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Everytime i'm about to fall asleep my back starts to tremble it feel like it originates from my neck only when i feel sleepy is that the symptom start?
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Normal : The body does all kinds of involuntary twitching just before you fall asleep and just before you wake up. These movements are totally normal and part of how the nervous system shuts down for sleep. These feelings are not part of any disease process.
Answered 1/13/2015
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