Sorry I haven't been back sooner... I had a horrible week last week.

Now things are settling down better, and I have more time.

2 things:

1) Alan's eating habits, may might be causing low magnesium. With exercise, and all you need to attend to this. Low magnesium is not good for the heart
either. So take a look at the magnesium thread I am building, and click on that link to Linus Pauling Institute and see if Alan is eating enough magnesium adequate foods that are listed there. Twitching is one of the first signs of
magnesium deficiency.

2) Bruising at the gym-- is he bumping himself? Or do you think these are
spontaneous? Is this a new thing, or has it happened all along since he has
been on the blood thinners? Does he take Vit C?
This should really be taken up with the doctor. He should have some tests
to see how his clotting is doing, and a platelet level.
Zoloft...and other SSRIs increase bleeding tendencies...mixed with the
blood thinners, may be a causative factor for the bruising. I would get to the doctor and evaluate this.
Here is an article to print out and take to the doctor if he/she does not know this---it is a relatively new discovery:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1123113444.htm

Do not use the Magnassager over any bruised or swollen area. That is one of its warnings. While at the doctor's get a magnesium level drawn too, to see how that is doing. Low magnesium levels become more common as we age and exercise also increases the need for magnesium. Check out my magnesium thread on the Vitamin forum here, I am still building that, but it will get you started.

I'm sorry Alan is having problems, and a visit to his doctor is in order I think.