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You took Magnesium oxide...if you take Magnesium Citrate you will have no problem with diarrhea...

Well, it didn't start for me until menopause...but, there are plenty of men and child-bearing age women on this board who have BFS too so ......??? Lynn

I realize a number of folks have tried acupuncture for the fasiculations to no avail, but have anyone tried it for the sleep difficulties and if so was it helpful? The treatments and/or the herbs given? Thanks, Lynn

While I respect your right to your opinion, I am a physical therapist and BFS is not a musculo-skeletal issue primarily. Lynn

I am still unable to find the article in English that you are referring to....can you copy and paste it into this BFS website chatroom? Thanks, Lynn

Sure wishe I had an answer for you/us...but for most of us, we also have lots of calf twitching while lying down at night with legs STRAIGHT! Lynn

I did the same...took Benadryl nightly for years..and then BFS came upon me...coincidence? Lynn

I have used it along with B12 in 1000mg doses for at least a year..probably 2 and to no effect. Lynn

Be careful! A neurologist from UCSF told me that long term use of quinine causes loss of hearing.

I totally agree with Gary...I have been on this board for 2 years now and while different meds and vitamins/mineral strategies help folks decrease some of their symptoms or deal with some of the side effects of BFS, there has yet to be anything that CURED...and most of the medication people are...

500 mg Mag Chloride hasn't done jack for me...and used citrate in the past and it did not either...glad it is helping you. Lynn

The very first neuro I went to said, "I can see your fasiculations, I have no need to do an EMG to prove they are there" and she said this after the rest of my neuro clinical exam was basically normal ..no abnormal reflexes, no obvious atrophy or weakness, no loss of sensation etc... I still...

I found drinking a large amount of water daily..like 2 gallons over the course of a day made a huge difference in calf/foot cramps...Lynn

Actually...I had cut DOWN on carbs and before the twitching began so I'm not an advocate anymore of the low carbs diet...Lynn

I posted this a few days ago but got no respons... ...the board has been wonderful ..I have one question...since I have been on the board the amount of spam I get has more then quadrupeled (sp?)...i buy very little on the internet and so know it is not coming from that...but I know there are...

I completely agree with 17Wildcat17! I am a physical therapist...and in 25 years of practive have never heard of this "syndrome"...ask your doc or a PT about it...sounds like just an issue of posture...some exercises would really help...a new pillow perhaps for the bed and someone analyzing your...

Quite some time ago on this forum there was some interesting and important information about the effects of long-term Benedryl use and potassium channel modulation and how it may be related to twitches...I can't find that discussion and would like to check back into it...can anyone help? Thanks...

Yes, I started chelation a year ago...oral stuff not by IV (the latter is more effective, more costly and very time consuming)....no change after 1 year in either my lead and mercury levels with the DMSA chelation nor changes in the fasiculations....Lynn

OR you may not...I have had this for 2 1/2 years now and it has not moved anywhere else....

I ONLY have the fasiculaltions in my calves and feet and ONLY have cramping there as well...makes sense to me..the nerves are firing unnecessarily...are hyperactive and the cramps, I believe are a result of that..WHY is the big question in my mind...and I'm still searching for the answers...Lynn