Chronic Twitching and Calves Discomfort

[akohler1]

OK been twiching for over 2 years now. Worst spot by far is my Calves. Had clean EMG ( last one March 07 ). The discomfort and what feels like pulled muscles is so bad now. Every step I have it. Starting to worry again. I also have RA Artritis, but do not think it's that. Also most of the hair there has disappeared. Skin looks chafed . With things like *** and ** how does muscle pain fit in?? Thanks again to all and Happy New Years.....

 

[beensuggested]

Hey kiddo. Sorry to hear that you are not feeling so well. A question, do you wear socks? Specifically is the hair loss you are describing in the area of your socks? This is quite common in men and in the winter is is not uncommon for the skin in that area to look chafed and dry. Secondly have you had your blood sugar checked, hair loss and skin change is not uncommon in diabetes.As far as the pain goes, I can sympathize with you 100%. I am at one year and thought that all I would have to deal with was the twitching but lo and behold that deep icky muscle pain started. You are correct it is awful but I don't think that you have anything to worry about it seems to be a flare. The RA can cause some increased pain but it is usually more located in the joints.Hope this helps some.Kit

 

[akohler1]

Thanks, I'm still wondering about the pain factor and *** or **. I read conflicting threads. Anybody with info or have this problem? And why are the Calves so bad for so many?

 

[forestrain]

Yes, has anyone heard an explanation from a doctor as to why the calves, for most of us anyway, seem to suffer from the most twitching? If the trend is that clear, someone somewhere should have an explanation.

 

[beensuggested]

The calves are full of fast twitch fibers in the muscles. Fast twitch fibers are very sensitive to depolarization by the nerves so that they can respond quickly. This condition seems to affect the channels that are required to STOP the electrical impulse and hence stop the muscle from reacting. I would venture to guess that generally most people have extremely tight gastoc muscles and we use them quite a bit to balance even when standing still and that may be why they are more susceptible to this followed by the bigger leg muscles. Or it may just be that this condition likes calves, like Myasthenia prefers eylids ad respiratory muscles. Kit