Posted by sabre on January 27, 2005, at 16:26:43
In reply to Re: Anyone else with fibromialgia? » sabre, posted by Cairo on January 26, 2005, at 20:44:40
> Actually, I have found that I need periodic magnesium breaks as tolerance develops. My doctor pointed this out to me, but I already knew from experience. The same for Neurontin as a muscle relaxant. Zinc depletion, B12 or folic acid deficiency and hypothyroidism can also cause trigger point irritability. There is a great chapter on perpetuating factors in relation to myofascial pain/dysfunction in "Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual" by Janet Travell, MD and David Simons, MD.
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> Cairo
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> > Guy, you could also try reading the posts on magnesium in Alternative Babble.
> > I have found magnesium reduces the incidence of trigger irritation and makes the muscle feel pliable and loose.
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> > sabre
>Hello Cairo,
I have had the same experience with Magnesium. Initially I was taking it daily but after a few weeks I began to experience palpitations and eyelid twitches. By dropping the dosage back to every second or third day it seemed okay. I have since found a nifty way of detecting whether I need it. If I flex my foot hard, I experience spasms in the arch but only when the Mg gets too low. I check it a couple of times a day and take Mg when it starts to niggle. It works very quickly to alleviate the spasm.I also found a similar situation with the tyrosine. After taking it daily for about 5 weeks I felt it wasn't working. I went off it for a fortnight and ended feeling awful...depressed, amotivated, struggling with exercise. After going back on the tyrosine I felt an instant reversal of this state. I'm not sure what the optimal dosage and interval between doses should be but I will keep experimenting.
That's interesting about Neurontin. I don't know how they ever arrive at correct dosages and spacing of doses for medications with ailments and individual physiologies being so variable.
I know the Travell and Simons' Trigger Manuals well. They have been my bible at work. I think the books are brilliant. Ahead of their time!sabre
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