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When i lay down to go to sleep i very frequently get a very strange sensation in face and arms. like when u feel like ur falling. lasts couple secs.?
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Hypnogogic Phenomena: This is something that happens when you are in between wakefulness & sleep. Sometimes you begin to dream & are still not completely asleep. It's usually temporary & you don't treat it.
Answered 3/6/2014
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