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I'm an avid cyclist and runner. I race and train a lot.
One salient feature of my (as yet diagnosed)Lyme is that after a good effort, my muscles will tremor when I try to relax. For instance, a few days ago, I went for a 1.5 hour ride and felt pretty good, not as strong as normal, but okay. No issues while riding. Afterwards, when I was standing over my bike, just resting, and talking with friends, my legs would quiver a bit. I've also noticed this when I try to sit and raise my calves a bit.
I know that fatigue and specifically muscle fatigue can be features of Lyme, but are there any other people who've experienced this? Any other athletes out there?
Bob T.
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I'm not an athelete-I'm just trying to get through a week of vacation bible school with 14 kindergartners-which does involve a lot of chasing and doing squats into itty bitty chairs.
There's some jumping up and down and waving our arms in the air while shouting WAHOOOO. I've learned to keep my picc arm in my pocket because it got so sore.
I also said a lot of prayers such as GOD HELP ME when it was time to roll off the blanket, get on all fours and stand up after snack time. Ond kid thought I was playing horsie and jumped on my back-which of course flattened me right out again.
To make this short story longer-when I woke up this morning I didn't even know if I could move my legs. I think I can I think I can I think I can-make it through one more day- then I will be more than happy to become a couch potato for a while.
I have been thinking of getting those pedal things so I can sit on the couch and pretend I'm cycling.
BTW-my brother was a member of the Wednesday Night Laundry runners in California-ring any bells? He ran 40 miles on his 40th birthday-invited the whole town to join him.
Other than that I really needed to take magnesium for calf cramping when first diagnosed.
From the Avalanche Ranch-a wild ride through God's Word- WHAHOOOO, Carol
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Bob,
I had much more intense than twitching. Exercise would cause me to have motor tics. Especially if I did anything cardio.
This started in the middle of treatment and got a lot worse when I was on an abx break.
It did go away. I can't tell you exactly what did it, but I think the two things that worked were going back on abx and specifically one that crossed the blood-brain barrier. I was on Omnicef for a while.
The other thing was large doses of B-12 with folic acid. Many people do B-12 injections. My doctor has me take sublingual (made by Perque, you can buy it online at wellnessworks.net, if not you have to go through a doctor) and a drop of a liquid folic acid on each B-12 tablet (Folirinse by Scientific Botanicals).
I take 3 at a time, 3-5 times a day.
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Oh, and for muscle twitching and pain, high doses of magnesium. About 1000 mg a day, in split doses. Ramp up though, as too much can cause bowel issues.
And make sure you hydrate. I've started drinking Smart Water when I exercise, it is water with electrolytes. I feel much better.
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I am no expert, but I do suggest that you place some serious limits on your exercising until you get the Lyme under control. I know from personal experience that pushing oneself can result in serious worsing of symptoms.
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Um, I thought quivering was normal after a workout. Along the lines of throwing up.
You could do some squats, see if you have lost any strength in your legs. You should probably also measure your legs and make sure they are even and don't get any smaller.
I don't think I had muscle fatigue so much as muscle atrophy esp. on one side, but I've prob had it since childhood so I have no health to compare it with.
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My husband was a half-marathoner a year and a half ago. He has muscle weakness and pain and also has lost muscle mass. He can't run anymore due to pulmonary fibrosis that we believe was brought on by Babesia but even still running would be very difficult now.
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I don't think that I lack for specific strength. I was in my home gym yesterday testing, and I think that my upper body and core are about what they usually are.
One other weird symptom along these lines is that I feel like sometimes when I bend over or do a crunch, that I have a sort of stuttering of my muscles. In other words, I can do the exercise, a little weaker than usual, but I can do it, but not really, really smoothly.
The quivering starts while I'm working out.
Any other thoughts?
I am going to see a LLMD soon, and I have a Naturopath set up to get me on an aggressive regimen of suppliments.
Parisa - Pulmonary fibrosis? WTF. I'm sorry to hear that. I can't imagine how ****ed I'd be if I couldn't return to action. Much sympathy for your husband. BT
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Lyme disease isn't the only thing that can cause muscle weakness. No matter how much Lyme disease sucks, you want to have it-- not a motor neuron disease with no cure.
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I think it's pretty common for a leg to quiver when you're sitting and raise your calf a bit ... I see many people do that ... my own legs have always done that, but then again, I have had Lyme for so long, I wouldn't know what happened pre-Lyme.
I remember as far back as college, after a long walk, then sitting in class, my legs would twitch. Even now, after doing the elliptical I can feel them twitching.
I never thought of this as not normal ... but I was exposed to Lyme 35 years ago as a child, spent most of the time with minor symptoms, so I guess I'm not a good judge of what normal is.
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quote:Originally posted by sixgoofykids: I think it's pretty common for a leg to quiver when you're sitting and raise your calf a bit ... I see many people do that ... my own legs have always done that, but then again, I have had Lyme for so long, I wouldn't know what happened pre-Lyme.
I remember as far back as college, after a long walk, then sitting in class, my legs would twitch. Even now, after doing the elliptical I can feel them twitching.
I never thought of this as not normal ... but I was exposed to Lyme 35 years ago as a child, spent most of the time with minor symptoms, so I guess I'm not a good judge of what normal is.
I ALWAYS found that weird! I too have all the symptoms you listed!
I hate walking to classes and sitting down and my legs start twitching up a storm! It really can be to the point of destracting and even scary!
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