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Topic: How did you stop your calf (or other) muscle twitching?

bcb1200
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
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posted

My calves have been mildly, intermittently twitching for the past 3 months. It isn't bad. I can usually ignore it. But so far, nothing has stopped this.

I occasionally get arm, buttocks, or back muscle twitching, but very rarely.

I know this can be a lyme and / or Bart symptom. I already do tons of magnesium (8 Mag Tab SR's / day).

For those of you who have had this, particularly of the calves, what made it go away permanently?

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Bite date ?
2/10 symptoms began
5/10 dx'd, after 3 months numerous test and doctors

IgM Igenex +/CDC +
+ 23/25, 30, 31, 34, 41, 83/93

Currently on:

Currently at around 95% +/- most days.

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bcb1200
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 25745

posted

up

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Bite date ?
2/10 symptoms began
5/10 dx'd, after 3 months numerous test and doctors

IgM Igenex +/CDC +
+ 23/25, 30, 31, 34, 41, 83/93

Currently on:

Currently at around 95% +/- most days.

Posts: 3134 | From Massachusetts | Registered: May 2010 | IP: Logged |

kimmie
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 25547

posted

still got it, sorry

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the3030club
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Member # 21898

posted

mine seemed to lessen with magnesium and b6 (which is needed in order to absorb the mag) but i have a theory ...

The muscle twitches come from nerve damage cause by the lyme. But nerves heal very slowly .. so i think that such a symptom could easily persist for a while after the lyme is actually doing any damage.

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Richard1062
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posted

take magnesium

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jlp38
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magnesium worked for me

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Tammy N.
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I had a potassium deficiency. Maybe take a calcium/magnesium/potassium combo supplement. Just a thought.

Good luck,
Tammy

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texanmom3
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Member # 28840

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magnesium helps with our son's. It also helped me when I was pregnant when I got leg cramps in the middle of the night.

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texanmom3
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posted

one other thing...you have to not take mag around doxy doses I was told.

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the3030club
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Member # 21898

posted

quote:
Originally posted by bcb1200:
. I already do tons of magnesium (8 Mag Tab SR's / day).

I love how you post this, and 10 people say "take magnesium"

Good to know they're actually taking time to read the original post huh?

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bcb1200
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
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I was thinking the same. I already take magnesium. I posted that so I wouldn't get 15 responses saying to take it.

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Bite date ?
2/10 symptoms began
5/10 dx'd, after 3 months numerous test and doctors

IgM Igenex +/CDC +
+ 23/25, 30, 31, 34, 41, 83/93

Currently on:

Currently at around 95% +/- most days.

Posts: 3134 | From Massachusetts | Registered: May 2010 | IP: Logged |

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