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Sometimes during day and night when i'm awake sometimes body feels like it is going to kind of jerk sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.
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Myotonus: Your body can twitch when your muscle groups contract spontaneously. This can be related to fatigue or over activity which causes your muscle fibers to enact. Other possibilities include electrolyte problems like sodium, potassium, magnesium or calcium.
Answered 10/27/2016
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