Re: Muscle twitches/potassium

[Guest guest]

I have had leg cramps for as long as I can remember...sometimes I can go

months without any and then like recently I have been having them four or

five times a week...for me they always seem to occur at night. I will wake

up and my entire calf muscle is pushed up and my foot is all cramped...I have

to get up and walk around and try and push the heel of my foot to the

ground...after I get the cramp mostly worked out I will continue to have

twitches for a while and if i move my leg or foot the wrong way..it will just

cramp up all over again (this whole thing makes for a very looooong sleepless

night). I am 30 and have the x-linked type of cmt and don't show any wasting

of muscle in my legs, I don't really show any signs of having cmt except for

a very very slight low tone in my feet. I never knew if the cramping was due

to the disease or was just something missing from my body...such as

potassium, anyway...my question is do I need to go to the doctor to be

monitored while taking extra potassium or can I just take it over the

counter....and if so, how much should I be taking daily?

Sincerely,

Tana