Tremors upon awaking

[Mjm012649]

My husband tremors very hard upon awakening. He “flaps” both arms and hand very hard and seems very confused. It only last a few minutes but it is very disturbing and scary at the time. Any ideas on helping with this issue?

[Cons10s]

I’ve had that since the beginning and it’s never gotten worse, sometimes it doesn’t happen but mostly it does to some degree for what feels like 10-15 seconds. I feel it’s the transition from Theta or Delta to Beta. The brain and body haven’t yet synchronized.

[Mjm012649 in reply to Cons10s]

Wow! That helps just knowing others deal with it also. Thank!

[lenamm]

I've had the same thing since day 1 - since brain surgery I no longer have it in my treated side but my right arm flaps like crazy when I wake up. It stops once I'm out of bed

[Mjm012649 in reply to lenamm]

Thanks for sharing. It helps to hear other folks experience it too.

[Normanjean]

Luckily I only have tremor in my left hand

But on a morning when I stretch off after waking up my legs shake only for a moment then ok really strange

[Mjm012649 in reply to Normanjean]

It is strange. I can see that he is confused when it is happening. And it initially really scared me. The best I can do now is to reassure him, help him get the blanket off and then help him to his feet and hold on to his hands for a minute until he can get his bearings.

[dsalucci]

It's similar to what happens to people with Tourette Syndrome when they try to "control" their tics for a period of time. Then when they relax again, they get a torrent until they calm back to a more "normal" state. It happens almost always when my husband wakes up (just for a few minutes) and I tease him that he can never hide the fact that he fell asleep on the couch!

[Mjm012649 in reply to dsalucci]

Yeah, happens just for a few minutes. I help him by helping him stand up ... hold both his hands and pull him up. Then we stand there for a minute until he gets his bearings and I pretend we are dancing😁. Teasing is good!