Everytime I fall asleep I feel like i'm falling down and I jerk up?

Question

everytime I am close to falling asleep I get a rushing feeling as if I was falling down, Then I immedietly jerk up, Its very annoying, I probably missed hours of sleep by it, How do I fix this ?

Answer 1

They're called night tremors.  Ask your dr about this, he can prescribe something to help make them go away.

Answer 2

If your body still has energy in it this usually happens.  It's your body reacting to a sudden stop and it literally shuts down and you feel as if you are falling but it's just the energy turning off.

Its usually right when you are about to fall into a deeper sleep, and your muscles start to relax, making your brain confused.  Giving you the feeling of falling and in a way to "catch yourself" you muscles tense up again.  Most people either wake up or continue sleeping, try to relax yourself for a bit longer before falling asleep instead of just crashing.

Answer 3

I've experienced this before but not on a regular basis.  Sounds like your equilibrium might be off.  You could have an inner ear problem.  Sometimes, something as minor as a piece of earwax gets in there and makes us feel like the room is spinning.  Most of the time it's temporary.  If the problem doesn't clear up, I would consult a doctor.