Internal vibration sensation - caused by stress??

I'm sorry to hear that you're also having these weird sensations. It sounds much the same situation as me as I also had a period of significant stress which seems to have started the vibrations off sporadically at first, but over two years later I now experience them every night. The difference with me is that they mainly happen when I move after lying still in bed, with the exception of the ones in the torso which seen to come on spontaneously. None last for long - mainly around 10 or 15 seconds fine vibration sensation in the limb that moved before fading away.  I also used to work nights for several years, although that's a few years ago now.  I can't help wondering if it's something to do with an over-production of adrenaline in the system, although I don't know if any of the tests I've had have checked that. It's true that B12 can cause strange neurological symptoms, but mine was tested and found to be normal, so I know it's not that in mycase, but my Vitamin D level was unusually low though. Good luck with the B12 - I will be interested to know if it helps make these freaky feelings go away.

Yes I had various non-invasive tests for MS and simple office tests for Parkinsons but the results didn't show up anything specific. It is weird, and could be caused a host of other things that conventional testing won't show up like chemical or food sensitivities. I am a poor sleeper usually getting by on 6 hours or less most nights without much daytime tiredness as I've got used to it over a good number of years . I do wonder whether lack of sleep could be a big factor and how many other people who get these vibrations aren't getting their ideal 8 hours kip.

But lack of sleep is so widespread. And the internal vibrations are not. I had a complete brain scan (normal) and the physical tests for Parkinsons (same). Two neurologists recommended against doing an EMG test for a myelin (nerve sheath) related problem, it just doesn't seem relevant, as vibrations present on both side of the body, and appear in different spots. (I am still getting an x-ray of my neck to make sure it's not a spinal injury, but I'm almost sure it's not.) I'm getting used to the vibrations. They come and go. There just doesn't seem to be any indication that this is the beginning of a disease that will get worse and destroy our lives. In the words of my doctors, it is very likely benign. Living healthier lives, cutting out stress and caffeine, these feel like good things to do anyway, if not directly causal to the condition itself. Really interesting to hear others going through it, though.

Ps.. I was given all clear on any pathology tests for celiacs. So its non celiacs gluten sensetivity ..squese spelling..x

I highly recommend researching this and give it a shot x

Interesting! Thanks

Thanks for your update Lizzie - very interesting to hear that removing gluten from your diet has solved the problem. I'll try this myself..

All the best luv! Keep us posted..i found it began helping the first night..x

It's crazy-making, I know. BUT: it does get better! It really does. And... this is weird, because when it first kicks in, you think you'll go to an insane asylum if it keeps up... but once you realize you're not dying, that it's not a symptom of something terminal, that it comes and goes, and with decreasing frequency... when it kicks in, it's not so horrible. I can almost ignore it, at this point. It's unnerving, but that's it. And once the symptoms themselves don't panic you, I think it helps break the cycle. I now get the feelings mostly when I'm low on sleep, or under immense, immediate stress. Then they last for a stretch, at night, etc. But I pretty much ignore them.

You are not dying. I agree with others that this phenomenon is stress related. Stress anxiety can manifest in the sneakiest of ways. The vibrations have come and gone for me over the past 10 years. I have been managing my anxiety symptoms with a nightly dose of 25 mg of amitriptyline. This helps with sleep, panic attacks, optical migraines and a general

feeling of well being. Please see a doctor about anxiety symptoms. The more you stress about this the worse its going to get.

Stress and anxiety are not the same thing. You could have stressors that you're not even aware of that may or may not be causing the vibrations. I can't recommend enough finding a functional medicine practitioner to have things such as you vitamin status and gut health checked. Having said this, I admit that I'm seeing a functional medicine doctor now who has not figured out what's causing my vibrations. On the other hand, he has determined that my vitamin status is sub-optimal and I have significant gut dysbiosis--probably due to a course of antibiotics I took years ago just about the time that my vibrations started.

I am also taking amitriptyline which definitely helps. But I don't think it's because it's treating anxiety. It's just helping me sleep through the vibrations or dampening the nerve sensitivity that is resulting in the vibrations. (See my post earlier about visceral hypersensitivity).

thanks a lot ♥️♥️♥️ i hope so .... and also i can ignore them but when i think how long does it take, for a moment i am getting panicked

yes you are absolutely right... and i also took meds for one week and it's help me a lot.

It takes months or even years to go completely away, I've heard. But if you're not dying - who cares! It's a "feature". And as a warning sign to look at how much stress we all take on, it's perhaps useful (tho I fully believe stress is not the only factor, just an aggravating factor.)

thanks a lot ♥️

what major side effect you face it for took Amitriptyline for past 10years . anti-anxiety and anti-depression meds destroyed me i don't take any of those but i am interested to take Amitriptyline doctor said Amitriptyline not for you because your weight is too much