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Effects · body adverse

Muscle Weakness

Decrease in muscle strength, feeling of lethargy, and difficulty performing movements requiring muscular effort. Can be caused by electrolyte imbalance (potassium, magnesium), effects on neuromuscular transmission, or direct muscle damage.

Supplements
6
Practices
17
Habits
17
How we rate evidence

Probability — how likely the effect is to show up

  • Very high
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low

Evidence — where the data comes from

  • Scientific Meta-analyses and randomized trials
  • Clinical Clinical trials and practice
  • Animal research Animal studies
  • People reports User reports and anecdotes
  • Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested

Reported as a side effect of (40)

Probability Very high 3 High 9 Medium 8 Low 20
Evidence Clinical 20 People reports 12 Theoretical 8

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