Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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Kimberley97 08/07/2013

Anyone get very wide spread muscle twitching? Some are strong done are light but it head to toe. I wondered if its deficiencies. I guess it could be. Unless its RA related anyone know? I know it could be MS or ALS just wondered if it was comin amongst us.

lady3jane 08/08/2013

I had that in my feet and legs. It turned out I was low on potassium and it stopped now that I'm on supplements.

Christine26 08/08/2013

Hi Kimberley, Always something new. I know. I would run that by one of your doctors. It could be a nutritional deficiency. Should be addressed. Hope you and doctors get to the root of the problem. Feel better real soon.

deleted_user 08/08/2013

Yes Kimberelye ..i wondered if it was a pottasium thing ? like a deficniency ..it s a odd senstaion ..and uuncomfortable ...i read that (Not sure what you are on ) but Mehthotrexate can dehydrate ..once a perosn is dyhydrated then they loose pottasium...not suer what it is tho

deleted_user 08/08/2013

hmmm insteresting RASally ..for myself o do have osteoperosis . thank you for the info

deleted_user 08/08/2013

HI Kimberley,
I used to have body twitching and my body would literally jump when sometimes and jerk. That is what led me to the MS testing. I don't have MS. THe gluten free diet helped with the twitching a lot.

deleted_user 08/08/2013

I have had similar twitching that began with my Actemra infusions. I stopped Actemra in April/May, but the twitching continues. Drives me up a wall.

bcatz 08/08/2013

Lots - totally RA related for me. We thought I had MS before I had RA...no MS, although I have a cousin with it.

Twitching and fasiculations (sp) are common...and get worse with less sleep, more caffeine, less fluid intake, and more exercise.

Hope they stop on you.

DaniRae8808 10/01/2014

Did you ever find the cause or relief from your twitching? I am getting it like crazy! I know for MS and ALS it is not the first symptom. The thing that tends to get a person into the docs for that is muscle weakness....

Going to see a Neuro in 2 weeks so just curious?

bcatz 04/25/2015

This is an old thread, but Kimberly, I wondered if your twitching continues? Mine does, but I notice it mostly when I am lying down relaxing.
Mostly, it's the legs and the back plus when I'm tired, it's one of my eyelids.

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