[anxiousan]

I'm a 29 male who weight lifts 4 times a week. Over the past year, I have been experiencing symptoms which seems to excerbate during times of increased heart rate (happy, anxious, post-exercise and etc...).Examples: 1) Bodywide twitching - Single fire pop like muscle twitch, rapid irregular pop like twitch when at rest. 2) Right heel plantar fasciistis 3) Painful bone at lower right butt - it flares up when i sit down for too long. improves with movement. manageable pain. I feel it if i flex my right but or when i run as well. 4) Right Top of the shoulder bone pain - improves with movement. if i were to let it rest, i will get this dull aching pain when i flex it forward. 5) Fast single twitch - both right fingers and left fingers 6) Rhymthmic pop twitch of the right forearm that moves my right index finger up and down which is my PRIMARY concern - It happens after action (pick up a mug, pull ups, opening a refrigerator, moving my arms, walking) and at rest. it feels like a pop in my right forearm at a rate of 1.5 -2hz (for 30sec to a min) which makes my right index finger goes, up and down, rest for a millisec, then goes up and then down. When this happens, i can make it happen again (most of the time) by flexing my arm, clinching my hand into fist or stretching my right arm. it first manifested when i was walking back to my office after gym 1 year ago. 7) Irregular rhythm right forearm muscle popping twitch - if i were to rest my arm in an uncomfortable manner (resting my arm off the arm rest of my chair so that my arm is dangling, or twisting my arm while resting in an uncomfortbale manner), my right thumb and fore finger will tingle, pins and needle sensation and then my forearm will have this popping irregular twitch. It will go away if I remove my right arm from that position I visited 3 neuros (2 of them are Movement disorder specialist) who ran bloodworks, MRI and neuro physcial test said that i am fine. Am very worried of parkinson's, als, MS and etc…
Comments pls?

[mrsD]

Welcome to NeuroTalk:

I saw this post this morning, and I have some comments, which are not specifically PD oriented.

After reading your post, I get the impression your twitching may be related to muscle fatigue from your weight lifting routines.

Two types of fatigue are common. One is depletion of mitochondrial energy capacity. A reduction of glucose, and failure of fatty acid transport to take up the slack may be happening. Using Acetyl Carnitine with a weight lifting routine is often helpful for this so that the muscles can continue to work well when glucose and glycogen are depleted.

Also a lack of magnesium in the diet may result in twitching.
The magnesium found in many supplements and added to protein powders for body builders is often magnesium OXIDE and this form does not enter the body well. Using a quality form of magnesium can help support muscle functions better when muscles are heavily used.
this is my magnesium thread:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread1138.html

Since you have specific areas on your body that are twitching, you may find using topical magnesium more efficient. Many of us today on the forums find this lotion very effective:
http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/sh...new_crumb=true
This is available in the stores as well.

[lurkingforacure]

One of the best ways to get magnesium, I've found, is to take a hot bath with epsom salts in it. It will absorb into the skin, with the added bonus that it's very relaxing!

I know most guys hate baths but give it a try, soak in there for 20 minutes or so a couple times a week for a few weeks and see if it helps. It can't hurt, and the mental relaxation you get may also help with your stress worrying over this, which can make almost every symptom the human body experiences much worse.

[mrsD]

Yes, the baths are very effective.

But I have found that the lotion works all night long, when I apply it at bedtime! The CVS product is very nice...no fragrance, and moisturizes the skin too. But it does not hit as much of the body as a bath would. Using it more than a dime sized amount, may lead to too much mag ... since the label does not indicate potential for overuse. (its main drawback).

A poster on PN brought it to our attention this spring.
It really helped my hubby's back strain this summer. Only had to use it 3 days too.