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Weird pains all over my body alternating locations&sometimes muscle twitches. i take magnesium(12.4mmol) since 2mths. could it still be mg deficiency?

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It could be.: It could be. You should have it rechecked by now if it was really low 2 months ago.

Answered 9/14/2014

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