Twitching of legs

[TO383Y]

Hi All

I have been suffering of permanent

AF for long time,controlled (not well)

with Bisoprolol, Apixaban and

Telmisartan and Statins.

Recently I noted frequent twitching

of my legs.

Can it be connected with AF or the

medicines or not?

Anyone have experienced that?

Many thanks.

[Rubymurray25]

Hi, It might be Restless Leg Syndrome, mine was discovered when I had my overnight Sleep Apnea study ( as suggested by someone on this site ) , worth checking out. I did have severe Sleep Apnea and since being on CPAP ( sleeping machine ) mine leg issues have gone. Also my Cardiologist was convinced my Apnea was causing my AF. Worth checking out Sleep Apnea if you haven't already done so. I have a normal BMI so my Apnea was over looked for years. Good luck.

[TO383Y in reply to Rubymurray25]

Thanks x this.

[quanglewangle]

Hi

I have permanent AFib and have acquired Restless Leg Syndrome in recent years. I find that Magnesium Oil helps. Both of my sons have RLS but no AF so I suspect the AF is probably unconnected - but few things are!!

[TO383Y in reply to quanglewangle]

Thanks x yr reply.

[Jajarunner]

It can be caused by anaemia.

I also get it if I'm very inactive during the day...

[quanglewangle]

Hi

That's interesting as I am 'borderline anaemic' - I must look into that!

x

[Dadog]

Pretty sure this twitching will be aggravated by the statins. I have restless legs at times and not severe. However, when I was put on statins, I suffered badly with twitching and cramps in my legs. I stopped taking statins and got back to normal. Hope you can sort this out.

[TO383Y in reply to Dadog]

Thanks Dadog. I suspect the statins too.