RE: Muscle twitching on 4.5 mg LDN

July 7, 2003

July 7th 2003

Someone wanted to know if some of us who does not have Multiple

Sclorosis have experienced leg cramps, or muscle twitching so I will

tell you how it was for me. I have permanent hypothyroidism and

multiple back problems, chronic pain and a diagnosis of fibromyalgia

which affects muscles, tendons and ligaments. Our bodies hurt from

head to toe all the time.

I started 4.5 mg fast-acting low dose Naltrexone about the third of

April.

Within two weeks I had muscles twitches in my legs and arms. It

didn't hurt. It was more of an aggrivation than pain. I started

taking more calcium and more magnesium because it is a known fact

that fibro-people do not have enough magnesium. It helped some.

The biggest relief was the total body pain which eased up within

three days.

I had my doctor prescribe 3 mg of LDN for the next month. After a

few days on 3 mg my muscles stopped twitching so often. I never did

experience what some people call " charlie horse " symptoms, just some

muscle jumps and jerks.

Now, if I drink too much caffine (coffee) I can still get some muscle

twitching. I think I wash out my electolytes and potassium with too

much coffee. I make a bananna, fresh apple, and fruit cocktail drink

in my blender for a morning drink and that helps with muscle

twitching.

I have been on 3 mg but I am thinking of going to 3.5 mg after my

next check-up. I liked my energy level on 4.5 mg but I felt kind of

hyper all the time. And of course my muscles jerked and jumped.

This morning I woke up with a left-eye tick. A tiny twitch near the

left eye which continued all morning. It quit about an hour ago.

I do not know if the dosage has anything to do with muscle twitching

or if it a period of adjustment to LDN. In my case I would rather

put up with a few muscle jerks than be off the LDN. It could be that

we are starting to use muscles that have been dormant or that in some

way on a cellular level our bodies are healing. I don't think it is

anything to be overly concerned about; unless for MS people it is

overly painful. I had muscle twitching long before I started LDN, I

think I just became more aware of them in the past three months.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? Mymisspriss

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