Posted on 06/26/2011 1:50:17 PM PDT by RetSignman
BTW, there is no pain worse than getting a leg cramp while stretching your calves. YOW!Uh, oh. I've never had that happen. I hope I never do.
MODERATORS: Please pull my post. I don’t want to harm people because if they try it and it helps them they may ignore more serious problems.
LOL!
I've tried everything, including the bar of soap, and nothing worked until I found "Hyland's Leg Cramps with Quinine" pills online. They're $4.00 for 100 pills. I was having legs cramps nearly every night, and since finding the leg cramp illls, I haven't had a leg cramp in 6 months. You just dissolve two pills (completely tasteless) under your tongue. Do an online search for the pills. They're GREAT! BTW, all our local grocery stores sell tonic water with quinine too (in the drink mix section). Quinine is still around in small doses.
Jim Beam also works wonders! 8)
Jim Beam also works wonders! 8)Funny. :) Maybe I'm parking the wrong drink by my bed.
I am really sorry abut that. It is a tough medication to tolerate. Unfortunately with everything I tried, it is the only thing that will get me to sleep and keep me asleep for 5 hours.
I spent a lot of time with my doctor going over the medications I take and how they react to each other. Melatonin is over the counter, supposed to to help you fall and stay asleep. Turns out I had the most problems with that.
Ambien has some tradeoffs for me. Then again, when you haven’t slept in almost 3 years anything that works is better than nothing.
I Bought it, have used it, and it absolutely does work!
Try CoQ10, most who takes cholesterol lowering drugs have leg cramps. It is one of the most reported side effects.
Quality of your shoe fit also is important. Especially if you have high arches. Those $300 custom arches in my $180 Nike Air shoes are worth every dime I spent on them. As I have Peripheral Neuropathy, (non diabetic)...the fatty tissue in my feet is disolving and pressing on the nerves.
Peripheral Neuropathy can also cause foot and leg pain.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/peripheral-neuropathy/DS00131
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/statin-side-effects/MY00205
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coenzyme-q10/AN01541
And do get your potassium level checked out.
Please don’t have ‘em pull this thread.
There’s loads of links for other things I want to read about, but can’t until I get home from work (Friggin’ work PCs block them).
I’ll try your suggestion if you’ll try mine #41. :)
MY problem is cramping in the morning, just before I get up. I’m semi-asleep and I have the urge to stretch. If I do that, I will end up with a leg cramp that blasts me out of bed like space shuttle booster rocket.
If I can't fall asleep while lying flat on my back, or if I do but toss and turn in the night, to where the lump under the sheet is no longer in the same position relative to my legs, then it does not work; at least I think it doesn't.
The problem is that even though I do suffer from leg cramps at night, it is a sometimes thing and seldom recurring night-after-night in a long string of nights. So, sometimes, when I try a new solution, which I have from time to time, the “good” night could just be one of those nights that was going to be good anyway. I can never be sure.
Say what you will. It works for me. And believe me, I complain. sd
yes, bananas.
Yes we have No Bananas?
Most likely, you are simply dehydrated. Drink more water. Since most people are deficient in magnesium, that might be part of the problem. The body’s true Mg levels will not show up in a blood test, so it’s very safe to supplement with 400mg of magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate... do not use magnesium oxide. As for potassium deficiency, that might be the culprit, but it’s much easier to drink more water and to supplement with Mg.
Play It Again Sam!!
YES! We have NO BANANAS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur9T3qB3M0g&feature=related
Right on, good doctor!
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