Deficiencies and muscle twitching

[RCQ21]

Hi everyone,

I have been having muscle twitching for the past few months. It just happens randomly in different parts of my body every once in a while. It all started 7 months back when my physiotherapist told me that my body muscles were very tight, especially the shoulders and calf muscles. However the muscle tightness has significantly improved these days.

However the muscle twitching has not stopped. During this 7 month period I started having anxiety, started to become more confused in daily life tasks and my memory isnt as sharp as it was. Is there any vitamin/mineral deficiency which can cause these psychological and muscle symptoms? I carried out a lot of blood tests to check the muscle twitching such as electrolyte levels, thyroid function, kidney function and such. However everything was normal except a low iron level in my blood. Could it be magnesium deficiency,B1, B12 or Vitamin D? Since i did not get tested for those.

[gymdandee]

I would say magnesium gluconate would be best to take. Why not wait until
you see the doctor tomorrow and see what he/she says.

[RCQ21]

I have started taking magnesium orally as a form of Magnesium oxide. How long does it take the supplement to have full effect? Also im seeing the neurologist tomorrow just in case.

[gymdandee]

The only nutrition I stated was coffee and magnesium! As you stated magnesium. I stated a Neurologist to see if they have nerve problem.

[gymdandee]

You don't know what you're talking about!
Neurologists don't do surgery!! A neurosurgeon does surgery!

[Paxiled]

There are few physicians I would trust with nutrition advice -- they don't study it in med school, and a neurologist's post graduate training is mainly in surgery.  It's also true that some of the things that help people a lot only help some people and don't have double blind studies to back it up and it isn't sold by pharmaceutical companies, so docs don't ever see it.  Just ask your neurologist what supplements you shouldn't take before he operates on you -- guarantee he won't have a clue.  

[gymdandee]

That's one of the things they do!