What would lead to muscle cramping rather than muscle twitching after overexercising due to low potassium levels?
2006-11-01 18:22:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Exactly what makes up the difference between a cramp and muscle twitching??
2006-11-03 21:24:14 · update #1
I LOVE your question. I've been freaking out about this muscle twiching and I just noticed that I've been getting basically no potassium and working out a lot. Anyways, a muscle cramp is way more intense, the twitching is just a strange creepy feeling right under your skin.
2006-11-01 18:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by charlottesamanthamirandacarrie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 21:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Sherman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscle cramps are charlie horses where the muscle ties up in a knot and your leg draws up and hard for it to straighten out, with out a lot of massaging to the leg. Muscle twitching is sometimes cause by a nervous leg syndrome.
2006-11-01 18:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by Helen M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnesium deficiencies also can cause muscle tics, twitches, and cramps. I recommend increasing your fruit and vegetable intake to get more potassium, and also a calcium-magnesium-zinc pill with each meal daily. Calcium helps muscles contract; magnesium helps them relax. (the zinc is just good for you, and most people don't get enuff of that either).
2006-11-01 18:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋