Grannie Aggie,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

I had jerk movements like yours early on. I also had ballistic movements. Any small movement became exaggerated. Just rolling over could result in my arm flying or my knee would jerk into my wife's thigh. At first, I took clonazepam but switched to gabapentin after a year or so. The gabapentin does the trick for me and has no noticeable side-effects. Originally, I needed 900 to 1200 mgs an hour before bed. I am down to 600 mgs now.

These jerks would happen most just as I was transitioning to sleep. The Exploding Head Syndrome events happen during the same transition. They could be related.

My best to you.