I get "hypnogogic jerks" that jolt me awake every time i start to fall asleep. this happens multiple times a night. like a dozen times or more. this has happened all night for the past two nights (of my quit). i have gotten these jolts before randomely, but this is really intense and just seems to get like this when i try to quit. my psychiatrist doesn't seem overly concerned about it. But it is driving me nuts, and i want to sleep. 

 

anyone else have to deal with this?

Insomnia is a normal part of quitting Christine and if your psychiatrist isn't concerned about it than it's probably just how your body deals. I used an OTC sleep aid, one pill a couple times a week in the beginning just to help my body relax and get some sleep. You may want to ask your dr about doing the same.

I had to get prescription sleeping pills because I had insomnia to start with... so once I quit it was down to 2-4hrs a night... and yep those hypnogogic jerks have been a part of my life forever. It got better.

I was always a deep sleeper so insomnia after quitting was a shock. It never returned to the previous state, I wake up almost every night. It got truly bad since I moved to this country.