LymeNet Flash: Ooooh the muscles! Whyyyyyy!?

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Posted by frankieb (Member # 35725) on :

Hey everybody,

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.

Posted by Ellen101 (Member # 35432) on :

If you seemed to be making good progress and suddenly seem t be backsliding then yeast could be an issue.

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Babesia definitely affects the muscles! You are herxing.

Try upping your intake of magnesium.

Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :

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Ditto to TuTu's suggestion: more magnesium. Detail here, along with other things to consider. But MAGNESIUM is tops, just tops.

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=030792;p=0

LIVER & KIDNEY SUPPORT & and several HERXHEIMER support links, too.
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Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :

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.

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Is the boron safe for the kidneys, Carol?

Posted by frankieb (Member # 35725) on :

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.

Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :

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:

Source Naturals, Ultra-Mag,
with magnesium citrate, taurinate, malate, glycinate and succinate.
http://www.iherb.com/Source-Naturals-Ultra-Mag-120-Tablets/1415

Natural Vitality, Natural Calm,
with Ionic magnesium citrate.
http://www.iherb.com/Natural-Calm

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.

Posted by frankieb (Member # 35725) on :

Thanks for your help everyone. Just ordered some of the

magnesium carol recommended. The support is always

appreciated!

Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :

I can have terrible muscle pain from Babs. Are you currently treating it with more than Arte?