Suggestions for Relief from Hypnic Jerking
Below are 10 suggestions representing some of what has worked with people from our Facebook community threads. It is not meant to be...
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- Apr 27
- 5 min
Hope Found Here: Elainne's story
While preparing to write my story, I reviewed the journal which I have kept for four years, now totaling 100 pages. On August 27, 2018,...
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- Mar 5
- 3 min
My Taper Journey (Austin)
My Clonazepam Taper This is a long post about my clonazepam taper. It’s my experience. Yours may differ. None of it is intended as...
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- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Is Hypnic Jerking a Blood Pressure Issue? The Case of Angiotensin Conversion...
Angiotensin is a protein hormone that causes blood vessels to become narrow. It helps us to maintain blood pressure and fluid balance in...
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- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
What may be responsible for the jerks?
To a large extent, the science of sleep has remained a mystery. Let’s look at the role of the spine and the brain for a moment. We know...
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Researcher Access to Study Data
Dear CoRDS Partners, We hope you all are doing well and your new year is off to a great start. As you have noticed, CoRDS has been...
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Update Your CoRDS Information
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Find a Physician
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Hypnic Jerking "Press Kit"
When you come across an interested researcher or physician, here is what you can share: 1. The google link to HJ (Hypnic Jerking) videos....
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Can Melatonin Help Hypnic Jerking?
Calcium Dysregulation and Melatonin: See earlier blog entry regarding calcium cell signaling driving sleep entry. Can more answers be...
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- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Application of Topical Lidocaine Addressing Channelopathy: Can We Draw Evidence from Neural Therapy?
We have been having some positive responses to the application of lidocaine. I have often wondered why a person struggling from...
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- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
Finding Sanity in Community: Jess' Story
My hypnic jerking started in 2018 though at the time I didn’t know that's what it was called. To give a short background of my life-I...
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- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Hypnic Jerking Treatment Indications: Highlighting Diamox
Genetics, informing use of Diamox: In this article on central nervous system channelopathies, the below figure and table lists the...
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- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Hypnic Jerking and Sleep: What Worked for Me: Chris' Story
My nervous system shoots a jolt of electricity down my spine that convulses my body awake every time I reach the moment of sleep onset,...
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- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
How Hypnic Jerking Changed My Life: Therese's Story
Four years ago, I was living the life I dreamed of and worked hard to get. I had earned my master's degree, was married to the love of...
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- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
My Quest for Drug-Free Sleep: Jessica's Story
My life dramatically changed on Easter Day, 2015. That was the night I went to bed and never experienced the feeling of “normalcy” again....
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- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
New Study: Cells and Chemicals Involved with Sleep Transition.
In the article "Twinkling, star-shaped brain cells may hold the key to why, how we sleep". It's amazing how little we know about sleep....
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- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
How to See Evidence of Hypnic Jerking on Polysomnogram
Hypnic Jerking has had many names and has been hard to detect on testing. The diagnosis is easily overlooked because the involved muscle...
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