Brain shock sensations when trying to fall asleep

[GuamBaybe]

I'm having this problem with my brain that right before I fall asleep I get this weird sensation in my brain that wakes me up again right when I'm falling asleep. The feeling I get is either a falling sensation (not the kind you dream of falling off a cliff or tripping over something then waking up), a "shock" to my brain or like my brain is preventing me from sleeping on purpose. I hope I'm describing it okay.... but it's very frustration because my body is SOOOOO tired but my brain will not let me sleep due to these brain twitches that prevent me from fully falling asleep. Has anyone else had this? If so, does anyone have any answers of what this is? or what i can get tested for or talk to my doctor about? I've gotten an MRI and an MRA done and everything was normal.... I use to have hypochondria before and I've been told by my doctor it MIGHT be due to anxiety but I don't like when doctors say "might be..." I would rather them tell me they don't know so I can ask another doctor...... please help someone!!! :(:(:(:(

[dbone024]

Obviously this seems like it's a newer issue. Doctors know little to nothing, there's very little on the internet. My theory is that it may have something to do with computer and phone screens. Sounds out there I know, but no one in this thread reported dealing with this issue before 20 years ago. There are both people on meds and off reporting symptoms, so that's unclear. But I'm telling you, the way we stare at screens all day, constantly jumping from one thing to the next instantly. It can't be good for the brain. Consider putting them down for while and seeing how you do. Who knows right? I'll try anything at this point.

[dbone024]

I get these as well. I've had both the "zaps" from SSRI withdrawals and these scarier "exploding head" symptoms. I'm currently not on an SSRI and haven't been for over two years. Anyway, they're annoying and scary to be sure.

The BEST relief I have found is drinking a large glass of water directly before bed. Stay away from phone screens and computers for at least 20-30min before trying to fall asleep. Listening to some quiet classical music has seemed to help on occasion. Use deep breaths! The large glass of water, for me, has been the best relief of this bizarre symptom however. You'll have to get up to pee in the middle of the night, but you'll find little trouble (in relation to exploding head symptoms) in falling back to sleep. Hope this helps someone!! I share your pain.

Love.

[MartinAntell]

I started experiencing these brain shocks too when I was in my early teens. At first I only got them about once every two or three months, but they only started coming on more frequently. When I was 28 I had them several times every week. I could barely sleep anymore because the shocks kept me awake, jolting me every time I started drifting off to sleep. Sometimes they came on so strong that I couldn't move for a good half minute after being jolted, I just froze up into a cramp like state.
This was seven years ago so my memory is a bit hazy as to how I found the cure, and why it worked, but I actually managed to find a cure.
I blended together several tomatoes and a whole head of broccoli and spread it out on a homemade pizza. I think I had some sort of theory that the shocks were a result of a hormonal imbalance. My theory was that tomatoes and broccoli would stimulate the hypothalamus in a positive way. To my own surprise too it actually worked! Two weeks after that I remember having a mild attack, but after that they were completely gone. I haven't had one single shock episode since, and it's been almost seven years.

[DH1969]

Thank God im not alone. Not how to get rid of it.

[ash009]

Hello everyone
i think i can help u guys with this problem and am sure it will help u as it helped me
i use to have this same problem,as soon as i fall asleep something uneasiness happens in my chest and i woke up imediately,.i couldnt sleep at all.,
as time passes by my problem increases day by day and i use to get very irritated and even felt like sucidal tendencies..i even use to slap myself with this irritation of not understanding what the hell is goin on..even the meds dint helped
so i started doing pranayam(yoga) which helped me a lot,i feel more relaxed these days..
i wud recommend eveyone to do these 3 pranayam daily in the moring no matter what
1-deep breathing
2-kapal bharti pranayam
3-anolom vilom pranayam
go google and search it and start doing today and see the changes in 7 days..
i hav seen lot of people getting out of this  problem by doing these simple pranayam

all the best and tc

[JCAndroid87]

Wow, people are actually still commenting. Anyways, my story is quite different. I have similar symptoms but, mine started happening when I started meditating. I meditated for about six months, quite an experience, then I stopped meditating and did not meditate for a long time. Now, when I try to go to sleep I start jumping in bed. It is kind of annoying but, What I have noticed is that when I jump if I concentrate directly on the jumping I go into meditation mode and my body starts to shake even more until I hear a high frequency sound that the shaking is creating. It sounds weird but, it actually feels like what ever is making me jump is like energy that has not been released from my body. So this runs from head to toe then I jump. It is kinda of annoying because I wand to go to sleep.