... its a duplicate ... go see leg cramps

[LarryEA]

Someone besides me must be having night time leg cramps....

It starts with my big toe turning up and I actually have to push it down and hold it flat for a minute or so.

When this happens, my calf aches. Laugh if you want but all this is true.

Asked my Doctor about it once and he kinda just ignored my question.

Looked it up online and  get the "Old age, dehydration" thing...."Drink 6 glasses of water a day..."  If I drank that much, 

I would be doing nothing but drinking and peeing all day. One site said take  magnesium...Seems like it is helping ...maybe

So, anyone else having this problem?

Edited February 8, 2020 by LarryEA

[don watson]

I suffer the same and would like to know how to prevent it. I heard that drinking 'Indian Tonic Water' helps but have not found it very helpful, I still get cramps.

Don W

 

[JimErn]

I am not in the medical field nor do I have the issue, but your post made me curious, I goggled "leg cramps at night"

If your Doc blows off your question, I would find another

from what I read on the net I would want to get a blood test for magnesium, potassium, B1, B5, and B6 deficiency

Bananas are a great source of potassium, magnesium, calcium

Good luck with this

[Rockytime]

My wife's doctors, Primary Care, Neurologists, Podiatrists all say nerve damage from whatever reason and throw up their hands. Only thing that helps even slightly is Percocet.

[JimErn]

wow, percocet?   that is oxy with acetaminophen usually.  MY wife takes that after spinal surgery.

Vitamin levels require a vitamin blood test, there are 13 panels they test (as I understand it) and a normal blood test is not the same thing.  Might consider asking  for it.

[amazingkevin]

I beat the pain of osteoarthritis by drinking a gallon of distilled water 1 year.3 months into it I could feel the pain going away and not the crystal brand because it tastes like the plastic bottle it's in.Crystal brand was caught refilling the 5 gallon water bottles with city water in 1985 or 6. I get a total blood count test every other month.