Twitching, tingling, bitter taste...

[SNORCHY]

In early May, I started having this back & forth twitching in my left middle finger and some twitching in my toes. I had had the toe twitches about a year and a half ago too which my Dr. told me was caused by stress. When it started in May, he also said stress as I was under LOTS of stress at that time. Now, the twitches in my feet continues, but the twtitching has morphed more into twitching that occurs as you are falling asleep. It happens a few times a day...in my arm, leg, hand, face. Also...I do have some pins & needles in my hands, feets, legs & arms but not so badthat it's debilitating. I've had this before & figured my circulation isn't great! Also..my back is so tweaked from the stress of writing my masters thesis and sitting at the computer day in & out typing with ine finger (!!) that when I roll my shoulders back, everything clicks. There seems to be lots ofswelling in my back, which I have had before but not this bad. I also have been experiencing a bitter taste in the back of my mouth after eating just about anything. Might be due to splenda? It comes and goes too. And about before the twitching started, I had about a month of dizziness, which I have had before & figured was stress too. I had a rash on my leg for over a year which the Dermatologist said was ringworm, but perhaps Lyme? I am a 43 year old woman, always been healthy, do have a history of anxiety disorder but not for a long time. I am not overly tired or fatigued, nor am I having any pain except in my back & neck sometimes and it's not that bad. Last night one of my fingers becamr sore though.

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Hi Snorchy,
Glad u are feeling better.I felt terrible over the weekend. Usually my twitches flick here there and everywhere........but the last couple of days had been more intense and the muscle in my upper arm twitched ALL Saturday night. My anxiety levels were through the roof after that which seems to make them worse. I upped my mag/calcium and they were much better last night. I am getting more depressed though because in the beginning I thought the'd just "go" by themselves, but now after a couple of months ,and reading about others ,I realize they could be here to stay.
Bob I agree with Snorchy, how lucky is your Mum to have you !!
All the best.

[SNORCHY]

Bob...Thanks for the info. I have heard a lot about symptoms caused by mineral & vitamin deficienies. I hope your mom is doing well...she is lucky to have a son that takes care of her!

Feed Up...Yes..I am feeling better. Twitches are less as well as the other symptoms. I do think hormones can wreak havoc for us. Thank you so much for asking. How are you feeling?

[busterbob]

Hi snorchy and everybody.  My mom has many medical conditions but one of her most bothersome is leg twitching and pain which keeps her from getting much needed sleep.  She has tried many different drugs but none have made much if any difference.  After doing alot of research on my own I decided to get her intracellular magnesium level checked. She had several symptoms of low magnesium.  A few are: restless legs, angina, and insulin resistance.  There is now an accurate and simple way to measure levels of magnesium (and other minerals) in your cells which is the only truly accurate test.  Please go to: www.exatest.com.  You can order a kit from this site and have it sent to your Dr. or even a nurse that will agree to do the test.  It only involves a slight scraping of tissue under your tongue which is put on a slide and mailed to Intracellular Diagnositics.  It is then x-rayed using a special machine which will show several different mineral levels in your cells.  A report will then be sent to your Dr. or nurse.  My mom's report did determine she has a low level of magnesium.  HOWEVER, SINCE SHE IS ON DIALYSIS AND HAS KIDNEY DISEASE SHE CAN TAKE VERY LITTLE OF ANY MAGNESIUM SUPPLEMENT.  Her Nephrologist and palliative care nurse are in the process of determining what is a safe amount for her.  Please remember if you have KIDNEY DISEASE please DO NOT take any mineral supplements without first consulting your Doctor!!  As well as going to www.exatest.com, please look thru the archives for this forum starting 7/30/2003.  Look for posts from DrHelp starting 8/02/2003.  All the posts from DrHelp correlate with the research I have done also or you can do a search for "Muscle Twitches All Over" and it may come up.  A great book about the importance of magnesium is: "The Magnesium Factor."  Barnes & Noble has a used book section online and you may be able to order this book there for a very good price if you are interested.  I hope this information will help you.  I see the torture my mom goes through everyday as I am her only caregiver and I really feel for you.  Good Luck and please let me know if this information helps in any way.  Thanks for listening.

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Hi Snorchy,
Thanks for the web site info..........I will go and check it out......have you been feeling any better?

[SNORCHY]

Thw website is http://www.power-surge.com/intro.htm.
Might be worth a look!

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Hi Snorchy,
I am 47 and female.....my cycle is still running normally at this stage , but I guess I probably am in peri menopause. Thanks for that...certainly worth looking into.