Remedy against muscle pain / fatigue in the legs

[Maria3667]

Hi everyone,

On this forum I see many posts about muscle soreness, muscle fatigue or something similar. Of which I am a 'victim' myself. However, after ample research I discovered that I could master a lot of these problems by taking some supplements. These supplements allow me to walk for at least 1 hour without experiencing pain or stiffness.
I find these supplements so effective, I carry spare dosages in my purse.

This is what I take on a daily basis:

• 1250 mg of magnesium
• 198 mg of potassium

For people not bothered by constipation, the high dose magnesium might act as a laxative, so up slowly.

[Jasper]

I have tired thighs even just standing. Plus, when I walk my hips really start to hurt and the more I walk the more they hurt. It is an aching and a stiffness, like they really need to be oiled. My Potassium is fine but I am going to try adding some Magnesium.

[Maria3667]

Hi Jasper,

I totally recognize what you are experiencing! My pain would sometimes be so bad I started to think I might have bone marrow cancer, or something....... Luckilly that was not the case. But adding the potassium to the magnesium was a miracle. Magnesium was already an old friend of mine, due to constipation troubles...

Good luck!
I hope it helps!

Maria

[irish]

I am going to add to this. People who could have undiagnosed Myasthenia gravis with muscle weakness, etc. can get in big trouble taking magnesium as it can increase muscle weakness and this could be dangerous or even fatal. Myasthenia patients can develop weakness and paraylsis in their diaphragm and stop breathing. Please people, be prudent in this. Irish

[Maria3667]

Hi Irish,

Thanks for adding the warning.

Just to clarify, myasthenia gravis can affect any of the muscles that you control voluntarily, certain muscle groups are more commonly affected than others. In more than half the people who develop myasthenia gravis, their first signs and symptoms involve eye problems, such as drooping of one or both eyelids (ptosis), double vision (diplopia), which may be horizontal or vertical, and improves or resolves when one eye is closed.

Comprehensive list of symptoms at: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/myasthenia-gravis/basics/symptoms/con-20027124

[irish]

I had strange types of muscle weakness. At first it was just a weak, tired feeling that jying down would help dispel. It happened pretty much every day and for years I had to rest a lot. As it got worse and feeling that I was having trouble catching my breath started iin and I would feel like I was going to stop breathing. Docs just shrugged their shoulders and told me it was my asthma.

I then developed such weakness that I had to force myself to pick up my feet to walk. This was not all the time, and it was developing so slowly that it was hardly a red flag. I told my hubby one time to remind me never to work 13 days in a row again. After that it became worse with walking and I had a new job where I walked almost miles in long wings of a medical facility. I thought I would die but had so many other physical issues and was sleeping so little that I just assumed that I was really tired.

I finally had to quit work and within 3 weeks I was in my recliner with such weakness in upper and lower legs and upper arms that I could only lie still with my eyes closed and concentrate on breathing and just working my way through it. My breathing would get bad and I felt like I was going to slide right out of my chair into a sea of oblivion. Still no diagnosis.

Interestingly enough my lagging eyelids and blurred vision were my very last symptoms. I even had swallowing issues prior to the lagging lids. We are all different in the way that diseases present themselves. With Sjogrens ( I had both sjogorens and Myasthenia probably 40+ years prior to diagnosis) the very last symptom that I developed was dry eyes. That really blew me away. I had a dry mouth but not bad enough to make docs say anything, however, I had a ton of dental work and abscesses, root canals, and eventually had to have my teeth pulled. This went on for 15 years prior to my diagnosis. These autoimmune diseases are just plain hard to nail down and one needs to have a doc who is smart enough to keep an open mind and use his little head!!! Good luck Irihs

[Jasper]

Maria ..... I just wanted to mention that I started taking Magnesium 400 mg daily (at 10 pm each day so it won't interfere with the absorption of anything else I am taking). I have been taking it since the 9th, so 6 days. I feel much better already, all the way around. I am also sleeping better. I will have to give it more time to see if this "general improvement" continues, but so far it looks promising.

I stuck with a lower dose until I discuss this with my Rheumatologist. I may just stay with the 400 mg regardless since it seems to be causing an improvement. Everything I have read from reliable sources indicates that 400 mg is a safe dose (for me).

There are some interactions and some things people should be aware of so I am not advocating it for anyone else. We are all different and we all have different medical problems. In addition, some people are on medications that the Magnesium may interact with. Everyone is an individual so we all have to take our own situations into account.

Thanks for starting this thread, Maria.

[Maria3667]

Hi Jasper,

I'm delighted to hear it works for you !

You're right, stay on a safe, low dose & do discus with your rheumatologist.

When I had my blood tested it turned out I was very low for magnesium. Did a little research and low magnesium is often reported for people with Sjogren's. Maybe our bodies deplete it faster?

Take care!

Maria

[Jasper]

I was reading about Magnesium on the NIH site. Increasing age is a risk factor for lower Magnesium levels and so is Celiac/gluten intolerance. Plus, anyone with gastrointestinal problems is at risk. Also, some medications interfere with absorption. And I am sure there are other conditions that can cause it too. It would not surprise me if Autoimmune Diseases cause various absorption and/opr metabolic problems. We seem to lean towards low Vitasmin D levels too. However, just the older age factor alone would include many of us.

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/

[angeldancer]

My oncologist put me on magnesium and calcium.  Evidently chemo depletes the sources as well as it lessens neuropathy.  I pray it works for me because  my body could use the extra needed help.