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For some time now, I've been experiencing these "twitches" on my body.
I usually have many of them going on all over me -- though they are
most frequent in my legs. There is no pain involved, but they are
extremely annoying, especially when I'm trying go to sleep. (I've also
been getting cramps, especially at night, mostly in my legs.) From
what I've come across on the internet, it sounds like it is "Benign
Fasciculation Syndrome" (BFS) -- or at least I HOPE it's "benign!" Can
anything be done to ease or eliminate this? (Please say, "yes!") Is
this related to the cramps? Can this be the result of some kind of
allergy, or a nutritional deficiency? The only pattern I notice is
that it seems to occur more often after eating certain foods, mainly
fruits and vegetables -- especially raw or lightly cooked -- and tomato
or vegetable juice. Several recent blood tests show nearly everything
is in the normal range, although my urea nitrogen, lymphocytes, and
albumin are a bit high, and my WBC, RDW, and ferritin are slightly low.
(But my iron level is fine -- 88 uG/DL.) Any suggestions . . . ?
FYI, I'm a 37 year old male, 6 ft. 1 in., 160 lbs., and I do a lot of
bicycle riding -- 150 - 200 miles a week. (But I still have the
symptoms even if I don't ride for several days.) During this period
I've used the following supplements, at one point or another, to no
avail: Magnesium, calcium, vitamin D, zinc, potassium, lysine, fish
oil, acidophilus, vitamin C, high-dose B-complex, sublingle B12,
whole-food multivitamin, pancreatin, liver extract, hydrochloric acid,
priobotic, inositol, chlorella, spirulina, an electrolyte-replacement
powder -- this eased the cramps, but not the fascics -- and a
"homeopathic leg cramps" formula -- which seemed to make the cramps
WORSE!
I usually have many of them going on all over me -- though they are
most frequent in my legs. There is no pain involved, but they are
extremely annoying, especially when I'm trying go to sleep. (I've also
been getting cramps, especially at night, mostly in my legs.) From
what I've come across on the internet, it sounds like it is "Benign
Fasciculation Syndrome" (BFS) -- or at least I HOPE it's "benign!" Can
anything be done to ease or eliminate this? (Please say, "yes!") Is
this related to the cramps? Can this be the result of some kind of
allergy, or a nutritional deficiency? The only pattern I notice is
that it seems to occur more often after eating certain foods, mainly
fruits and vegetables -- especially raw or lightly cooked -- and tomato
or vegetable juice. Several recent blood tests show nearly everything
is in the normal range, although my urea nitrogen, lymphocytes, and
albumin are a bit high, and my WBC, RDW, and ferritin are slightly low.
(But my iron level is fine -- 88 uG/DL.) Any suggestions . . . ?
FYI, I'm a 37 year old male, 6 ft. 1 in., 160 lbs., and I do a lot of
bicycle riding -- 150 - 200 miles a week. (But I still have the
symptoms even if I don't ride for several days.) During this period
I've used the following supplements, at one point or another, to no
avail: Magnesium, calcium, vitamin D, zinc, potassium, lysine, fish
oil, acidophilus, vitamin C, high-dose B-complex, sublingle B12,
whole-food multivitamin, pancreatin, liver extract, hydrochloric acid,
priobotic, inositol, chlorella, spirulina, an electrolyte-replacement
powder -- this eased the cramps, but not the fascics -- and a
"homeopathic leg cramps" formula -- which seemed to make the cramps
WORSE!
