Muscle Twitching

Trav, when taking tinctures, don't some of the Lyme tinctures overlap with bart? I thought they did, but need to clarify if I am mistaken.

I used to get occasional twitching around my eye. Now, 20 months into treatment I have almost daily twitching that moves around, "vibration " twitching in my legs and feet nightly when I lie down, and cramping in my lower legs and feet. So my symptoms evolve also.
Keeps life interesting, right? !
I do find that taking magnesium supplements helps a lot with reducing the severity of all of the twitching and cramping.
Also for me the sauna at the local Y helps.

Although I do not wish tickborne diseases on anyone, I think it will take multiple politicians and other officials being infected for any meaningful attention to be given to lyme & co. And a generation of educating physician s...

Since our twitching is often caused by our infections, a lowering of immune function ala reductions in diet quality could definitely cause the symptom to worsen.

The Buhner-recommended herbalist I consult suggested that I take higher doses of Dan Shen (Red Sage/Salvia Miltiorrhiza) as frequently as every hour to help tame neuro symptoms in general.

Among its many, many other benefits, Dan Shen modulates the cytokines that affect our nerves.

Cytokines are the things our immune system produces in response to infection. Some types of cytokines are healing - others promote inflammation which is the cause of our symptoms.

By taking things that modulate cytokines, the immune system then produces more healing cytokines and fewer inflammatory ones.

Magnesium is another good choice for muscle twitches (taking it at bedtime really helps me fall asleep). However, it wasn't enough to tame mine. Maybe I need higher Mg doses but, I take thyroid meds at 3 different times per day and Mg interferes with thyroid meds. Thus, I have limitations as to when I can take Mg.

In my case, magnesium didn't help my twitching.

Only treatment of infections and time have resolved that symptom.

I have Bartonella - recent testing confirmed it - and I believe it was the culprit all along.

Thanks for the comments on Bartonella, Diet, and Magnesium: I am treating with Dr. J in DC (had my first appointment in mid-December) and I think the focus right now is on treating the Lyme. I have a second appointment in three weeks, so I will definitely explore what is to be done regarding the Bart.

Given that three doctors have told me that I have Lyme, I know I should feel comfortable that the muscle twitching is tick-related, but I can't help but wonder if its caused by something else sinister. So waiting for the appointment is hard.

Appreciate all the support. It really does help.

Invictus67