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I'm on 3 x 300mg per day. It doesn't seem to be making much difference except in one respect. I'm now hungry all the time. This would account for the weight gain :oops:

If you take out the bits about twitching your post could have been from any runner. It's not unusual to have rough patches. They can be caused by work stress, viruses (colds, etc.), not having fueled up properly, a bad night's sleep or even simply losing the motivation.

Terry, your legs are only used to running half the distance. Walking is not adequate training for running. You were in a race and probably went off a bit too fast, too. It's not exercise intolerance IMHO.

Actually, yes, it is possible, sort of. CFS represents the mild end of the spectrum of PNHE, the other end being neuromyotonia, according to what I've read. With neuromyotonia the muscle activity is continuous, myokymia rather than fasciculation, and often results in hypertrophy. Given that...

Sometimes I get fairly strong twitches and sometimes they make me jump a little. So I was round the pub on Sunday having lunch. I'd just speared a cherry tomato on my fork when my arm twitched. It caught me by surprise and what started out as a twitch became a violent movement of the arm. The...

Firstly, back strength: a high percentage of people have poor core stability, owing to a sedentary lifestyle coupled, in many cases, with poor posture. I certainly had very poor core stability. I find a Pilates class very helpful. Secondly, cramp: there are three very common reasons for this in...

I have a tricky little problem. The neurologist diagnosed my problem as benign cramp - myokymia syndrome brought on (initially) by exercise. I currently have a calf injury that keeps being aggravated by the cramp and/or continual muscle activity. The neuro did not offer anything to relieve the...

Thanks for that, Kit. I'm not too worried about the cramp sensations causing an injury, but rather being able to distinguish between those harmless pains and those warning me of overdoing it. I've already been caught out once.

Let me start by stating that I have not yet been diagnosed, but BFS seems likely to me. Anywho... A year ago, aged 52, I quit smoking. I also started exercising. In November I started running. I signed up for a charity 10km race which is on Sep 9th as a way of celebrating a year off the...