nantynannie Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Hi Everyone,I am not sure if this is at all related to dysautonomia, but thought I would ask anyway. There have been a handful of times that I have punched myself in the face in the middle of the night while sleeping. It is like a reflex, but my arm contracts with enough force that it feels like a punch. It is weird. Anyone else? On a side note, I also have muscle twitches and restless legs at night. Not sure if it is related.Thanks!Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethansmom Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Ann,I have never experienced anything like this. I would imagine it could have something to do with the muscle spasms that are so common with dysautonomia. I know sometimes I twitch in my sleep, like I'll be falling asleep and then I will jerk all the sudden and wake myself up...although my boyfriend does this too sometimes and he's completely healthy. But I had to laugh when I read yur post (not trying to be insulting of course) but the image of punching one's self while sleeping painted a funny picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 At the height of my worst POTS symptoms, I had a lot of involuntary jerky movement of arms and legs. Some were pretty strong and happened in my sleep. Sorry you've punched yourself! I suspect it is related to dysautonomia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLB Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Do you tend to sleep with your hand near your face or under your cheek? During the night, if your hand moves away and a muscle spasm happens, it would probably hit your face.I've done that before. I didn't realize then that the muscle spasms were from a dysautonomic condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwolf Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Dear Ann, Yes I have "punched" myself, Not only in my face but stomach and tops of my legs. I have many muscle spasms and twitching. Once I even hit my hubby. Not to hard but it woke him up, I slept through the whole thing. He thought I was having a seisure or something. When I woke up just fine to his voice, we both realized what had happened.I have learned NOT to keep my hands by my face. If I do, I keep a pillow between me and my hand.Good luck, BlackwolfP.S. If it does get really bad, and you can handle meds you might want to try a muscle relaxant. I use Skelaxin when needed but I find that relaxation/meditation works almost as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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