Do you ever get leg cramps at night?

Kareng

@kareng (64709)

• United States

12 Jan

@DaddyEvil I will try that next time. But in this cold weather, I'm not hobbling to the kitchen for pickle juice!!

5 people like this

@DaddyEvil (139073)

• United States

12 Jan

@kareng

I'm not hobbling when I go for pickle juice. I get muscle cramps in my arms.

4 people like this

@DaddyEvil (139073)

• United States

12 Jan

True. That's how I cure them. A swallow of pickle juice. The cramps are gone as soon as the pickle juice hits the back of my throat.

4 people like this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48076)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

12 Jan

Not cramps but I do get the restless leg bother... If I can't will them away, I'll take a gabapentin which does work.

4 people like this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48076)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

12 Jan

@TheHorse Don't know, don't care as long as it does the trick.

2 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

@BarBaraPrz I think it increased Gaba, which suppresses other neurotransmitters in the brain. My Auntie took it for pain.

2 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

Glad you have something that works. Isn't Gabapentin mostly a pain killer?

2 people like this

Judy Story

@jstory07 (140985)

• Roseburg, Oregon

12 Jan

Once in awhile. I just rub my leg and it goes away.

4 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

I stretch away from the cramp, walk around, and take in some water and salt.

4 people like this

@DaddyEvil (139073)

• United States

12 Jan

I don't normally get leg cramps, I get arm cramps. I go to the kitchen and drink a swallow of pickle juice from a jar I keep in the fridge. The cramp stops as soon as the liquid hits the back of my throat and I'm fine after that. After I'm "cured" I go back to bed but usually, go online for a while. I agree, they are annoying.

3 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

What is it about pickle juice?

2 people like this

@DaddyEvil (139073)

• United States

12 Jan

@TheHorse A doctor friend told me he thought it was the salt in the pickle juice that triggered some gland in the back of the throat. (He told me what the gland is called but I can't remember it off-hand.)

3 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

@DaddyEvil Pineal? Pituitary? I dunno.

2 people like this

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (343878)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan

I used to get them more often. There was a scary TV programme about taking magnesium supplements over years and the dreadful side-effects. I mostly use a heat bag to help with the cramps.

3 people like this

@vandana7 (100904)

• India

13 Jan

@TheHorse For me any sprain, cold bag works..LOL

3 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

Heat works?

3 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Jan

@vandana7 Ice?

3 people like this

Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (39786)

•

12 Jan

I get them at times and honestly I can’t move when they are bad. My leg literally seizes up. When it finally fades away, my lower leg will be red and swollen. I take vitamins and meds but it still happens sometimes. I’m sorry, I know they really hurt.

3 people like this

@vandana7 (100904)

• India

13 Jan

@TheHorse More fluid before going to bed may mean more peeing, don't you think? Disturbed sleep...sigh.

2 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

Yeah, they can be extremely painful. I hope you can get yours under control. Step one for me is to drink more fluids before going to bed.

3 people like this

Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (39786)

•

13 Jan

@TheHorse I honestly drink enough water to float away on...all day long. I hope you can get yours to calm down, too. So very painful.

1 person likes this

Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (161596)

• United States

12 Jan

Yes, sir, all the time. I was going to suggest a swig of pickle juice but it seems you have your own remedies. Cold weather makes mine worse. Actually the fibromyalgia makes mine bad. I also get spasms in my back.

1 person likes this

Kareng

@kareng (64709)

• United States

12 Jan

I get spasms down my sciatic nerve. Mind blowing it is so painful.

@vandana7 (100904)

• India

13 Jan

I do. My cure is ..two calcium tablets, with vitamin D, and two neurobions (vitamin B complex). Funny, they always work. LOL Of course, water may also have some role to play in it, as I have to drink water to take those tablets.

2 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Jan

Too complicated for me.

2 people like this

Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (73608)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Jan

A lot. S Sometimes they'll turn into trimmers and that sucks.

2 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

What is a trimmer?

1 person likes this

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16820)

• China

12 Jan

They say leg cramps is due to calcium deficiency.

2 people like this

@TheHorse (221712)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan

Calcium? I'll have to look into that.

2 people like this

Four Walls

@FourWalls (70161)

• United States

12 Jan

Oh, yes, the dreaded Charley Horse. I always tell Charley he can come and get the horse he rode in on. A little trick about Charley Horses: bend your foot in the direction of the cramp. If it’s down your leg, point your toes down; and if it’s up, point your toes up. You’ll be amazed how well it works. And, as my doctor says, eat a banana.

3 people like this