Hello, I have joined this forum to see if anyone else has myoclonic jerks in the same way I do. I have between 1-5 massive jerks a day, 3-5 days a week. Before a jerk I feel incredibly sleepy and strange and look pale. My partner can look at me and say "you need to jerk". Once I have jerked I am awake again. The jerks usually involve my left arm and both legs. They are sharp, quick and exhausting. I can also have jerks out the blue without sleepiness. Sometimes these are my left arm and head in a smaller manner. I've read about myoclonic jerks being called twitches...there is no way these would be called twitches! Any wise words?