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Does Small Fiber Neuropathy also cause muscle spasms?
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Interesting topic ... I get muscle cramps in my legs. My neurologist diagnosed Restless Leg Syndrome when she diagnosed Axonal Sensory Neuropathy (advanced). She has RLS too, she takes 150 mg Lyrica twice a day. The pharmacist who filled my prescription also has RLS and takes 150 mg Lyrica twice a day. I also go running and sometimes forget to stretch afterward and I wake up with muscle cramps during the night. I like diet coke (which is dehydrating) and sometimes I don't drink enough water and have muscle cramps from dehydration during the night. When I have pain in my legs, I have to give it some thought to figure out what the probably cause is and what the best medicine is. I don't know if that will help anyone since mine is cramps, not spasms ... Peggy
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Hi pfbacon,
Have you tried extra potassium tablets and magnesium capsules, taken at night? Long ago (it seems) when I was in the early stages of what became profound PN (Axonal and Peroneal and Tibial nerves are all unresponsive on EMG - ie 'dead'), I had horrible muscle cramps in my calves.
I was doing that awful 'dance' at night...jumping out of bed and stretching my calves to stop the cramp. Sometimes many times a night.
That's when I started taking potassium and magnesium at night. I thought they helped. How much, I'm not sure.
I know it won't be any comfort, but once my PN was profound, the cramps stopped. Of course by then I was completely disabled, and now I wear braces and walk with a walker.
For me, my PN is continuing to affect more and more organ/systems of my body. This is because my PN is caused by my Immune System, which attacks my own body's nervous system. So it is busily at work. The latest system under attack is my gastrointestinal system.
I think I am in the beginning stage of ocular neuropathy. This is from an article, Ocular neuropathy in peripheral neuropathies.
I can't include the link because I'm still new to this forum.
Ocular movements and coordination require complex and integrated functions of somatic and autonomic nervous systems. Neurological disorders affecting these nervous systems may cause ocular dysfunction involving extraocular muscles and pupils. In this article, the prevalence, clinical presentations, and management of ocular neuropathy related to certain peripheral neuropathies...
Regards, ElaineD