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What can cause severe leg jerks. The thigh muscles hurt from the jerking. Sometimes walking around will stop the jerks. Most of the time the jerks are in the right leg however some time both jerk.They jerk so hard that they will come off the floor or the bed if a sleep.
One possibility may be that you are suffering from calcium deficiency which leads in turn to jerky movement of you selected body muscle so you should start calcium supplements. Second possibility may be you are doing a lot of exercise which leads to this problem. Next time attach you serum calcium level with you query.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Shafiq Ahmad, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Remedy For Severe Twitching In Legs
Hi, One possibility may be that you are suffering from calcium deficiency which leads in turn to jerky movement of you selected body muscle so you should start calcium supplements. Second possibility may be you are doing a lot of exercise which leads to this problem. Next time attach you serum calcium level with you query. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shafiq Ahmad, General & Family Physician