I was lying on the couch watching Hells Kitchen. (This has never happened before in my entire life).

I had friends come today from New Jersey. I hadn't had company in some time, I was very nervous. But all went well and we had a great time.

So now I'm lying on the couch and my feet are burning (and so is Alan's feet too), the weather just went nuts. I said 'are your feet burning, and he goes: "oh yeah!!

So I feel my toe starting to spasm. I haven't had this in a long time.

Well, I feel something shoot up to the top of my thigh. I have never had this before. Never!!!!

I stand up and yell "oh my god, I'm spasming," I think I scared Alan

Since I had no idea what to do I just said 'go and get me an alprazolam" and he did. I just took it.

I'm now sitting at the computer wondering "what the heck happened?"

My body is responding to SOMETHING!!! only I have no idea what it is.

Pretty Scary.

Going to look up Spasms and what one should.

I ran out of magnesium awhile ago.

You better believe i'm getting some tomorrow.

Do you are Alen take Lasix forgot to take Potassium from pillform or a
orange or banana? I'm really glad you had a nice time. Now I get
spams from the nueuropathy's...All over it really hurts. Hugs Sue

CORNELL told me to STOP the potassium (I did last week), because I am on an ace inhibitor (40 of the zestril).

I put some hot compresses on my legs. I'm okay now.

This has actually never happened to me, but I was really nervous before everybody came over. I cleaned the walls, the WHOLE house. They haven't been to my home in over a year and I'm so OCD over cleanliness, so I really did my thing.

Could nerves and stress cause one to have muscle spasms that shoot from the toe to the thigh.

I really don't know how one measure where it starts. In this case, it started with the toes of my left foot and I could feel it moving up to my thigh. Everything got tight. That's when I stood up and started to massage my leg.

The alprazolam relaxed me to a point where I am sitting on the computer watching old Johnny Carson Videos and laughing.

Laughing always relaxes me.

I don't have an answer for you, just a big ole . I know how you feel. I get spasms too and little electric shocks, especially in my left leg. Spasms, I try to walk off, the little electric shocks, sometimes those are so strong, I can hardly move. They can sometimes be so intense. I guess just another neuropathy gift huh? I may check into potassium. I can't eat bananas, they send my tummy into fits. With my celiac disease and all my intolerance's now, I know I do not get enough vitamins and minerals with my food. I just checked my daily vitamin, it doesn't even list potassium.

What were you taking and how much is a good amount?

Magnesium....magnesiummagnesiumMel, let me remind you....diabetics lose magnesium daily ...other people do not unless they take medications to cause it.

and
http://www.mgwater.com/diabetes.shtml

Mrs.D.

Alan and I just woke up. I had a very good night's sleep. (thank god).

I told Alan that Mrs. D. is going to reply and go MAGNESIUM MAGNESIUM MAGNESIUM.

What did I find when I came on the computer this morning??

MAGNESIUM MAGNESIUM MAGNESIUM!!!

I read what you wrote and I clicked on the link, Then I googled Magnesium and muscle spasms.

LOTS OF GOOD INFO.

It said in the article that Magnesium Gluconate is good.

I have read in these boards that some people take Cal-Mag.

I'm going to do a search on these forums to see what you all take.

We're going to Dunkin.

If I don't get a cup of coffee into my body, I'll go nuts.

I'll be honest, that spasm last night scared the heck out of me and I don't want to say heck I want to say the other word.

Now here's another question from me.

I did a LOT OF HOUSEWORK YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE.

I used the Shark Steam Mop (that is some workout, believe me). I used it on my living room walls also. I actually lifted that thing and did my walls.

So I'm thinking. I exercised the heck out of my body (but not aerobically), just really using every muscle in my body.

Could that, combined with my not taking magnesium, combined with me be a neurotic kook, well could that have contributed to the thing starting in my left toes and BAM, (it's like I knew that something was happening).

I said "oh my god, something is going to happen" and it shot up my leg but it was so fast, I can't tell you.

The first thing I said to myself after it was over was :"People with distonia live like this 24 hours a day?" I said 'not possible".

Then there on the computer, was a picture of a woman with distonia. Her body was arched up and every thing about her was one big spasm.

I said OH MY GOD.

How the heck can a person live with muscle spasms that contort the body.

Do they get muscle relaxers?

I'm just happy that I had alprazolam in the house. Relaxed my whole body.

I never take it except when I go to sleep. And this was right in the middle of Hell's Kitchen and it was 10:20 p.m.

So all I can say is thank god for Alprazolam and thank god for Magnesium.

Oh, I'm getting a copy of my blood results today.

Do you think I should ask for a presciption for a muscle relaxer?

I am completely clueless here.

Thanks very much.