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Wondering if anyone can help me to know if these symptoms I'm now experiencing are leading me to a wheelchair.
My muscles in just about my whole body stop listening to me, tighten up and don't respond when I go to perform an action, as in taking a step, picking something up or putting it down. The feeling is very hard to explain, I feel stuck in any given position, (sort of like a charley-horse without the pain) and must stop and literally make my body perform the task. It does come and go.
It can be very severe one day and then not as much the next.
The problem is that the day after this happens, my muscles then hurt so bad I can't function. It feels like it would when you work out lifting weights the first day after a long time of not lifting and the next day you can barely walk from the muscle pain.
I am currently not able to treat so it's not from any meds. It just feels so serious, that I was hoping to get input.
Thanks everyone.
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Tricky Tickey
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I wonder if it could be MS? Or do you have Lyme? I don't know much about a muscle reaction that severe. It sounds very serious. Look in your local resources directory to see if you can get some help in case your aren't able to treat due to financial reasons. I really hope you get some answers.
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this is pretty common with Lyme
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TF
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You could try taking magnesium and see if it lessens this.
Lyme depletes our bodies of magnesium and that causes muscle cramps. So, maybe this is like a muscle cramp. If so, that is why the muscles hurt so much the next day--they have been overly stressed by the painless "cramp."
The magnesium can't hurt you and it isn't expensive, so you could easily give it a try. Take a lot of it every day. Take it until it gives you diarrhea. Then, lower the dose just enough to stop the diarrhea. Hope this helps you while you wait for a lyme doc.
From page 6 of Burrascano Guidelines:
"Magnesium deficiency is very often present and quite severe. Hyperreflexia, muscle twitches, myocardial irritability, poor stamina and recurrent tight muscle spasms are clues to this deficiency. Magnesium is predominantly an intracellular ion, so blood level testing is of little value. Oral preparations are acceptable for maintenance, but those with severe deficiencies need additional, parenteral dosing: 1 gram IV or IM at least once a week until neuromuscular irritability has cleared."
From page 28 of Burrascano Guidelines:
"6. MAGNESIUM (required) Magnesium supplementation is very helpful for the tremors, twitches, cramps, muscle soreness, heart skips and weakness. It may also help in energy level and cognition. The best source is magnesium L-lactate dehydrate (``Mag-tab SR'', sold by Niche Pharmaceuticals: 1-800-677-0355, and available at Wal-Mart). DO NOT rely on ``cal-mag'', calcium plus magnesium combination tablets, as they are not well absorbed. Take at least one tablet twice daily. Higher doses increase the benefit and should be tried, but may cause diarrhea. In some cases, intramuscular or intravenous doses may be necessary."
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Hye P, Its Joan They're right. Start with Magnesium. I'm taking 1 gram a day. Also curcumin for inflamation. What do I know??????
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The MS thing is what scares me, I have all the other symptoms of Lyme also. As I said I'm unable to treat right now and I'm pretty sure if I go to a "regular" doc, they're going to diagnose something like that with all the medications for it.
I'll try mag.
Hey Joan, thanks for replying!
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