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What Causes Tremors In The Legs While Suffering From Sleep Apnea?

Hello. I have been using a CPAP machine for treatment of sleep apnea. However I have been also detected with having a mild jerking of leg with left facial twitch and drooling lasting for around 10 to 15 seconds within the first half hour of sleep at night or sometimes early morning before waking up.This happens around 4 to 5 times per month and also on days when I have not rested enough. I was advised oxetol Twice a day by a neurologist. It s been over 4 years I have been taking this medicine but no relief. Intact the side effects have been weight increase. Sluggishness. I understand now that this is nocturnal apnea and medicines such as oxetol are not the right prescription. My MRI too shows normal. How do I get relief from this nocturnal seizures. Please assist with a holistic advise
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Twitching While Sleeping: Prevention and Treatment
If you’re twitching while sleeping, and it’s because of PLMD or RLS, you may be prescribed medications to control your symptoms. These can include dopaminergic agents, such as carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet).

If you’re looking for techniques to prevent you from twitching in your sleep that don’t involve powerful medications, you may want to try a few other steps first. For example, try going to bed without any caffeine in your system. Your muscle movements may or may not be triggered by that extra cup of coffee earlier in the day. But caffeine is associated with PLMD, so try an experiment. Avoid caffeine for several days and see how it affects your sleep and any twitching while sleeping.

And try doing excersise like walking for half hour in morning and evening.
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What Causes Tremors In The Legs While Suffering From Sleep Apnea?

Twitching While Sleeping: Prevention and Treatment If you’re twitching while sleeping, and it’s because of PLMD or RLS, you may be prescribed medications to control your symptoms. These can include dopaminergic agents, such as carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet). If you’re looking for techniques to prevent you from twitching in your sleep that don’t involve powerful medications, you may want to try a few other steps first. For example, try going to bed without any caffeine in your system. Your muscle movements may or may not be triggered by that extra cup of coffee earlier in the day. But caffeine is associated with PLMD, so try an experiment. Avoid caffeine for several days and see how it affects your sleep and any twitching while sleeping. And try doing excersise like walking for half hour in morning and evening.