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Posted 3/2/2011 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
I started getting really bad leg cramps in the middle of the night, not every night though. Anyone else?
Posted 3/2/2011 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hi puppylover, i get alot of leg cramps aswell, can be any time of the day though, even when i am moving around i get them.

i just have to sit them out, not sure if its a fibro thing though.

sorry i can't be of any help.

Amz
Posted 3/3/2011 1:51 AM (GMT 0)
Hi puppylover have you tried magnesium, I know before I started taking magnesium at night I was having really bad leg and foot cramps, alot of times in both legs at once.
Since I have started the magnesium I very seldom get them and they aren't quite as painful when I do get them as they used to be.

Hope this helps.
Gentle Hugs
Shirley
Posted 3/3/2011 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
Yes Puppylover, I get them and they wake me and are unbelievably painful. The muscle seems to twist and becomes so tight, I feel as if it won't unwind, but eventually it does. And, I do take malic acid/magnesium, a fairly high dose. I wonder if it's not enough drinking water??? Whatever it is, I feel your pain!
Miriam
Posted 3/3/2011 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
I used to get those all the time when I was younger. My mother always called them growing pains. Of course, she called everything we got as kids growing pains....gotta laugh now but it wasn't fun then. Bananas, which are full of potassium, are what helped me.
Posted 3/3/2011 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks all. I take 2 malic/magnesium capsules a day. I think I will start taking 3 and see if that helps.
Posted 3/3/2011 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
My husband swears by tonic water. There is also quinnine pills made by hylands.
Posted 3/3/2011 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
I take 500 mg of magnesium about 2 hours before bedtime. No more leg cramps. Lee
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