Wht do I need to be taking for muschle spasms??? The funniest thing today....my left thumb won't quit moving!!lol

I would have to say calcium and magnesium in a 2:1 ratio. Take a supplement 2-3 times a day depending on the dosage. I believe ladies should take 1500 calcium and 750 magesium a day.


Potassium can help with muscles fatigue but it's the cal/mag that helps the soreness and twitching.

Make sure you drink lots of water too.


Beth

I did the same exact thing.....I would wake up at night and have such severe leg and toe cramps......My whold hand would twitch.....I have increased my water intake to 200 oz. a day....it is a bit much for me...but have not had any problems since...hope this helps.

Penny

I had the same issue and the Dr said it was low potasuimn. don't take too much as that is bad too. he said 40mg will do it.
Peachy

Potassium helps me with the cramping that is so common...

Donald

Before this WOE allowed me to set aside my BP meds, I was definitely losing potassium. If I had less than 2000mg of potassium a day I'd wake up at night with leg cramps.

I think maybe you oughtta ask the dr. about this. Not to freak you out, but I remember Micheal J. Fox's first symptom of Parkinson's was a pinkie finger that wouldn't stop moving.

But, as you can see here, a lot of people on LC have had that symptom, so maybe it is just potassium. Wouldn't you rather _know_ for sure if you can afford to see the dr.?

Thanks for all the input guys...mine is probably lack of some sort of vitamin. Scary about fox though...but, no way can go to doc for myself.