Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone is keeping well. I have a question about muscle twitching. Is this a symptom of ET? I used to think it was because I run but I cant run at the mo as I broke my wrist. I take magnesium daily just ran out last week so maybe it is just that but I wanted to check what other people's experiences are here. Thanks in advance! Bx
HiI do get muscle twitching but not sure if it’s linked to my ET. Would be interested to know also.
I have not heard of muscle twitching related to ET. I did experience it once, but it was a medication aside effect to Reglan. Suggest checking your meds to see if any mention extrapyramidal side effects (EPS).
Hi Hunter, I thought I had seen something on here about it before but cant find it now. Will have another dig. Good idea to check meds. I take asprin and some supplements. Thank you B X
Ah! searched musch spasm and found the following link: healthunlocked.com/mpnvoice...
Something like this may be what you remember seeing - "Twitches, tremors and muscle cramps are signs of magnesium deficiency. In worst case scenarios, deficiency may even cause seizures or convulsions" healthline.com/nutrition/ma...
There have been some conversations about magnesium deficiency related to muscle issues as some of us have experience d it. I do experience magnesium deficiency as a side effect of long-term use of Nexium.
A few have mentioned a potential link to hydroxyurea and magnesium deficiency. There is some evidence in the literature, but I am not really sure how strong the link is. Maybe some of the others on the forum have looked more at this.
You might want to consider a nutritional evaluation to look at your magnesium, iron, Vitamin B/folate etc.
Hope you find answers soon.
Me too and great idea will do! It's funny I had a twitching eyelid on and off for about 2 years before I was diagnosed with ET. The odd twitch in one thigh coming up to diagnosis. Then once diagnosed at the start I was twitching like crazy all over. So that could have been stress related. I started taking Magnesium and everything really kind of more or less stopped and I just get the odd twitch now. Maybe more twitching when at rest after exercise. So maybe it's a combination of stress and lack of magnesium. Will look into Folate, iron and vit B. Hope all is well with you Hunter? BX
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