Did you know…"myoclonic jerk"

[Itsme]

This happens to me...never knew it had a name....

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From my Centrum Vitamins trivia of the day email:

Did you know…

That sudden, mysterious, involuntary twitching you feel in your legs or arms when you're drifting off to sleep is known as a "myoclonic jerk."

Now you can tell your spouse that he or she was a "real jerk last night" and not hurt their feelings. :)

[cadetevon]

Now you can tell your spouse that he or she was a "real jerk last night" and not hurt their feelings. :)

Oooooorr, you can kick our bed mate and now have something to blame it on! Thanks itsme! :cheers:

[ArkiStan]

Yup. You're the myoclonic jerk.

[Lolita]

Giving it a name is not going to keep me from getting kicked in the shin.

[speedracer120]

I freaking hate when it happens. It's like having someone shake you awake.

[zero2dash]

I prefer the Kramer word...the jimmy legs. (And the add-on by Frank Costanza, the jimmy arms.) :heh:
I've got the jimmy legs...sometimes it happens at least. And yes...it's DEFINITELY annoying; its made me wake myself up before when it happens.