you need potassium... you can get it at the dollar store start with one before bedtime and increase till they go away
Posted on 06/26/2011 1:50:17 PM PDT by RetSignman
If any of you suffer from leg cramps at night when you go to bed, I have something you can try. I know it works for me and it's a cheap remedy.
Buy a bath size of bar of Ivory Soap and put it under your fitted sheet near where your legs would be.
I know, it sounds crazy but IT WORKS. If you don't like that big lump by your legs, just take a knife, stand the bar of soap on edge and slice it in half or thinner, if you can.
I have read that some people with restless leg syndrome have been cured with this but I can't vouch for that but I can tell you that I no longer suffer from leg cramps.
Try it and post back if it works for you, ok?
Sleep well, Freepers.
I have tried that with mixed results. What worked best for me was to drink more water.
I tried Irish Spring, but kept waking up and doing a jig.
I have heard of this same remedy on a local radio show hosted by Dr.Zorba Pastor “Dr.Zorba Pastor’s On Your Health”.
He gets callers who vouch for this soap remedy. He does not professionally endorse it, but he says if it works for them, that’s great.
Thankfully I don’t have the leg cramping problem.
you need potassium... you can get it at the dollar store start with one before bedtime and increase till they go away
I found a good pair of rocker bottom soled shoes on e-bay.
If I wear them a few hours some days they stretch my leg muscles and I go quite a while without cramps.
I hate the shoes...they are stiff, heavy, and make my legs wabble, but they do the trick.
Go to the doctor and have some blood work done.You may be low on potassium.
It never worked for me, didn’t matter what brand or flavor.
Eat a Banana!!
Potassium, and I thought I also heard you may need more salt.
I suggest bacon.
The salt helps.
If that doesn’t work, go outside and burn a koran. Roast marshmallows over it.
Then go back to bed.
Several nurses told me to take a spoonful of plain old mustard. Have not had to try it.
Tasty and the cramps will go away.
Funny, my potassium is good but I sufferd cramps from neuropathy. The soap, any bar of soap, prevents them.
Ambien.
Try Caress.
Finally finish off your diet with this...
Once a night and multiple doses on friday and Saturday Night.
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