Muscle Twitching

[6t5frlane]

Anybody here get them and where??? Calves are going crazy but they can be anywhere. Also a itchy feeling on the skin

[kpprhd]

I get them quite often-in my legs(esp calfs) and my face-not sure why

kpprhd

[2mag]

hi 6 t

i get them
less now
but when i get hot or too much herbs
the spirocytes go crazy
the magnesium helps

mag

[kpprhd]

Mag

Would you mind telling us how much magnesium you are on?

Thanks
kpprhd

[2mag]

hi

i take Magnesim Malate about 600 mg and up
every day or so

One of the docs recommended it
what a life
I am a pill popper and a couch hopper

mag

[kpprhd]

Thanks Mag for the info-wow what a bunch we are-at least we're not alone.

kpprhd

[blimeyitslymie]

My physician has found that alot of us Lymies are suffering from folic acid and b12 deficiencies. Since I have begun using megadoses, much of my twitching and some of my neuropathy (burning tingling crawling sensations) have diminished and/or disappered. The brands he uses is Scientific botanicals. They are drops that go under the tongue. Folirinse is the folic acid, and hydroxo-12 is the b12. The ratio is 1:2, that is one drop of folic acid to two drops b12 under the tongue. You can start out with 5 doses a day and work up to 20. Some people report immediate results, others it takes a week or two to notice.

Make sure you are taking vitamin c (at least 1000 mg) / day as well. Biotin is also a good nutrient.

Good Luck,
Blimey


http://www.naturalnutritionals.com/brands-a-to-z-scientific-botanicals.html

[doves-song]

just to reassure you with another "me too"

I get it in my thighs, and in my face, particularly around my mouth. I have other "ALS-like" symptoms as well, which was finally proven to be lyme and not ALS. It has be coming out a little more in the herxing.

I also have itching, mostly the palms of my hands.

[Sonsie]

This twitching is indicates nerve issues -- don't know how to state this in the right terminology, however. I used to have these pretty routinely but no more. I take 2000 mg of magnesium daily. I don't know magnesium has addressed the problem, or if the meds my LLMD prescribes are responsible.

I worked my way up to 2000 mg over time -- just kept going until I reached a level that made a difference. (I don't take it all at once, but over the day.) Spirochetes love magnesium. They were helping themselves and leaving nothing for me. :mad:

[davidx]

I was diagnosed with lyme about 1 year ago and I also have twitching mostly in my calves. Like you I also get itchy skin sometimes pretty badly. I also have very hypersensitive skin on my legs which makes clothing unconfortable sometimes.

Are you taking any meds?

-David

[6t5frlane]

I was treated 3months Doxy,but am finished

[tuzeelu]

The muscle twitching is called fasciculation, a good word to google for more info.

[Buttons2]

My body used to jerk horridly-myoclonus. I've also had the twitching in face,eyes,legs. and the feeling of something crawling on my legs,and intense itching on bottoms of my feet or my palms. I credit using B12 & cutting out aspartame as helping me the most. Please consider it,there's alot of info about B12 on the vitamin forum here. It's very cheap!

Also, might try epsom salt baths,I scrub the salt all over me as much as possible. And magnesium cannot be stressed enough!

Good luck everyone!
Buttons

[6t5frlane]

Maybe I will ask for a Vitamin B-12 test ??

[metta]

Ditto on the value of magnesium: both epsom salt baths and oral magnesium.

Lots more good info on muscle twitching and fasciculation available here: www.AboutBFS.com

Hope this helps!

[Luvmycat]

I take 1,000 mg. per day. My LLMD recommended magnesium chelate because it's best absorbed by the body. I just finished up 3 years and 1 month of antibiotics for a severe case of neuro-Lyme. This includes 8 weeks of IV Rocephin and over 200 Bicillin shots, Zithromax, Flagyl, Ceftin, Biaxin and Minocin. I've been off of them for about 2 weeks now and I can feel a little bit of light sensitivity creeping back. I see my LLMD in April, so we'll see what happens, BUT I am hoping for the BEST!

[6t5frlane]

Luvmycat.How bad were your twitches?? have a co worker with Lyme that has them all over

[lymebytes]

Hi 6t5frlane. What dose of Doxy did you take? Were you treated until you were symptom free plus at least two months longer? Did you have any co-infections?

[6t5frlane]

I have been treated several times. Last time 300mg Doxy 4 weeks. No co infections according to Quest and igenex

[Luvmycat]

My twitches were what I would only describe as violent at their worst. I twitched ALL over my body and buzzed and surged. I even twitched on my face, back, shoulders, arms, and stomach! I probably could have taken a marker and followed every impulse I had on my body and drew a complete outline of my nervous system on my skin! Even though I am off of antibiotics, I still twitch somewhat but mostly in my feet and legs and a few stray thumps here and there. I've been twitching for 5 years now, so it's really no big deal. The worst part was not knowing WHAT was causing it.