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Ok, your comment is shocking to me: I've been having annoying muscle twitches lately (probably from drinking lots of coffee), and one thing I found online was t
by saiojd 5y ago
Ok, your comment is shocking to me: I've been having annoying muscle twitches lately (probably from drinking lots of coffee), and one thing I found online was that magnesium supplements could help. I eventually ended up trying it, but the twitches just keep getting worse and worse; I didn't realize until now the magnesium is probably what is worsening things. Could anyone ELI5 what' the relationship between calcium, magnesium and muscle twitches?
- binarypaean 5y agoYour body has to move calcium ions in and out of (striated) muscles to trigger contractions. This is done through "calcium channels". Mg2+ is an antagonist to the activation of calcium channels. You need enough calcium to achieve a strong reliable contraction, and enough magnesium to keep the channels "closed" when they should be closed (among very many other physiological uses). In short, you need a balance of calcium and magnesium for reliable muscle function. A gross excess or lack of either is bad. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315934/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315934/
- saiojd 5y agoThank you, this is interesting. It's kind of weird, realizing I don't understand my own body at all.