Muscle Jerks

I so need some help.  In the summer of 2015 I got a duel chamber pacemaker (PM) due to my heart stopping up to 8 seconds. No one mentioned AFib at the time, since I have been asymptomatic, but after about a month of receiving  my pacemaker I was very symptomatic up to 14 hours.  The device was placed about 1 1/2 inch below my left collar bone and at the diagonal crease  where my arm meets my body.  The leads are attached at a 4 o'clock position and seem to get squished during some arm movements and yoga.  Six months after my PM implant I had a heart ablation procedure that went well.  I had a few very small 5 second incident or less of AFib within the first three months of the procedure, which I was told is normal . For the next seven month my PM has not paced me nor detected AFIB.  In November I started to get muscle jerks or contractions all over my body usually two hours after falling asleep.  Some nights these jerks can keep me up for four to five hours rendering the next day useless.  The heart jerks can be the size of my hand spread apart or as small a finger twitch.  I have seen three doctors including my heart doctor and none of them have an answer.  Also the cardio tech device interrogation shows no abnormalities.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

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muscular jerks at night

by Selwyn - 2018-01-05 05:21:13

Hypnagogic jerks are when you are about to go to sleep - the sudden jerking, often of the whole body, wakes folk. It is characterised by anxiety, caffeine, and alcohol. 

Jerk that wakes you from sleep is unlikely to be due to your cardiac problems.

I would suggest you see a neurologist. You could have anything from a mild electrolyte disturbance to severe illness. 

Selwyn

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