyone ever remembered a dream?

I suspect that this sensation of vibrating, at least while in deep meditative or REM sleep states may be a result of inaccurate information coming from our vestibular system in combination with this unconcious rapid eye movement. Our vestibular system is a portion of our balance system that sends our brains information on our head movements and our position in space. There are tiny structures in our ears that have our sensory neurons that respond when we move our heads. As a professional who has studied and observed vestibular pathologies, I have often wondered the role of the vestibular system in our sleep. There are few studies on the subject.

Does anyone ever notice that this generally happens when sleeping on your side? I've had sleep paralysis while sleeping on my back but never on my side. I have had head and chest vibrations only while sleeping on my side. I think that sleeping in the side position has something to do with these strange sensations in our sleep due to the orientation of the vestibular canals in our ears. Perhaps our brains are receiving confusing signals from our vestibular system or vestibular neuron activity in the brainstem. If anyone has read any studies on this, please share them. I haven't found much basis for my shallow theory, but it just makes sense to me that our balance system is the culprit.
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sleepy1967
replied on July 26th, 2008
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Vibrations while I'm asleep
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I CANNOT begin to tell you how grateful I am to find that I am not going out of my mind.

About 4 weeks ago, I was so tired I fell asleep at my kitchen table (in itself a rarity as I never sleep in the daytime), feeling like all the energy had literally been syringed out of me in the space of 5 minutes flat. I managed to drag myself up to bed. A while later, I woke up after what felt like a battle of wills to return my seemingly levitating bed back to terra firma! I'd also experienced 3 separate vibrating instances that afternoon, my first ever.

A couple of weeks ago, I was asleep at night when again I was awakened by my body vibrating. I thought nothing of it. The following morning, totally out of the blue, my nine-year old daughter told me that she hadn't slept well the previous night because she'd been vibrating. In order not to alarm her, I made light of it and said she must have sensed an earthquake far off. I didn't tell her I'd felt the same.

The vibrations occurred while sleeping on my side. I've frequently also experienced sleep paralysis but always while on my back or front. Your tips have been very welcome, and I'll be putting them to practise pronto. This is the first time EVER I've acknowledged to anyone that this has happened to me, so it truly is a relief to find I am not alone and there's a logical sciengtific explanation for this weirdness. Still researching, but in the meantime, my thanks for your tips and advice.
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richrahl
replied on August 27th, 2008
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vibrating bodies during sleep
All of you are experiencing a non-physical phenomenom. I strongly advise you to research "out-of-body experiences"," astral projection","and lucid dreaming" . Try to maintain your objectivity and if you are remotely religious or spiritual, pray for understanding regarding this phenomenom. You may discover you are on the cusp of witnessing wonders that transcend your normal scope of experience.
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freakedoutmama
replied on September 8th, 2008
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my body vibrates when i wake to
its the weirdest thing, i will be be laying there trying to take a nap. then all the sudden it feels like my whole bed is vibrating i thought that it was something supernatural at first. i am glad i am not the only on e. i thought i was going crazy because my doctors couldn't figure it out. it also feels like i am raising up. does this happens only when i nap in the mornings.
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freakedoutmama
replied on September 8th, 2008
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i have got an answer
i just talked to a sleep specialist. she said the body vibrating is caused from lack of oxygen. its your bodys way of telling you to wake up. it is called sleep apnea. if i was you i would get it checked out as soon as possible because it could be dangerous.
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richrahl
replied on September 8th, 2008
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about your answer
Have someone observe you during sleep. Objective vibrating of one's body may in fact be medically related. However, there is a purely subjective phenomenom of vibrating with causes outside of physiological explanation. Of special note is the sensation of rising you feel. I've had similar sensations prior to an out-of-body experience and before,during,or after an episode of lucid dreaming. Many have observed a corellation between the frequency of this occurrence and full moon cycles. So have I. I can almost count on one occurring every full moon or near the time thereof. I encourage you and all that experience these vibrations to note the lunar phases when they occur
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freakedoutmama
replied on September 9th, 2008
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i don't think it is a out of body experience
i will be going to see a sleep specialist wednesday. i should be able to get some answers. when you say lucid dreaming what does that mean? they will be watching me sleep next week. hopefully i will not stop breathing in my sleep anymore after i am treated. it is really scary.
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richrahl
replied on September 9th, 2008
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lucid dreaming
Lucid dreaming is the phenomenom of awareness that one is dreaming while dreaming. During this state one is virtually omniscient. All aspects of the dreamscape can be manipulated while lucid. This state can be sustained as long as one maintains a degree of emotional detachment. Lucid dreaming is most likely to occur during full moons. Here's a lunar calendar to refer to http://kalender-365.de/lunar-calendar.php
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mwoodj
replied on September 9th, 2008
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Your all purring cats! Smile
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freakedoutmama
replied on September 9th, 2008
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i still don"t understand what your talking about
but i can tell you about my reoccuring dream. its like i am awake but i am really not. i will get out of bed like 20 times and it feels like i am awake but i am not. then when i really do wake up i can"t move. can you explain that. i have been dreaming it for like 4 years.
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