side affect or not

I seem to be haveing a side affect that in like when you feel like you are falling when trying to sleep. Not sure what this is comeing from. I am taking pacil cr 75 mg welbrutin xl 450 mg serquel 300 before giong to bed. during the day I am taking 75 mg once in the moring and once in the afternoon.Not sure about this .

Hypnic jerk
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A hypnic or hypnagogic jerk is an involuntary muscle twitch (more generally known as myoclonus or a myoclonic twitch) which often occurs during the transition from wakefulness to sleep (see hypnagogia). It is often described as an electric shock or falling sensation, and can cause movement of the body in bed. Hypnic jerks are completely normal, and are experienced by most people, especially when over-tired or sleeping uncomfortably. The exact cause of the sudden jerks is not clear, but there are hypotheses:

That it is a naturally occurring part of the sleep process, as is slower breathing, and reduced body temperature.
That the feelings associated with relaxation before sleep are misinterpreted by the brain as falling or toppling over, and by reflex the body jerks out the limbs to stay upright.
That in the same way a body will often twitch as a person dies (as a reflex to attempt to keep the body functioning) it is thought the body might misinterpret falling asleep as a situation in which the body needs to be stimulated.
Hypnic jerks are usually felt just once or twice per night. More regular (and usually less dramatic) muscle twitches often occur during normal sleep (perhaps as much as one every thirty seconds). In extreme cases, this may be classified as a disorder called periodic limb movement. The person with the disorder will usually sleep through the events. When a subject is deprived of sleep and is trying to fight sleep, hypnic jerks can occur more often. This normally happens after the subject has successfully deprived themselves of sleep for longer than 24 ho

Yes, you might want to contact your doctor. It could be Hypertension or a blood problem.

I used to feel like I was falling when I fell a sleep. I still do once and a great while. I think I do if I am super tired from my sleeping problem. It might be normal. But, it can't hurt to ask your doctor or pharmacist.

hugs ster. I would ask the pharmacist. How often does it happen, is it within a certain amount of time after taking your daily med? Is it possible that the medicine is helping you beging to relax, and you are holding your muscles so tight you haven't realized it etc? Most meds do have side effects (in fact, in some ways, what the medicine is intended to do is a (side) effect!) But anything out of the ordinary, can be scarey. Does the medicine paper insert talk about something like this? (Or check it online at the drug maker's website.) TC

That very much describes the sensation I would get, during the time I had been on and taken off the SSRI's.
It is a very strange feeling, as well as the "brain zaps" (not painfull) that I and many I talk with that felt while either using these class of meds or coming off of them.
Took awhile, but they eventually went away.
Sorry, I have no productive replies,but this sparked a point of relating to this weird sensation(s).
I wish you luck with this and through this.

Thank you for your replies. I guess I contact my pdoc on monday.