I was hoping you guys would have a little input into my muscular
Symptoms. I have been receiving treatment for a year and 1
month now. My muscle weakness twitching cramping and
tightness seemed to be getting better, but over the last couple
months, it seems like I have taken a couple small steps back. Im
not sure if the cold chixago weather has something to do with it,
but I suspect it does. Also, it appears that my babesia infection
has returned. I suspect that this would also have an effect on my
muscles. I feel frightened by my lack of progress over the past
few months. Is this normal? Should I be doing something
differently? By yhe way, I noticed that when I staryed my first
round of artemisia again, which was two weeks ago, I became
very sore with a small amount of physical activity. I look forward
to your responses, and thank you all so much.
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Ellen101
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If you seemed to be making good progress and suddenly seem t be backsliding then yeast could be an issue.
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Low magnesium can cause muscle twitching and cramping.
The liver uses magnesium when it's detoxifying poisons, and you may need more of it when you herx.
Your body won't absorb the magnesium well if you're low in Vitamin D. I take 5000 units of D3 daily...I take it along with the fish oil, as D needs fats to be absorbed.
I'm also taking Boron 3 mg daily, to help prevent the kidneys from filtering out too much magnesium.
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Thank you guys. Ill give magnesium a shot. What is a proper
Dose for us lymies? By tje way, I was deficient in vit d for the
whole first year of treatment, but im finally on the low normal
side. Not quite sure about my magnesium levels, but I suppose
its worth a shot.
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Some people here have said that their LLMD wanted their D level in the upper range of normal. Your immune system seems to work better that way.
I've read that people with higher levels of D didn't catch influenza.
Frankie, start with 200 to 400 mg of magnesium, and work up to 600 or 800, in divided doses. The form of magnesium matters. For example, magnesium oxide is cheap and the manufacturers use it, but it's more difficult to absorb.
Look for magnesium taurate, glycinate, or citrate. Here are two good mags:
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you should take magnesium away from your antibiotics.
You can eat foods high in magnesium, such as Dark chocolate, Almonds, almond butter, Beans, kidney beans, baked beans, bean soup, refried beans, bean burritoes, rice and beans.
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