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Message started by jason on May 10^th, 2010, 12:40am

Title: Muscle twitches / Palpitations - all related? RLR?
Post by jason on May 10^th, 2010, 12:40am

As well as the palpitataions my other main symptom is twitching in my calves A LOT (I can cramp them real easy just by tensing them). I've had this for a very long time, it generally goes throughout the day, but comes back in bed and in the mornings.

I figured it was probably a deficiency in Magnesium or calcium or potassium. But taking 1 or all of those supplements over the year has really not helped at all.

Could there possibly be a relationship between the twitches / cramp / palpitations and stress / anxiety if so anyone know why it causes the twitches and what I can do about them?

Appreciate any help. :)

Title: Re: Muscle twitches / Palpitations - all related???
Post by George88 on May 10^th, 2010, 10:10am

Hi,

I have also thought this aswell and the reason is that my symptoms seemed to show up all at once. I get a lot of muscle twitching and it is VERY annoying. For about 3-4 weeks I've had a twitch in one of my right quadricep muscles (left muscle closest to knee). It twitches all day, on and off and I think it might have something to do with tension. When your muscles are tense I think it also puts a little tension on your nerves and they can become compressed or trapped, or something. I also get twitching in my arms and calves, and get a lot of cramping in my feet and calves, too, which also requires very little tensing to induce.

Title: Re: Muscle twitches / Palpitations - all related???
Post by Kalah on May 10^th, 2010, 6:20pm

I've gotten twitches along with the palps before too. Eating a banana a day when that happened seemed to help for me. Maybe it was a slight potassium deficiency or maybe not... hard to tell such things without blood tests... but a banana a day certainly didn't hurt and it probably helped just to have the positive thought that there was something I could do about it. :)

Either way it's easy and worth a try...

Title: Re: Muscle twitches / Palpitations - all related???
Post by jason on May 11^th, 2010, 12:42am

Very interesting.

I eat 1 - 2 bananas every day with no benefit at all, so prob my Potassium is fine, might be something else out of whack though?

Anyone else?

RLR - any ideas?

Title: Re: Muscle twitches / Palpitations - all related? RLR?
Post by jason on May 16^th, 2010, 1:48am

Hi RLR, did you have any thoughts on the above?

Thanks

Jason

Title: Re: Muscle twitches / Palpitations - all related? RLR?
Post by RLR on May 16^th, 2010, 6:07pm

Okay, it is extremely rare to have a potassium or calcium deficiency except in the presence of certain pre-existing disorders. Muscle twitches are extremely common in persons with anxiety disorder and known as myokymia. It is absolutely nothing to worry about.

Taking supplements will not reduce the phenomenon and it is more beneficial to stretch and exercise than to try and find a pill to make it go away.

Best regards and Good Health